Director, AI Product Management

Worldpac is seeking an experienced, director level AI Product Manager to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence across our high-volume wholesale distribution business focused on the automotive aftermarket. This role combines two responsibilities: (1) hands‑on product leadership for Worldpac's AI solutions, owning the vision, roadmap, requirements, adoption, and business value of AI products and use cases; and (2) high‑level oversight of the enterprise wide AI program rollout, ensuring the AI portfolio is prioritized, governed, coordinated, and reported on effectively.

Worldpac is seeking an experienced, director level AI Product Manager to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence across our high-volume wholesale distribution business focused on the automotive aftermarket. This role combines two responsibilities: (1) hands‑on product leadership for Worldpac's AI solutions, owning the vision, roadmap, requirements, adoption, and business value of AI products and use cases; and (2) high‑level oversight of the enterprise wide AI program rollout, ensuring the AI portfolio is prioritized, governed, coordinated, and reported on effectively.

This role provides AI program and portfolio‑level oversight, sets priorities and success criteria, monitors progress and value realization, and partners closely with the PMO Project Managers to ensure AI initiatives are executed and deliver on Worldpac's strategy. The Director serves as Worldpac's primary owner of AI product strategy and operates as the connective leader between business stakeholders, AI engineering, data, security, the PMO, and external partners.

• Collaborate to define and own the AI product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap aligned with Worldpac's business objectives and AI maturity roadmap.
• Partner with executive and business leaders across Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, IT and HR to identify, evaluate, and prioritize high-value AI opportunities, including generative and agentic AI use cases.
• Work with departments to develop business cases for AI initiatives, including expected benefits, costs, risks, ongoing cost and resource requirements, and prioritize the portfolio based on impact, value, feasibility, and strategic fit.
• Monitor the AI market, vendor, and technology trends, and assess their relevance and applicability to wholesale distribution and the automotive aftermarket.

• Collaborate to define and own the AI product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap aligned with Worldpac's business objectives and AI maturity roadmap.
• Partner with executive and business leaders across Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, IT and HR to identify, evaluate, and prioritize high-value AI opportunities, including generative and agentic AI use cases.
• Work with departments to develop business cases for AI initiatives, including expected benefits, costs, risks, ongoing cost and resource requirements, and prioritize the portfolio based on impact, value, feasibility, and strategic fit.
• Monitor the AI market, vendor, and technology trends, and assess their relevance and applicability to wholesale distribution and the automotive aftermarket.

• Serve as product owner for Worldpac's AI products and use cases, translating business problems into clear product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and success metrics.
• Own and prioritize the AI product backlog in partnership with AI engineering, data, architecture, and application teams.
• Lead discovery with business users, including process analysis, user interviews, and workflow mapping, to ensure AI solutions are designed around real operational…