Director of Strategy & Transformation (AI PDLC)

As Juniper Networks accelerates AI-driven product and platform innovation, the Director of Strategy & Transformation (AI PDLC) partners across teams to define bold, customer-centric roadmaps and drive program outcomes that translate strategic intent into tangible value. This role combines strategic vision with hands-on execution, leading transformation initiatives that elevate AI product development life cycle processes, governance, and portfolio performance in a globally distributed, remote-first environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and articulate a compelling AI PDLC strategy that informs portfolio prioritization and funding decisions across product lines and geographies.
• Lead cross-functional workstreams to design and implement scalable transformation programs that accelerate AI product delivery while maintaining robustness and governance.
• Define and communicate measurable program goals, milestones, and success metrics that align with company objectives and customer outcomes.
• Collaborate with executives to translate corporate strategy into actionable roadmaps, ensuring alignment with market opportunities and competitive positioning.
• Drive governance and decision rights for AI PDLC initiatives, including stage gates, risk management, and issue resolution mechanisms.
• Institute standardized AI PDLC processes, tooling, and best practices to improve velocity and quality of AI feature delivery.
• Oversee change management and enablement efforts to embed new ways of working across engineering, data science, and product teams.
• Partner with technology and data interoperability teams to remove bottlenecks and ensure scalable data, model, and deployment pipelines.
• Coach and mentor leaders across functions on transformation disciplines, elevating leadership capabilities and cross-team collaboration.
• Benchmark performance against industry peers, identify gaps, and implement continuous improvement plans across the AI PDLC.
• Communicate strategy, progress, and impact to stakeholders at all levels, translating complex concepts into clear, actionable insights.
• Foster a culture of experimentation, ethical AI, and customer-centric value creation through disciplined learning cycles.
• Drive risk assessment and mitigation strategies for AI initiatives, ensuring compliance with governance, privacy, and security standards.

According to JobzMall, the average salary range for a Director of Strategy & Transformation (AI PDLC) is $160,000 to $280,000 per year. This can vary depending on experience, education level, and specific job duties.

Juniper Networks, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The company develops and markets networking products, including routers, switches, network management software, network security products, and software-defined networking technology.