Hybrid Director of Data – AI Strategy

at Aramark

• Job title: Director of Data – AI Strategy
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $110,000 - $140,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Philadelphia, United States

About the role

• Director of Data & AI Strategy at Aramark focusing on data solutions and AI initiatives. Leading the roadmap to improve decision-making and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Set the direction and roadmap for how the line of business uses data and AI, aligned to business priorities and outcomes.
• Partner with functional leaders to identify, prioritize, and deliver high-value data, analytics, and AI initiatives from concept through deployment.
• Oversee and ensure successful execution and value realization of data and AI initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging data sources, AI techniques, and tools, adopting new capabilities where they meaningfully improve insight, automation, or decision support.
• Collaborate with BI teams to integrate insights, model outputs, and AI-driven recommendations into dashboards and operational workflows.
• Coordinate with the Cognitive Data team to ensure alignment with enterprise platforms, standards, and delivery approaches.
• Communicate insights and recommendations clearly to leaders and operators to support timely, data-informed decisions.
• Scale solutions across the business to drive operational and economic value.
• Provide leadership and oversight for data and AI capability development within the line of business, including influencing resource planning, vendor selection, and investment prioritization.
• Conduct exploratory analysis on new data sources or business questions.
• Prototype AI or agentic solutions using LLMs and internal data to validate concepts.
• Build or refine analytical models for complex or strategic initiatives requiring senior involvement.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in analytics, data strategy, or digital transformation roles.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into data and AI solutions that deliver measurable value.
• Strategic mindset with comfort operating at both direction-setting and execution levels.
• Familiarity with modern data and analytics platforms such as Power BI, Snowflake, and Palantir.
• Working knowledge of Python for analysis or prototyping and Git/GitHub for collaboration.
• Experience working in matrixed environments and across functional teams.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• work/life resources
• retirement savings plans like 401(k)
• paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage