L3Harris is looking to define and lead the AI integration strategy across the IMS Segment, serving as the division’s senior AI leader to define, drive, and oversee AI strategy across products, business operations, and organizational adoption.
Requirements
- Deep technical foundation in AI/ML (e.g., computer vision, NLP/LLMs, multimodal AI, reinforcement learning, edge AI), with the ability to translate expertise into business and mission outcomes.
- Experience with the development of AI solutions beyond a single business or domain (ex. familiar with a spectrum of solutions and models across computer vision, task optimization, data analytics, natural language models, etc.).
- Experience with the full life cycle of AI development, associated software stacks, and infrastructure approaches necessary to achieve the solution vision.
- Experience with AI compliance/ATO processes and deployment in classified environments.
- Experience influcing senior leaders, shaping roadmaps, and communicating AI value and risks to technical and non-technical audiences.
Responsibilities
- Manage the technical development of AI-centric solutions from conception, design, test & validation, to scaled deployment (customer-facing or division-wide internal use).
- Maintain a prioritized roadmap of AI initiatives tied directly to measurable business value (growth, efficiency, competitiveness).
- Perform gap analyses to assess infrastructure, data, and resource readiness for AI adoption.
- Develop, track, and improve KPI metrics related to cost, productivity, and time-to-delivery.
- Navigate effectively between open-source model ecosystems and enterprise/government AI platforms as required.
- Define and validate the value of AI capabilities and use cases for both external customers and internal stakeholders.
- Provide a clear understanding of the ROI of AI investments while off-ramping low-value or misaligned efforts.
Other
- Proven experience in AI/ML leadership roles, with a track record of shaping and executing AI strategy at the enterprise or division level.
- Serve as the division’s top technical authority for AI, representing the organization in executive forums, customer engagements, and industry partnerships.
- Responsible for understanding strategic objectives, setting expectations, and leading teams to achieve desired outcomes.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of AI scientists, engineers, and technologists, fostering innovation and collaboration.
- Drive AI literacy and awareness across the division’s workforce through training, communication, and engagement.
- Champion a culture of responsible and ethical AI adoption.
- U.S. Citizenship required; active or eligible for DoD security clearance (Secret or above).
- Recognition as an AI thought leader (publications, patents, conference presentations).
- Background in defense, aerospace, or adjacent mission-critical industries.
