Director of AI Strategy and Enablement

Who is American College of Education

Founded in 2005, American College of Education continues to be a leader in professional development through our online programs. The mission of ACE is to deliver high-quality, affordable, and accessible online programs grounded in evidence-based content, real-world experience and relevant application that places our students’ needs first.

ACE is a mission-driven institution continually recognized for its commitment to social responsibility and positive impact. As an Impact Institution, we believe we have a responsibility to our students, alumni, employees, communities, and society as a whole. Guided by our core values, we strive to create meaningful impact that extends well beyond our bottom line.

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Who You Are

You are passionate about helping students achieve their educational goals. You thrive in a competitive and collaborative team environment. You are comfortable working remotely and have experience collaborating with others in a virtual environment. You possess a strong attention to detail.

The Director of AI Strategy and Enablement leads the organization’s enterprise AI strategy and establishes and operates the AI Center of Excellence. The role provides centralized leadership for AI governance, adoption, enablement, and value realization. This position partners with business and technology leaders to translate institutional priorities into a well-governed portfolio of high-value AI initiatives. The Director develops practical policies, standards, education programs, and operating models that accelerate innovation while protecting student, employee, and institutional data. Key outcomes include:

• An actionable AI roadmap
• An operational AI Center of Excellence
• A clear and effective AI governance framework
• Measurable adoption and productivity gains
• Clear executive reporting
• Effective management of AI, data, security, compliance, and vendor risk

Compensation

ACE is committed to paying a competitive wage while staying true to our mission of maintaining high quality, affordable programs for our students. The starting salary range for this position is $200,000 plus all full-time employees are eligible for an annual bonus. Offers vary depending on education, prior experience, and expertise being applied to the role.

What We Look for in the Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrates self-reliance by meeting/exceeding workflow needs.
• Demonstrates positive attitude and motivation, concern for students, teamwork, and excellent time management skills.
• Follows established processes as outlined by organization and leadership.
• Completes assigned duties based on daily business needs and individual skill set.
• Consistently produces a high volume of quality work.
• Capable, adapts as needed, to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision and with other department personnel.
• Must support and embrace the College’s Impact mission to improve the people and communities we serve through our civic engagement initiatives.
• Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills.
• Must be “self-motivated” as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time critical problems.
• Must be collaborative in driving decisions and a team-player.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
• Builds and maintains student satisfaction.
• Recognizes and anticipates student needs.

Day to Day Responsibilities

In this role you will wear different hats, but your skills will be especially essential in the following areas:

• Develop and maintain the enterprise AI strategy, roadmap, and investment portfolio aligned with ACE priorities, student outcomes, operational efficiency, and measurable value.
• Establish and operate the AI Center of Excellence, including governance forums, decision rights, intake processes, standards, and cross-functional accountability.
• Lead the AI Steering Committee to prioritize investments, resolve cross-functional decisions, and oversee value realization and responsible adoption.
• Partners with academic and administrative leaders to identify, shape, prioritize, and scale high-value AI use cases based on strategic fit, feasibility, risk, and adoption readiness.
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