Director Artificial Intelligence PMO

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow's needs.

Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.

If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different than what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply!

Cabot is establishing an enterprise AI Program Management Office (PMO) to bring structure, prioritization, and execution discipline to AI initiatives across the company. The AI PMO Director will translate enterprise strategy into a prioritized AI portfolio and ensure the effective execution of high-quality AI programs. The role serves as the central integrator across businesses, functions, and Digital – bringing clarity, rigor, and transparency to AI efforts across the enterprise.

• The AI PMO Director is accountable for evaluation, prioritization, and execution discipline of AI initiatives.
• Business sponsors are accountable for AI initiative outcomes, including value realization, adoption, and sustained impact.
• The Digital function is accountable for ensuring AI solutions are technically sound, secure and compliant, and aligned with enterprise architecture, data platforms, and standards. This group either builds the solution or orchestrates the build.

• Translate Cabot's enterprise strategy into a structured, actionable AI portfolio aligned to company strategic priorities.
• Facilitate structured discussions with ExCo and the AI Steer Co to drive alignment on priorities and sequencing.
• Synthesize business needs and constraints into clear AI prioritization options.
• Frame tradeoffs, value cases, and resource implications to support decision‑making.
• Ensure proposed AI initiatives are credible, scalable, and aligned to enterprise value, constructively challenging assumptions where needed.

• Develop and maintain a prioritized portfolio of AI initiatives aligned to enterprise value.
• Lead use‑case identification and shaping with business and functional leaders.
• Maintain visibility into portfolio progress, risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs.
• Identify duplication and opportunities to streamline AI activity across the organization.
• Serve as Program Director for select enterprise‑critical AI initiatives.
• Lead cross‑functional teams through deployment and scale.
• Ensure delivery quality, consistency, and alignment to intended business use case(s).

• Own execution accountability for prioritized AI initiatives, ensuring delivery to a high standard.
• Establish and enforce program management disciplines, including governance, milestones, and stage gates.
• Lead cross‑functional coordination across business sponsors, Digital, and support functions.
• Proactively identify and resolve execution risks, bottlenecks, and resource constraints.
• Ensure effective implementation and transition of solutions into business operations.

• Establish and operate the AI Steer Co governance model and decision framework.
• Enable structured prioritization, sequencing, and funding decisions.
• Drive a consistent operating cadence, including annual portfolio and funding alignment with ExCo, quarterly prioritization and value reviews with Steer Co, and monthly execution reporting to project sponsors.

• 10+ years of experience in program management, transformation, or large‑scale initiative delivery.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross‑functional programs in a global organization.
• Experience working closely with senior executives and…