The Director of Innovation and Information lead the firm’s innovation and insight efforts by advancing digital design, data, and AI capabilities aligned with the firm’s strategic goals. This position will partner with senior leadership to prioritize and deliver initiatives that shape the future of design and enhance client value.
Key Responsibilities:
- Translate the firm’s digital strategy into actionable innovation and data programs.
- Develop and maintain roadmaps for digital practice, AI, and advanced analytics.
- Foster firmwide collaboration and communities of practice around emerging tools and technologies.
- Build and lead a high-performing team focused on digital design, data, and innovation.
- Oversee strategy and governance for data, AI, and insight platforms to ensure trusted and accessible resources.
- Guide development and deployment of digital tools, AI models, and analytics supporting design and decision-making.
- Manage relationships with external partners to accelerate innovation initiatives.
- Sponsor and manage key digital transformation projects, ensuring timely delivery and impact.
- Promote training and adoption of digital and AI technologies across teams.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, planning, design, data, or technology-related field, or equivalent experience.
- 15+ years’ leadership experience in digital design, innovation, or data analytics within professional services.
- Proven success using computational design, data, or analytics to drive business and project outcomes.
- Strong skills in roadmap development, business case creation, and cross-functional leadership.
- Effective communicator and strategic, adaptable leader capable of fostering experimentation and continuous improvement.
Reports to: Chief Digital Transformation Officer (CDTO)
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Gresham Smith is a team of diligent designers, creative problem-solvers, insightful planners and seasoned collaborators who work closely with clients to improve the cities and towns we call home. Our employees are diverse in experience, yet we all have one thing in common: genuine care for each other, our partners and the outcome of our work. From roadways and pathways that connect people and places, to hospitals that promote well-being and recovery, to corporate campuses that encourage productivity and teamwork, we have the pleasure of designing communities' most vital institutions and infrastructure.
