About Us SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja , the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

AI at SharkNinja At SharkNinja, we’re building an AI-native culture. We’re not waiting for the future; we’re creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what’s possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers.

If you believe the best way to do your job hasn’t been invented yet, you’ll fit right in. Sr. Director, AI Finance Legal Transformation The Role You will own the strategy and execution of AI integration across SharkNinja's finance organization (FP A, accounting, internal audit, tax, investor relations) and legal organization (contract management, IP, regulatory compliance, litigation support).

Multiple AI projects are already in flight across both functions. The challenge is not ambition -- it is that these efforts run in parallel without a single person connecting them, sequencing them, and driving them to completion. You will be that person: the dedicated, full-time owner who sits above individual projects, connects the dots, and surfaces the opportunities the teams are too close to see.

You will be measured on adoption, speed, and measurable business impact. You report directly to the VP, Chief of Staff to the CEO, with a dotted line to the CFO and CLO.

What You Will Do

Strategy Integration Own the AI transformation roadmap across the full finance and legal functions, identifying overlaps, dependencies, and consolidation opportunities Sequence and prioritize ruthlessly: drive each initiative to completion before starting the next Build and lead a team of AI Fellows embedded directly into finance and legal teams Finance Accelerate forecast automation, consolidating commercial forecasting across Americas, Global, and EMEA into a single AI-powered path from prototype to production Partner with Internal Audit to fast-track AI adoption in audit and controls, reducing remediation timelines on material weaknesses Activate AI opportunities across accounting -- from automating data entry and reconciliation to larger process redesign Legal Accelerate AI-powered contract review, IP portfolio management, and regulatory compliance monitoring to reduce cycle times, outside counsel dependency, and manual exposure tracking Build legal intelligence and knowledge retrieval systems that make institutional legal knowledge accessible and actionable across the organization Evaluate the legal tech landscape and make build-vs-buy decisions that compound in value -- prioritizing platforms SharkNinja owns over vendor lock-in Drive production readiness for Legal's existing AI prototypes, moving working tools from proof-of-concept to enterprise-grade platforms Execution Translate AI capabilities into practical solutions that finance and legal professionals actually use Drive behavioral change across teams with varying levels of AI fluency Establish success metrics and report measurable outcomes to executive leadership Coordinate with external partners (PwC, Oracle) to avoid duplication and ensure AI initiatives complement existing efforts

Who You Are

Required 10+ years in AI/ML, finance transformation, legal operations, or technology-driven change management Strong technical fluency in AI/ML, with hands-on experience deploying enterprise LLM platforms (Claude, ChatGPT): you can evaluate tools, assess platforms,

Sr. Director, AI Finance & Legal Transformation