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About the Role

Cherry Bekaert is seeking an AI CoE Director to establish and lead its new AI Center of Excellence. This greenfield role, with executive sponsorship and budget authority, involves building a production AI capability from scratch, including defining the operating model, hiring a team, and developing AI workflows for 3,000 professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to the AI CoE team, including coaching, mentoring, and professional development.
• Responsible for providing regular performance feedback.
• Establishes the AI Center of Excellence from inception, defining organizational structure, recruiting the team, and establishing the operating model.
• Delivers the first wave of production AI workflows within the initial six months.
• Owns the Firm’s AI production strategy end-to-end, prioritizing investments across Tax, Assurance, Advisory, and Wealth Management.
• Directs the Production Track (Workflow Architect and Prompt + Skills Engineers) in shipping reusable prompt libraries, Claude skills, workflow templates, and integration patterns.
• Activates and sustains the Coordination Track, partnering with AI Training Lead and Use Case + ROI Lead to onboard Ambassadors, track adoption metrics, and build business cases.
• Builds and manages the AI Ambassador network, providing tools, training, and communication.
• Establishes AI governance policies in partnership with the AI Governance Council.
• Translates AI production outcomes into executive-ready business cases demonstrating measurable ROI.
• Monitors the competitive landscape and identifies opportunities to accelerate AI maturity.
• Collaborates with Information Security, Legal, and Compliance teams to maintain responsible AI use, data privacy, and regulatory alignment.
• Manages the CoE budget, vendor relationships, and platform licensing.
• Represents the Firm’s AI capabilities externally at industry events, recruiting channels, and peer forums.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems or a related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive technology and AI experience.
• Five or more years in leadership roles directing AI strategy, production, or adoption programs.
• Prior experience building an AI function at a professional services, consulting, or knowledge-work firm is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated track record of standing up and scaling an AI program within a professional services, consulting, or knowledge-work environment.
• Working knowledge of AI governance frameworks including risk tiering, use case classification, responsible AI principles, and regulatory compliance in a professional services context.
• Collaboration instincts suited to a matrixed environment.
• Ability to work productively across Technology, Tax, Assurance, Advisory, Wealth Management, and corporate functions without positional authority.
• Candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States.
• Cherry Bekaert will not provide work sponsorship for this position.

Skills

• AI strategy
• AI production
• AI adoption programs
• AI governance frameworks
• Risk tiering
• Use case classification
• Responsible AI principles
• Regulatory compliance
• Workflow Architect
• Prompt Engineering
• Skills Engineering
• Integration patterns

Location

• Remote

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 12+ years of experience
• 5+ years of leadership experience

Education Level

• Bachelors Degree
• Master's Degree preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $203,400 - $305,000

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision care
• Disability and life insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Retirement plans
• Paid Care Leave

About the Company

• Ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country.
• Consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work.
• Delivers innovative advisory, assurance, and tax services to clients.
• Fosters a collaborative environment focused on enabling career growth and continuous professional development.
• Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally.
• Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association.

Equal Opportunity

• Cherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.