The Director leads the AI product strategy and delivery roadmap across corporate functions including HR, Finance, and IT. They are responsible for managing a team of product professionals, redesigning legacy workflows, and driving enterprise-wide AI adoption.
At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.
As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised.
What You Can Expect
Reporting to a Vice President, the Director, AI Product - Corporate Functions leads the AI product strategy, portfolio, and delivery roadmap across Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Compliance, and Investor Relations. This role identifies high-value AI use cases, redesigns legacy workflows, drives enterprise adoption, and enables workforce upskilling across corporate functions. The role combines product leadership, workflow redesign, change leadership, and practical AI implementation.
The successful candidate will be AI-native: someone who uses AI directly in their own work while setting direction for AI-enabled products, agents, and workflows that support corporate functions. The Director will lead a team of 4-6 product managers and/or product professionals, and will operate across business, technical, data, risk, and governance stakeholders to deliver enterprise-scale AI outcomes.
How You'll Create Impact
Own and govern the corporate-functions AI product portfolio, setting prioritization criteria and making portfolio sequencing, resourcing, and investment recommendations across Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Compliance, and IR
Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing team of 4-6 product managers and/or product professionals, setting clear priorities, allocating resources, coaching for growth, and fostering an inclusive, accountable, and high-talent culture
Partner with Engineering and other delivery teams in a matrix environment to align product vision, technical feasibility, capacity, delivery plans, and quality outcomes
Lead cross-functional assessment and redesign of corporate workflows, including tasks, decision points, handoffs, controls, and regulatory or policy requirements, to define target-state AI-enabled workflows
Set and approve product strategy, target outcomes, roadmaps, requirements, implementation plans, and measurable success criteria within the corporate-functions AI portfolio
•Authorize progression of corporate-function agents, copilots, and AI workflow solutions through product-stage gates, subject to applicable enterprise architecture, data, security, legal, compliance, and responsible AI governance requirements
Drive enterprise adoption through senior stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and change leadership across corporate functions
Enable teams and leaders to build practical, responsible, and effective AI capability within their functions
Establish portfolio measures for usage, workflow impact, productivity improvement, risk and control effectiveness, and business-value realization
Chair senior cross-functional portfolio reviews; resolve priorities, dependencies, and delivery trade-offs within delegated authority; and escalate material investment, enterprise-risk, policy, or strategic decisions to Vice President or applicable governance forum
What Makes You Stand Out
Uses AI to improve personal productivity, quality, planning, analysis, and communication
Understands how to move from experimentation to disciplined business implementation
Can design human-plus-AI workflows rather than simply recommend tools
Can credibly coach leaders and teams because they actively use AI in their own day-to-day work
Ability to assess and redesign cross-functional corporate workflows in a structured, business-oriented way
Influencing senior, cross-functional stakeholders and driving alignment, decisions, and execution
Leading adoption, training, and organizational change for new tools or workflows
Strong executive communication, facilitation, and structured problem-solving skills
Comfort operating in a hands-on leadership role that spans strategy through execution
Demonstrated leadership of multiple AI products, AI-enabled workflows, or enterprise AI solutions from prioritization through implementation, adoption, and measurable value creation.
Your Background
Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of relevant experience, or Associate's Degree and 10 years of relevant experience, or High School Diploma or Equivalent and 12 years of relevant experience AMER
Ten or more years of progressively responsible experience in product management, AI product leadership, digital transformation, process improvement, consulting, or business transformation, including at least three years leading product managers and/or product professionals
Experience leading and developing a team of product managers and/or product professionals, and partnering effectively with Engineering and delivery teams in a matrix environment
Experience assessing and redesigning complex, cross-functional workflows in a structured, business-oriented way, including appropriate controls and policy or regulatory considerations
Demonstrated ability to influence senior, cross-functional stakeholders; drive alignment, decisions, and execution; and lead enterprise adoption, training, and organizational change for new tools or workflows
Strong executive communication, facilitation, structured problem-solving, and sound business judgment. Operating in a hands-on role that spans strategy through execution
Travel Expectations
Role is remote but 15%-20% travel may be expected when working with internal clients
Expected compensation for this role is $205,000 - 256,000 base salary plus performance bonuses.
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