Director, AI Product

Overview

The Director, AI Product is responsible for translating enterprise AI strategy into high-impact, production-ready AI products and capabilities. Reporting to the Senior Director of AI, this role owns the AI product portfolio—from discovery through scaled execution—ensuring AI initiatives are designed, delivered, and adopted as true business products with clear outcomes. 

This leader serves as the connective tissue between business sponsors, AI engineering teams, data/platform leaders, and the AI Center of Excellence (CoE). The role requires strong product leadership, systems thinking, and the ability to operate AI initiatives with discipline, speed, and measurable value. 

What you’ll do

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

AI Product Strategy & Portfolio Ownership  

• Own and manage a portfolio of AI products and use cases aligned to enterprise priorities and strategic domains. 
• Translate business problems into well-defined AI product roadmaps with clear success metrics and value hypotheses. 
• Ensure AI initiatives progress through defined lifecycle stages (Discover → Prototype → Execute → Available). 

Product Management & Delivery 

• Act as senior product owner for priority AI initiatives, partnering with business sponsors to define outcomes, KPIs, and adoption plans. 
• Lead cross-functional delivery teams (AI/ML, data, engineering, analytics, UX) to deliver production-ready AI capabilities. 
• Balance experimentation with execution—knowing when to pivot, scale, or stop initiatives based on evidence. 

Business Partnership & Value Realization 

• Partner closely with business leaders to ensure AI products solve real problems and drive measurable operational or financial impact. 
• Support business owners through handoff and scaling, enabling sustained ownership post-deployment. 
• Contribute to AI value storytelling and executive reporting in partnership with the Senior Director of AI. 

AI Operating Model & Governance 

• Operate within the AI Center of Excellence hub-and-spoke model, ensuring AI products align to enterprise standards and governance. 
• Collaborate with Responsible AI, security, privacy, and architecture stakeholders to embed controls early and consistently. 
• Reinforce product discipline, documentation, and lifecycle management across the AI portfolio. 

Team Leadership & Capability Building 

• Lead and mentor AI Product Owners, Business Analysts, and cross-functional product contributors. 
• Establish repeatable product practices, templates, and playbooks for AI delivery at scale. 
• Contribute to the broader AI product and innovation culture across the enterprise. 

Location & Travel Expectations:

• This role will be based out of the Scout Motors location in Charlotte, North Carolina. 
• This role requires 4 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events. 
• Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.

What you’ll bring 

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring:

Required 

• 12+ years of experience in product management, digital platforms, data, or AI-adjacent roles. 
• Proven experience owning and delivering complex, cross-functional products from concept to scale. 
• Strong ability to partner with business leaders and translate strategy into execution. 
• Working knowledge of AI/ML concepts, data platforms, and product lifecycle management.   

Preferred 

• Experience managing AI or advanced analytics products in an enterprise environment. 
• Familiarity with portfolio-based funding, governance, and value measurement. 
• Experience operating within a federated or hub-and-spoke delivery mode 

What you'll gain

The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up.  This is a chance to create something new and lasting – with an iconic brand at its foundation.  In addition, Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides, select highlights:

• Competitive insurance including:
  • Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with:
  • An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including:
  • 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
  • 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
  • Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
  • Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
• Corporate Vehicle Program with:
  • Eligibility for 1 assigned vehicle
  • A mobility stipend

Pay Transparency

This is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Initial base salary range = $180,000.00 - $220,000.00

Internal leveling code: M6