Director, Operations, AI Innovation Job at Fingerpaint Group (Philadelphia)

Director, Operations, AI Innovation

Fingerpaint Group

Location:
United States , Philadelphia

Category:
IT - Administration

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Job Description:

The Director, Operations is the strategic architect of our efforts. You are responsible for 'operationalizing the new' by working with the team to take prioritized, experimental pilots and transform them into scalable, robust capabilities for broad adoption. This role focuses on innovation velocity and adoption impact. You will work to ensure that our creative and technical teams are free to experiment without chaos, while simultaneously building the bridges that allow those experiments to cross over into the daily work of the agency. You are the steward of the agency’s investment in AI, ensuring resources are directed toward initiatives that yield the highest transformative value.

Job Responsibility:

Operationalizing Innovation: Design and manage the lifecycle of innovation deliverables, defining clear operational pathways for how a project moves from 'loose experiment' to 'reliable internal tool'
Remove friction from the development process, ensuring that Creative Technologists and Engineers have the infrastructure and processes they need to build and iterate rapidly
Oversee the operational rollout of new AI agents and workflows to the broader agency, ensuring that innovation translates into tangible efficiency gains for account and creative teams
Product & Project Oversight: Partner with Product Management to provide operational structure to the roadmap, ensuring that R&D efforts are resourced realistically and aligned with the agency’s broader strategic priorities
Establish agile-inspired frameworks for delivery that allow for iteration and discovery, rather than rigid waterfall adherence
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration, acting as the connector who ensures that our AI solutions are actually solving the right problems for our internal partners and clients
Resource Stewardship & Impact Analysis: Manage the AI investment budget, overseeing technology costs (compute, tokens, enterprise licensing) and optimizing spend to maximize the agency's R&D runway
Move beyond standard profitability metrics to define and track the true ROI of our work (e.g., hours saved, speed-to-market acceleration, quality improvements)
Oversee resource allocation for the team, protecting time for deep-work exploration while ensuring we deliver on critical internal milestones
Governance Enablement: Partner with Agency Legal, Governance, and Policy roles to co-develop frameworks that enable innovation while managing risk
Act as the implementation lead for compliance, ensuring that necessary guardrails are built into our operations and tools seamlessly, rather than acting as bottlenecks
Champion the ethical application of technology, fostering a culture where speed and responsibility go hand in hand

Requirements:

Minimum of 8–10 years of experience in project management and operations, program management, or innovation management, preferably within an agency or technology environment
The 'Change' Mindset: Understanding that this team’s 'client' is often the agency itself. You have experience managing internal transformation initiatives or R&D programs where success is measured by value
The AI Literacy: You understand the operational realities of the modern AI stack (APIs, token usage, model fine-tuning) and how to budget for them
The Connector: Proven ability to partner with diverse stakeholders—from Product Managers and Engineers to Legal and Finance—to drive consensus and move complex initiatives forward
The Tools: Proficiency in operational platforms (e.g., Jira, Asana, Workfront) and the ability to use data to tell the story of the team's impact
The Leadership: Excellent communication and executive leadership skills, with the ability to advocate for new ways of working in a matrixed organization

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Job Posted:
January 10, 2026

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Director, Operations, AI Innovation

Fingerpaint Group

Location:
United States , Philadelphia

Category:
IT - Administration

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

Job Description:

Job Responsibility:

Requirements:

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 10, 2026

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