Chief AI Strategy Officer

Business Unit Overview

Feeding the world is what we do – how we do it is unique. We are not your textbook consumer packaged goods company. While others may be slow to make change happen, Post continuously drives both inorganic and organic growth. Our history is evidence of that fact with over 100 years of heritage and growth from brands that transcend generations like Honey Bunches of Oats, Fruity Pebbles, Malt-O-Meal, Bob Evans, Kibbles 'n Bits, Egg Beaters, Peter Pan peanut butter and more.

Our food service and ingredient businesses supply other products you love for brands, restaurants and stores.

We have more than 55 offices and manufacturing sites and approximately 13,000 employees. Over the past 13 years, Post has made 28+ acquisitions and innovative financial transactions and reached $8.2 billion in net sales in fiscal 2025. During turbulent times of market uncertainty, the food industry has provided a level of stability unlike other industries

Post Holdings, Inc. is a Fortune 500® company headquartered in Brentwood, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Our casual professional atmosphere encourages team members to collaborate, innovate and support our operating companies. Our passion and drive advance the reputation of our operating companies and brands—together, we make a difference.

Overview:

The Chief AI Strategy Officer is responsible for partnering with Post Holdings and its businesses to design and oversee the execution of AI strategy. This role will serve as the driver for initiatives and priorities for enterprise-wide functions related to AI. This strategic advisor will be equipped to describe, monitor and analyze related initiatives across Post Holdings and its businesses, and be able to communicate initiatives to a variety of stakeholders.

This is a highly cross-functional leadership role that will partner across the organization to drive AI transformation.

This professional will build an AI strategy appropriate for Post Holdings’ businesses and deepen Post’s understanding of the expectations of its consumers, customers, colleagues and investors of a global company. Working closely with Post’s senior leaders, this professional will lead the effort to fulfill the commitment to AI implementation in the design and implementation of its business strategies and operational objectives.

This is a role where the person will need to flex responsibilities depending on the particular initiative, and the existence or non-existence of additional internal resources and fill in where necessary. This position reports to the EVP, Chief Operating Officer of Post Holdings.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Enterprise AI Strategy & Leadership

• Through collaboration with executives at Post Holdings and the business units set AI strategy, and priorities for AI initiatives.
• Serve as a project lead for initiatives that articulate, model, or communicate Post’s enterprise-wide AI strategy, ensuring clarity, alignment, and understanding across all stakeholders.
• Fosters collaboration and assists with development of policy recommendations.
• Establish an internal and external AI framework, building working relationships with vendors, partners, research institutes, regulators, industry associations, and other external stakeholders.

Delivery Transformation and Advocacy

• Work closely with business units and stakeholders to identify and frame critical challenges and opportunities, then lead development of business case development by identifying high-value AI opportunities, modeling ROI, and obtaining executive sponsorship.

• In partnership with IT, the business units, and other key stakeholders, define the operating model and delivery capabilities to engineer and operationalize AI initiatives, overseeing the development and execution of advanced AI products and solutions, ensuring their scalable and seamless integration across the organization.
• Serve as a coordination point to ensure AI related surveys, requests for information, and requirements are fulfilled accurately and consistently with a strategic mindset.
• Provide technical AI assistance and support to the business units, including best practice sharing and advocacy.
• Monitor…