Director, AI Enablement, Corporate Affairs — Novartis
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
Salary Range
CHF146,300.00
CHF271,700.00 Job Description Summary
- Salary Range:
- CHF146,300.00
- Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement a defined and executive-endorsed multi-year AI strategy for Corporate Affairs that anticipates how AI will reshape communications, public affairs, ESG, and stakeholder engagement.
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement a defined and executive-endorsed multi-year AI strategy for Corporate Affairs that anticipates how AI will reshape communications, public affairs, ESG, and stakeholder engagement.
- Lead the strategy and development of a prioritized AI portfolio governed as a managed investment, with disciplined trade-offs across strategic and operational impact, data readiness, and speed to value.
- Lead the strategy and execution for approved business cases and funding decisions for every initiative in the portfolio, with quantified value targets, ROI methodology, and clear reinvestment logic linked to enterprise outcomes.
- Hire and develop a high-performing AI team with the technical depth and judgment required to deliver enterprise-grade AI solutions.
- Deliver realized business value across deployed solutions — measured in time recovered, productivity gained, opportunities captured, insights accelerated, or strategic capacity created — tracked against approved business cases.
- Represent Corporate Affairs in enterprise AI governance bodies, technology councils, and senior cross-functional forums.
- Serve as a trusted senior advisor with the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Chief of Staff, and other executive leaders on AI strategy, opportunity, and more.
- Own the AI governance framework for Corporate Affairs, jointly defined with IT, Legal, and Compliance with zero material compliance, privacy, or responsible-AI incidents across the portfolio. Essential Criteria
- Progressive experience in AI, digital transformation, and technology
Additional details
- Job Description Summary
- You will own the full lifecycle of AI in Corporate Affairs, from strategy and business cases through delivery, governance, adoption, and realized value, and is measured by the strategic, operational, and reputational impact AI generates for the function and the enterprise. Location: Basel, Switzerland
- Own the AI governance framework for Corporate Affairs, jointly defined with IT, Legal, and Compliance with zero material compliance, privacy, or responsible-AI incidents across the portfolio. Essential Criteria
Notes and original content
- CHF271,700.00
- You will own the full lifecycle of AI in Corporate Affairs, from strategy and business cases through delivery, governance, adoption, and realized value, and is measured by the strategic, operational, and reputational impact AI generates for the function and the enterprise.
- Job Description
- Location: Basel, Switzerland
- Own the AI governance framework for Corporate Affairs, jointly defined with IT, Legal, and Compliance with zero material compliance, privacy, or responsible-AI incidents across the portfolio.
- Essential Criteria
Questions about this listing
What salary does Novartis offer for this role?
Novartis lists CHF 85'500 - 129'500 gross per year for this position in Basel. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Novartis offer?
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