Director, Artificial Intelligence & Digital Transformation - Space and Mission Systems

L3Harris Technologies is hiring a Director to lead artificial intelligence, data, and digital strategy for its Space & Mission Systems Program Management Excellence organization. The role connects AI strategy to program execution by developing and deploying data, digital tools, and process improvements that support better decisions, schedule performance, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Establishes Program Management AI/digital roadmap, use cases and investments, governs implementation, and drives adoption across the PM community while ensuring alignment with enterprise AI governance
• Be a strategic thought leader, ability to identify where AI can create measurable value
• Leads segment implementation strategy for digital / automation enterprise initiatives (Program Digital Cockpit, Control Tower, Business Intelligence, etc.) to ensure objectives are measured, issues resolved, and commitments met
• Driving adoption of new technology
• Cultivates organizational trust and relationships
• Understand data architecture and resolve data integrity issues
• Take AI concepts from use case to business case to prototype to deployment
• Manage data pipelines, digital tools, and repository available to segment program and functional communities
• Coordinates with stakeholders to seek input, align vision, gain buy-in
• Ensures capability advancement projects are executed within lead time to need; budgeted accordingly
• Travel to other sites as needed to execute objectives, estimated 10-15%

Preferred

• Active U.S. Security Clearance is preferred
• Experience in aerospace-defense industry
• Progressive leadership experience across program management, business, digital strategy, engineering, analytics, artificial intelligence, data architecture, technology
• Ability to influence senior leadership regarding matters of strategic importance to the function or organization
• Experience with program management with deep understanding of planning, scheduling, risk management, and business acumen
• Strong accountability mindset, ensuring team performance is measured and accountability followed through
• Aerospace-defense industry experience
• Business acumen
• Digital strategy
• Artificial intelligence
• Data architecture
• Strategic planning
• Scheduling
• Risk management
• Team performance measurement
• Influence
• Accountability

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants
• 9/80 schedule: employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off
• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays

Company

• Defense technology solutions for space, air, land, sea, and cyber
• Melbourne, Florida, USA
• https://www.l3harris.com/
• Founded in 1895
• 10001+ employees

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience
• Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience
• 5+ years experience as a functional manager
• 5+ years experience leading digital transformation and artificial intelligence implementation
• Prior or current experience in a program management role
• Professional experience collaborating across functional teams including Program Management, Digital/Information Technology (IT), Engineering, Data & Analytics, AI transformation teams
• Professional experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), copilots, AI agents, and prompt engineering
• Professional experience redesigning processes, models, and workflows using digital technologies
• Professional experience working with AI and cybersecurity data governance
• Active U.S. Security Clearance is preferred
• Experience in aerospace-defense industry
• Progressive leadership experience across program management, business, digital strategy, engineering, analytics, artificial intelligence, data architecture, technology
• Ability to influence senior leadership regarding matters of strategic importance to the function or organization
• Experience with program management with deep understanding of planning, scheduling, risk management, and business acumen
• Strong accountability mindset, ensuring team performance is measured and accountability followed through
• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience.
• Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.

Required skills

• AI Agents, AI Copilots, AI and Cybersecurity Data Governance, Aerospace and Defense, Artificial Intelligence Implementation, Data Architecture, Digital Process Redesign, Digital Transformation, Large Language Models (LLMs), Program Management, Prompt Engineering, U.S. Security Clearance

Preferred skills

• Active U.S. Security Clearance is preferred, Experience in aerospace-defense industry

Experience

• 15+ years