The Architecture + Urbanism Digital & AI Transformation Director is accountable for rewiring how Architecture + Urbanism delivers value to clients by embedding digital, data, and AI capabilities into core delivery workflows, decision making, and operating rhythms.
Requirements
- Extensive leadership experience building and scaling global digital, AI, automation or technology-enabled capabilities within the AEC or related professional services industry, with clear accountability for capability maturity, business value and enterprise impact.
- Experience embedding responsible AI principles, including governance, transparency, human oversight, risk mitigation and regulatory alignment into enterprise AI adoption and operational practices.
- Proven strategic leadership in defining and executing a global Digital & AI capability vision aligned to business goals, enterprise priorities and long-term transformation objectives.
- Deep expertise in digital, AI, automation and emerging technologies, with a strong understanding of how these can be applied to improve delivery models, business performance and client outcomes within complex organizational environments.
- Demonstrated experience driving organizational change and broad adoption of new digital and AI capabilities, tools and ways of working across global and local teams.
- Strong track record of identifying, sponsoring and scaling successful innovations, pilots and proof of concept initiatives into practical, repeatable and value-adding business capabilities.
- Proven ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across global, regional and local teams, building commitment to shared priorities and securing support for transformation roadmaps and implementation plans.
- Strong understanding of scalable delivery models, process optimization and operational excellence, with experience designing approaches that improve consistency, efficiency and quality in digital and AI-enabled services.
- Governance and risk management experience, including understanding of data privacy, AI ethics, information security and relevant compliance requirements, with the ability to embed these into capability design, deployment and ongoing management.
- Demonstrated talent and capability development experience, including building learning programs, enabling skills development and fostering communities of practice that strengthen digital, data and AI capability across the organization.
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to connect cross-functional teams around a unified transformation agenda and deliver outcomes across a complex matrixed environment.
- Demonstrated strategic judgment and execution discipline, with the ability to translate vision into clear priorities, practical roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
- Leadership style that empowers Arcadians, promotes accountability and continuous improvement, and supports a healthy, inclusive and high engagement culture aligned to the Arcadis Leadership profile of being curious, driving success and igniting passion.
- Degree level education in a relevant technical or commercial discipline such as digital technology, data science, artificial intelligence, computer science, engineering, business or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Advanced degree preferred such as an MBA or a relevant Master’s in artificial intelligence, data science, digital transformation, technology management, engineering, business or a related field, or equivalent executive level experience in complex global organizations.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Opportunities for career growth and professional development
- Collaborative and inclusive work environment
- Flexible work arrangements
- Opportunities for remote work
- Access to cutting-edge technologies and tools
- Opportunities for travel and international work experience
- Generous parental leave policy
- Employee recognition and reward programs
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
