Our goal at Essity is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to produce long-lasting value. In your role as Director of our AI Centre of Excellence, you will oversee the smooth implementation of AI technology, foster innovation, and manage a vibrant workforce. 
We would love to speak with you if you are driven to create a positive impact on the world and perform well under pressure. 
About the Role:
 As the Director of the AI Centre of Excellence, you will be essential in determining the direction of Essity's AI strategy. 
We are searching for individuals that share our values and who don't mind taking risks, pushing the envelope, innovating, or trying new things quickly. 
We're constantly trying to better both ourselves and our products. We would love to talk if this is you. 
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
 What You Will Do:
 Work together with cross-functional teams to promote the use of AI. 
Direct Essity's AI development and make sure it complies with ethics. 
Encourage your team to be innovative and to keep learning new things. 
Strategic Leadership: 
Develop and put into action a strategy plan for all organization-wide AI projects. Find applications for AI, then coordinate them with our overarching plan. 
Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: 
Collaborate closely with the business, IT, analytics, data science, and Essity AI Council teams. Encourage the deployment of AI, facilitate communication, and settle disputes. 
Knowledge Sharing: 
Make the AI Centre of Excellence the central location for industry best practices. 
To encourage learning, plan workshops, training sessions, and outside events. 
Governance and Compliance:
 Make that AI projects abide by ethical norms, legal requirements, and other legislation. conform to our values and principles as a guide for moral behaviour. 
Innovation and Research:
 Keep abreast of advancements in AI and investigate novel prospects.
 Interact with influential people and trade journals. 
Team Management: 
Take charge of a group of four subordinates. 
Encourage an innovative atmosphere and supply the tools required. 
Performance Metrics:
 Decide on important metrics to assess the AI Center's performance. 
Report on a regular basis to stakeholders and senior management. 
Outside of AI, strategic activities: 
Engage in leadership activities related to business technology and IT strategy. 
Who You Are?
 more than ten years of expertise in a range of commercial roles. strong sense of business. 
knowledge of the underlying technology (ML, data science). 
You comprehend an organisation such as Essity's entire value chain. fervent, independent, and goal-oriented. a team-motivating leader who carries out plans. 
Outstanding communicator, particularly with upper management. dependable, diplomatic, and skilled at forging close bonds with stakeholders. adept at converting ideas into results and managing organisations. smart about technology and capable of strategic thought. direct participation in analytics, new business models, and digital transformation. demonstrated ability to take the lead and make decisions in a matrix organisation. 
What We Can Offer You? 
At Essity, we think that each person's educational and professional journey is distinct, and we strive to enable staff members to realise their greatest potential within a winning environment driven by a compelling mission. 
Collaborative and Inclusive Culture | Empowering & Engaged Leaders | Working with Powerful Purpose & Sustainable Impact | Learning and Growing in your Career | Supporting Well-being & Sustainable Working Life | Life-changing Innovations | Competitive Total rewards.
 Come along on this thrilling trip with us at Essity if you're prepared to influence AI's future! Every day, we are enhancing lives together. Being employed at Essity offers you the opportunity to directly contribute to a cleaner, safer, and healthier world. It's more than simply a job.
 We work hard to provide the vital and important solutions for well-being to as many people as possible each year through innovative approaches combined with long-term fixes. 
Application Deadline: May 9, 2024