AI Transformation & Operational Efficiency Manager

The role

This person will identify, prioritize, and oversee AI implementations across all business units. The role focuses on project management, operational transformation, and vendor oversight, with an initial emphasis on Accounting and Finance.

What you will do

• Partner with leaders across various functions to identify AI and automation opportunities.
• Evaluate opportunities based on business impact, cost, and ROI.
• Develop and manage an enterprise AI roadmap.
• Translate opportunities into executable project plans with defined scope and budgets.
• Lead initiatives from discovery through implementation and adoption.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage competing priorities.
• Work with Accounting and Finance leaders to automate processes like accounts payable and receivable.
• Evaluate AI tools, software providers, consultants, and implementation partners.
• Manage vendor selection, budgets, timelines, and deliverables.
• Establish guidelines for data security, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in project management, business transformation, enterprise technology, AI implementation, operational improvement, or related consulting.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional projects.
• Strong working knowledge of generative AI, large language models, workflow automation, and practical business applications of AI.
• Experience mapping business processes, identifying improvement opportunities, developing implementation plans, and measuring ROI.
• Demonstrated success selecting and managing external vendors, consultants, and implementation partners.
• Working knowledge of Accounting and Finance operations, including financial workflows, reporting, controls, and systems.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• A practical, execution-oriented mindset.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience implementing AI or automation solutions across multiple business functions.
• Familiarity with platforms such as OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, Power Automate, UiPath, cloud AI services, or enterprise data platforms.
• Experience with ERP systems, financial automation, or reporting tools.
• Background in management consulting, operational transformation, or technology implementation.
• MBA, advanced technical degree, or relevant project management certification.

Benefits

• Paid time off (PTO) including 8 paid holidays per year
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan
• Company paid Short-Term & Long-Term disability
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee referral program
• Commuter benefits
• Product discounts
• Additional compensation incentives (tips, bonuses, etc.)

About the company

Story Cannabis is a vertically integrated company headquartered in Phoenix, operating across Arizona, Maryland, Ohio, and Louisiana. Founded in 2021 by industry veterans, the company aims to shift the cannabis narrative.