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Director, Artificial Intelligence - Integration & Optimization
IMPACT ON BUSINESS:
Bealls, Inc. is seeking a hands-on, technically deep Director of AI Integration & Optimization to help design, operationalize, and scale the company’s enterprise AI strategy. This role is a hands-on/managerial role that will need to pair real-world AI/ML engineering expertise with the managerial presence to influence stakeholders and drive adoption across a multi-billion-dollar retail organization.
As Bealls’ AI pioneer, this leader will implement the company’s AI operating model, deliver high-impact use cases in the first year, and enhance the governance, evaluation, and adoption frameworks needed to convert experimentation into measurable business outcomes. The role will help build and lead a dedicated AI team as organizational maturity scales. Partnering across Enterprise retail environment, the Director will embed AI capabilities into the fabric of the business, accelerating decision-making, efficiency, and growth.
Role Overview
We are seeking a technically strong AI leader to:
· Execute the enterprise AI strategy.
· Evolve AI governance, evaluation, adoption, and activation frameworks.
· Deliver measurable, high-ROI AI use cases.
· Guide senior leaders and cross-functional teams in leveraging AI responsibly and effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
Immediate (First 6–12 Months)
· Create and configure the AI environment framework
· Deliver 3–5 scalable AI use cases (e.g., forecasting, service optimization, pricing, inventory).
· Create evaluation frameworks for LLM and ML performance, including safety and bias controls.
· Establish dashboards and KPI tracking for AI adoption, productivity, and value realization.
· Educate within the communities of practice and provide hands-on functional training programs.
Ongoing Leadership
· Drive enterprise-wide change enablement and adoption.
· Lead cross-functional alignment with Security, Legal, Procurement, Data, and Technology.
· Build and scale an AI team as organizational readiness expands.
Required Qualifications
· 5+ years in AI/ML, Data Science, or advanced analytics roles.
· Experience with both Microsoft and Snowflake AI toolsets. (Snowflake Cortex and Relational AI) ML and Knowledge Graph is a must.
· Proven ability to build and scale AI systems with hands-on engineering expertise.
· Demonstrated ability to debug, evaluate, and optimize LLMs and ML models.
· Experience deploying AI use cases in operational environments (not just POCs).
· Strong understanding of AI governance, explainability, risk frameworks, and model monitoring.
· Comfortable operating in a small team environment.
Preferred Qualifications
· Experience with agentic AI systems and emerging AI technologies.
· Hands-on experience with MLOps, vector databases, retrieval systems, and evaluation pipelines.
· Background integrating AI into legacy environments while transitioning to modern architecture.
· Bachelor’s or advance degree in AI, computer science, data science, engineering, or related fields.
· Experience building AI literacy and enablement programs.
When it comes to finding the right fit, we know there is a lot to consider. Our recruiters are here to help you discover the career fit you’re looking for. Thank you again for your interest in Bealls Inc. and we look forward to hearing from you!
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Bealls Inc. is a privately held company, rich in tradition,still owned by the founding family . Founded in 1915, Bealls includes over 530 stores and www.beallsflorida.com. Bealls is the destination of choice for casual lifestyle and priced right apparel and home merchandise. Bealls Department Stores and BeallsFlorida.com, are owned and operated by Beall's Department Stores, Inc and Beall's Westgate Corporation. Bealls Outlet Stores, and Burkes Outlet Stores are owned and operated by Bealls Outlet Stores, Inc. , Burkes Outlet Stores L.L.C. , and Burkes Westgate Corporation .
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Beall's, Inc. is the parent company of Beall's Department Stores, Inc., Beall's Outlet Stores, Inc., Burke's Outlet Stores, LLC, and Beall's Home Outlets. Headquartered in Bradenton, Florida, Beall's, Inc. performs the Distribution, Finance, Information Systems, and Human Resources functions for its retail subsidiaries allowing those companies to concentrate on merchandising, marketing and operations. Beall's, Inc. and its subsidiaries offer exciting opportunities for professional growth in a highly competitive field.
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Beall's employees are encouraged to set and reach their goals; they are empowered to attain high levels of success. The Beall's family of stores is committed to the support and encouragement of each employee. Our tradition includes training and promotion from within. Our strength rests on individual employees reaching their potentials. The contributions of many contribute to the common goal of providing the best customer service possible, every day.
Our criteria for selecting candidates include work experience, education and extra-curricular activities. Beall's believes in equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, cultural background or physical characteristics. A diverse workplace benefits everyone and we uphold a tradition of service to our diverse community of customers. In addition, Beall's has a long-standing commitment to a safe, drug-free and smoke-free work environment.