[Hiring] Director, AI Transformation @Clinton Health Access Initiative

Role Description

CHAI is building a team to drive both the modernization of its finance function and the organization’s internal AI transformation. The Director, Finance and AI Transformation will lead that team. These two scopes sit with the same leader because internal AI tools are only as useful as the data, systems, and workflows beneath them; the underlying systems and the AI capability that runs on top of them are best designed together. This is a role for someone who is both a genuine builder and a credible enterprise leader – a person who can design and ship AI-powered tools themselves, lead major finance technology implementations, and drive transformation across a complex, distributed, mission-driven organization.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and managing two direct reports - one focused exclusively on AI transformation, and one focused exclusively on the ERP implementation and the related finance tooling, the Director provides both the strategic direction and the day-to-day management of CHAI’s finance modernization and internal AI programs. This includes:

• Setting strategy for and overseeing the implementation of a new ERP system.
• Building out a data warehouse and self-service reporting function.
• Rolling out a new standardized AP processing system.

The role calls for strong vendor management, program leadership, and project management alongside hands-on building. The internal AI team is expected to work closely with the Innovation team, which has a complementary scope focused on AI use in CHAI’s technical and programmatic work in global health. Close partnership with CHAI’s Finance and IT teams is critical, as is coordination with CHAI’s AI Advisory Committee to ensure strong governance.

The right candidate brings demonstrable building experience – they can code, they can ship, and they know modern AI development tools firsthand – alongside the organizational range to lead vendor-driven enterprise programs and drive change across senior stakeholders, functional leaders, and country teams. This is not a role for a pure strategist, and it is not a role for a pure engineer. It is for a leader who is genuinely both, sees clearly why the underlying systems and the AI layer above them belong with the same team, and who wants to put that combination to work in service of a global health mission.

This role can be offered at either the Director or Senior Director level, commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate. The base location is flexible; candidates can be based in any of the geographies that CHAI operates in, subject to work authorization and necessary approvals.

What Success Looks Like

• CHAI is a more effective organization because of internal AI adoption.
• CHAI’s finance function is materially modernized.
• Bespoke AI tools are live and driving value.
• The internal AI function has become a driving force in how CHAI evolves.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive CHAI’s internal AI transformation strategy.
• Design, build, and ship bespoke AI-powered tools alongside the Manager, AI Transformation.
• Define and drive CHAI’s finance modernization and finance transformation strategy.
• Lead the implementation of a new ERP system.
• Build out a data warehouse and self-service reporting function.
• Support the Accounts Payable team in rolling out a new standardized AP processing system.
• Co-own CHAI's AI tool portfolio alongside the Innovation team.
• Support organization-wide AI adoption efforts led by the AI Adoption team in Operations.
• Manage and mentor two direct reports.
• Engage senior stakeholders across CHAI.
• Stay current with the rapidly evolving AI development landscape.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and at least 10 years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated track record leading complex enterprise systems programs.
• Demonstrated hands-on building experience.
• Practical fluency with software engineering tools and practices.
• Deep, practical familiarity with modern AI tools.
• Experience managing and developing technical staff.
• Strong judgment under ambiguity.
• Genuine commitment to CHAI’s mission.

Advantages

• Background in AI engineering, data science, or a related technical discipline.
• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks, data privacy, and responsible AI principles.
• Experience in global health, international development, or a comparable mission-driven sector.
• Exposure to health data, health systems, or public health contexts.