Director, AI Transformation

Responsibilities

• Own the technical AI strategy for Mammoth Brands, including agent architecture, tooling stack, and data access patterns
• Lead the Forward Deployed AI Engineering team, setting hiring standards and operating models
• Drive build-versus-buy decisions across the AI portfolio in partnership with functional VPs
• Partner with the Data Platform team to ensure the data foundation is AI-ready
• Set standards for AI infrastructure, including evals, prompt systems, and agent frameworks
• Partner with Security, Legal, and IT to build responsible AI governance frameworks
• Serve as the technical lead in executive forums, translating AI capabilities into business outcomes
• Scout the emerging AI landscape for model releases, agent frameworks, and vertical AI tooling
• Manage the technical AI tooling budget

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, applied AI, platform engineering, or technical leadership
• Proven experience leading engineering teams
• Deep technical fluency in LLMs, agentic systems, retrieval, evals, prompt engineering, and MCP
• Experience shipping real AI systems into production at scale
• Strong product and business judgment with the ability to translate business problems into technical plans
• Experience making build-versus-buy decisions with significant budget responsibility
• Excellent executive presence and communication skills
• Ability to be hands-on with prototyping, debugging agents, or writing evals when necessary

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401k match
• Equity in Mammoth Brands
• Flexible time off and working hours
• L&D stipend
• Sabbatical programs (4 to 8 weeks based on tenure)
• Extensive parental leave (16-20 weeks fully paid)
• Free products from the brand family

About the Company

Harry’s is a men’s grooming brand and part of Mammoth Brands, a modern CPG company. The Central AI Team is leading the transformation into an AI-native company, investing in tools, infrastructure, and workflows to drive measurable business impact across all functions.