Director, AI Innovation and Transformation Remote

• Full-time

When you join Turnitin, you'll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in global education. For over 25 years, Turnitin has partnered with educators and institutions to develop learning integrity solutions that recognize the enduring value of critical thinking in a rapidly changing world. Over 16,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services in more than 185 countries around the world:
Turnitin Feedback Studio, Clarity, Originality, Gradescope, Exam Soft, Similarity, and iThenticate. Protecting the value of an authentic education is at the heart of who we are.

Experience a remote-first culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in a way that best suits you, supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well-being. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education.

Turnitin is a global organization with team members in over 35 countries including the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, India, and the Philippines.

We are seeking a Director of AI Innovation and Transformation to play a critical leadership role in translating cutting‑edge AI capabilities into tangible business outcomes, fostering a culture of innovation s new role will begin as an individual contributor position, with the opportunity to build and lead a team as it evolves.

The candidate is accountable for translating Turnitin's AI ambition into a prioritized enterprise roadmap and measurable business outcomes, informed by departmental strategies. Working in partnership with departmental leaders, the Director will establish a consistent approach to identifying, evaluating, prioritizing and scaling AI opportunities across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a prioritized enterprise AI transformation roadmap aligned with Turnitin's long‑range financial plan and strategic objectives. You will work with department owners to synthesize their individual roadmaps into a single, cohesive company roadmap focused on collective outcomes.
• Be knowledgeable about the industry to make recommendations to departments on where they could focus their efforts.
• Work with department AI Champions to connect operating models to future‑state processes to drive transformation approaches that are practical and credible.
• From department level pilots, establish a framework for approvals, data requirements, and define company success metrics.
• Facilitate collaboration between department stakeholders to share knowledge and build capacity
• Build the capabilities necessary to move successful ideas from pilot to production to scaled adoption.
• Establish the operating model, ways of working, skills, and culture needed to sustain our AI focus across the enterprise.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and work with department stakeholders to assess their fit for Turnitin
• Develop and oversee enterprise‑wide AI literacy, upskilling, and enablement programs in partnership with departments across the company
• Be knowledgeable about AI tools, agents, efficacy of tools and costs to create a consolidated toolset for departments to use.
• Oversee program‑level delivery including governance, planning and reporting
• Embed AI‑driven decision‑making into core processes, accelerating value creation, and ensuring robust governance, ethical standards, and regulatory compliance across all AI initiatives.
• Ensure AI initiatives deliver measurable business impact, including revenue growth, cost optimization, risk reduction, and improved customer experience.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems,…