Director - AI Platforms
Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.
Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Director – AI Platforms leads strategy, development and evolution of AI platform capabilities at Cargill which serve over 160,000 employees globally across all three enterprise and functions. This role sits at the intersection of business strategy, advanced analytics and AI engineering. The Director will define the AI platform vision, along with leading a team of engineers to build and operate the technical capabilities which enable the build & management of AI solutions that are practical, scalable and value-driven. The AI technology leader will be both forward looking and pragmatic – pushing innovation while also meeting the business where they are toward with guiding the organization of where it needs to be next.
Key Accountabilities
- Defines and owns the AI platform strategy including architecture, technologies, usage patterns, and long-term roadmap.
- Support and enable the design and execution of the AI Roadmap(s) in partnership with AI Leadership, Enterprise partners and stakeholders.
- Support the identification and define the levels of AI-Fluency in support of (technical) workforce skills and capabilities in support of tech talent investment, upskilling and development.
- Lead the design & evolution of scalable AI platforms, own technology decisions related to AI services, vendors and internal tooling while establishing Cargill standards for how AI technology choices are governed
- Establish the AI guardrails by which we govern technology decisions and use, ensuring we embrace AI responsibly, securely, and ethically.
- Enable teams across the organization by providing reusable platforms, patterns and expertise to aid in accelerated AI adoption.
- Define a long-term AI technology strategy that incorporates emerging trends and outlines actionable opportunities to align with business priorities.
- Partner closely with business and technology leaders to create a bridge between business challenges and AI effectiveness.
- Act as a trusted AI advisor, aiding leaders in making informed decisions and strategies for AI readiness and application.
- Ensures financial discipline in artificial intelligence project execution, managing team budgets and contributing to value creation through cost effective resource management.
- Manages team members to achieve the organization’s goals, by ensuring productivity, communicating performance expectations, creating goal alignment, giving and seeking feedback, providing coaching, measuring progress and holding people accountable, supporting employee development, recognizing achievement and lessons learned, and developing enabling conditions for talent to thrive in an inclusive team culture.
Qualifications
- Minimum requirement of 6 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 10 years or more of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading companywide GenAI and / or AI platform design and operations
- Practitioner knowledge of AI governance, security and regulations
- Experience building enterprise scale platforms deployed
- Experience managing federated teams and operations
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Compensation Data
The expected salary for this position is $145,000-$235,000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance. At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
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