Director Artificial Intelligence PMO

Your Role at Cabot 
Cabot is establishing an enterprise AI Program Management Office (PMO) to bring structure, prioritization, and execution discipline to AI initiatives across the company. 
 

The AI PMO Director will translate enterprise strategy into a prioritized AI portfolio and ensure the effective execution of high-quality AI programs. The role serves as the central integrator across businesses, functions, and Digital—bringing clarity, rigor, and transparency to AI efforts across the enterprise. 

This role works closely with Cabot’s AI SteerCo and, by extension, its Executive Committee (ExCO) to facilitate alignment on priorities while ensuring disciplined execution. 
 

Accountability model: 

• The AI PMO Director is accountable for evaluation, prioritization, and execution discipline of AI initiatives 

• Business sponsors are accountable for AI initiative outcomes, including value realization, adoption, and sustained impact 

• The Digital function is accountable for ensuring AI solutions are technically sound, secure and compliant, and aligned with enterprise architecture, data platforms, and standards including security standards. This group either builds the solution or orchestrates the build. 

This is a Director-level individual contributor role requiring strong execution leadership, enterprise perspective, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders. 

How You Will Make an Impact

Enterprise AI Strategy Alignment and Facilitation 

• Translate Cabot’s enterprise strategy into a structured, actionable AI portfolio aligned to company strategic priorities  

• Facilitate structured discussions with ExCo and the AI SteerCo to drive alignment on priorities and sequencing  

• Synthesize business needs and constraints into clear AI prioritization options  

• Frame tradeoffs, value cases, and resource implications to support decision-making  

• Ensure proposed AI initiatives are credible, scalable, and aligned to enterprise value, constructively challenging assumptions where needed 

Enterprise AI Portfolio Leadership 

• Develop and maintain a prioritized portfolio of AI initiatives aligned to enterprise value  

• Lead use-case identification and shaping with business and functional leaders  

• Maintain visibility into portfolio progress, risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs  

• Identify duplication and opportunities to streamline AI activity across the organization 

• Serve as Program Director for select enterprise-critical AI initiatives  

• Lead cross-functional teams through deployment and scale  

• Ensure delivery quality, consistency, and alignment to intended business use cases 

Execution Leadership and Delivery 

• Own execution accountability for prioritized AI initiatives, ensuring delivery to a high standard 

• Establish and enforce program management disciplines, including governance, milestones, and stage gates

• Lead cross-functional coordination across business sponsors, Digital, and support functions 

• Proactively identify and resolve execution risks, bottlenecks, and resource constraints 

• Ensure effective implementation and transition of solutions into business operations 

Governance and Operating Model 

• Establish and operate the AI SteerCo governance model and decision framework 

• Enable structured prioritization, sequencing, and funding decisions 

• Drive a consistent operating cadence, including:  

• Annual portfolio and funding alignment with ExCo 

• Quarterly prioritization and value reviews with SteerCo 

• Monthly execution reporting to project sponsors 

What You Will Bring to Cabot 

Experience 

• 10+ years of experience in program management, transformation, or large-scale initiative delivery 

• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional programs in a global organization 

• Experience working closely with senior executives and influencing enterprise-level decisions 

• Experience with digital, data, analytics, or AI-enabled initiatives strongly preferred 

Capabilities 

• Strong execution leadership with a consistent track record of delivering complex initiatives successfully 

• Ability to translate strategy into structured, actionable plans and execution roadmaps 

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills without direct authority 

• Strong business and financial acumen, including value case development and tracking 

• Demonstrated fluency in AI and advanced analytics, including the ability to: 

• Evaluate and shape AI use cases in partnership with the business 

• Differentiate high-value, scalable initiatives from low-value or experimental efforts 

• Assess feasibility, including data readiness, integration complexity, and adoption challenges 

• Engage effectively with technical teams while maintaining a business-first perspective 

Organization Context 

• This role sits outside of the company’s Digital organization, reporting to the SVP who oversees Digital and Global Business Services (GBS) 

• Operates as an enterprise role across all businesses and functions  

• Works closely with:  

• AI SteerCo (comprised of ExCo members and subject matter experts) 

• Executive Committee (ExCo) 

• Business and functional leadership teams 

• Digital and delivery teams 

• Finance