AI Office Lead
Insight Global · Kansas City, KS
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Jul 22, 2026
Kansas City, KS
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A director-level position responsible for owning an enterprise AI operating model — setting the roadmap, governing initiatives, and translating business needs into scalable AI solutions, with particular emphasis on Copilot and emerging AI tools. The role is oriented toward strategy and stakeholder influence rather than hands-on technical work, requiring regular executive-level reporting and cross-functional alignment. Best suited to someone with a decade of IT experience, a background in AI strategy or data science, and a track record leading AI programs at scale.
Senior level · 10+ years · Kansas City, MO-KS
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 55 people in the Kansas City, MO-KS area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 35–85
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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What the occupation pays Median $171,745 (middle half $135,005–$211,807).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (11)
The title is 'AI Office Lead' framed as a 'Director-level role,' but no explicit seniority level word (Senior, Director, etc.) appears in the job title itself — advertised seniority is set to Unspecified accordingly. The scope (enterprise AI roadmap ownership, executive stakeholder influence, budget and vendor management) supports a Senior band; the Director framing in the description does not push this to Staff or Principal as it reflects a single-org leadership scope rather than cross-org technical authority.
The role is primarily a strategic leadership/management position (owning AI operating model, roadmap, governance, stakeholder alignment, executive reporting) rather than a hands-on individual-contributor technical role, making 11-3021 (Computer and Information Systems Managers) the best fit. The alt code 15-1299 reflects the AI strategy/thought-leadership dimension that doesn't map cleanly to a standard management role.
AI/ML and data science are listed under 'Skills and Requirements' as a hard gate ('Strong background in AI/ML, data science, or digital product management'). These are treated as a single required capability; 'data science' and 'digital product management' are not separately emitted as they name no specific tool.
Microsoft Copilot is listed under required skills ('Strong exposure to Copilot and emerging AI technologies'). 'Strong exposure' is firm enough language within the requirements block to treat as a hard gate.
Anthropic is mentioned only in the job description narrative as an example of emerging AI capabilities, not in the Skills and Requirements block — listed as preferred.
AI CoE (Center of Excellence) experience is listed in the requirements block but framed with 'Experience standing up or leading' — this is a contextual/background requirement rather than a named technology; included as a preferred signal since it reads more like a nice-to-have credential than a hard gate, and the posting's primary hard gates are already captured.
Master's degree is listed under the same Skills and Requirements section but alongside clearly preferred items (certifications, industry experience) without a 'required' qualifier — treated as preferred, so the degree requirement is set to None.
PMP, ITIL, and AI/ML certifications are listed as preferred credentials; PMP and ITIL are captured as interchangeable alternatives under one preferred skill entry.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
The posting is placed by Insight Global (a staffing firm) on behalf of a client described as being in manufacturing/dairy/food production; the actual employer is not named. Employment type is unspecified.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): AI strategy, AI governance.
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