Sr. Director, Data Reliability & AI Readiness

Why WWT?

World Wide Technology (WWT) strives to make a new world happen. WWT's work benefits clients and partners as much as it does its people and community across the globe.

Founded in 1990, WWT brings together strategy, deep technical expertise and world-class partnerships to help public and private sector organizations design, build and scale intelligent AI, digital, cybersecurity, cloud and infrastructure solutions. Through its Advanced Technology Center (ATC)—a collaborative ecosystem featuring state-of-the-art hardware and software—WWT enables clients and partners to conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology and then deploy solutions at scale using its global integra on and distribution capabilities.

With more than 14,000 team members and over 60 locations globally, WWT's culture—grounded in core values and leadership philosophies—has been recognized by Fortune® and Great Place to Work for its commitment to innovation, trust and creating a great place to work for all. WWT provides products and services to large enterprise, global service provider and public sector clients in up to 130 countries across six continents. So choice, a World Wide Technology company, supports commercial and SMB markets in the U.S. and Canada.

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Brief Summary:

As Sr. Director, Data Reliability & AI Readiness in the AI Transformation Office, you will own WWT's enterprise AI data strategy and its investment case — the certification standard, "catalog of trust," and measurement-and-reporting layer that make WWT's data trustworthy enough to build AI on, at enterprise scale. As the senior-most leader for the function, you will serve as the primary executive-facing leader for data reliability and AI readiness, building and sustaining sponsorship with the executive team and representing progress, value, and risk in executive and board-level forums. You will lead the Director, Data Reliability & AI Readiness and the Product Owner and engineers who operationalize the strategy — setting the enterprise agenda while the Director drives day-to-day execution — and partner across IT, enterprise data teams, the Applied AI team, embedded analyst teams, and the AI Center of Excellence to ensure the data behind WWT's AI is ready for production use.

Job Responsibilities

Own the enterprise AI data strategy and multi-year roadmap — the path to data that's trustworthy, AI-ready, and reusable — setting the agenda in partnership with executive leadership

Serve as the primary executive-facing leader for data reliability and AI readiness, building and sustaining sponsorship, alignment, and accountability across the C-suite and senior leadership

Own the certification standard and "catalog of trust" at the enterprise level — final accountability for what "certified" and "AI-ready" mean at WWT, including lineage, quality SLAs, and readiness scoring

Represent data reliability progress, value realization, and risk in executive and board-level forums

Own the investment case for the AI Transformation Office's data products, connecting certification, tooling, and reporting investment to enterprise value and ROI

Own executive-level risk and dependency management for cross-boundary data initiatives, resolving conflicts that require executive escalation

Set enterprise data governance and quality standards in partnership with IT and enterprise data leadership, bringing consistency and clarity to WWT's data management policies

Translate internal AI and data wins into go-to-market value at the executive level — shaping how proof points inside WWT become reference stories, patterns, and offerings the business takes to customers

Qualifications:

10+ years in data engineering, data management, analytics, or data strategy, including senior leadership roles

Proven track record setting enterprise data strategy and securing sustained executive sponsorship

Extensive experience engaging and influencing C-suite and senior executive stakeholders on data trust, governance, and AI readiness

Track record owning data certification, governance, or "trust" programs at enterprise scale, including cross-boundary data no single team owned

Experience connecting data investment to measurable business outcomes (revenue, cost, decision quality) at an executive level

Deep expertise in data governance, lineage, and quality frameworks, and in how AI and agents consume data

Experience building and leading data or analytics leadership teams

Executive presence with a track record of representing data or AI initiatives to boards or senior leadership

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Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $170,000 to $212,500 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay.

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees: Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and

Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program

Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement

Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All!

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