Sr. Director, AI Finance & Legal Transformation
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, and hold your own in technical discussions with engineers and data scientists
- Deep understanding of enterprise finance operations (FP&A, accounting, audit, controls, ERP systems) and working knowledge of corporate legal operations (contract lifecycle, IP, compliance)
- Proven track record leading large-scale transformation in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
- Ability to bridge technical and business: you can tell IT what to build and tell the CFO or CLO what outcome it delivers
- Decisive, action-oriented, and comfortable in ambiguity where speed matters more than perfection
- Experience productionalizing AI prototypes from proof-of-concept to enterprise-grade tools with proper back-end infrastructure, particularly in environments where customized platforms are already in flight
Strongly Preferred
- Experience deploying AI across finance or legal at scale, not just pilots
- Familiarity with SOX compliance, material weakness remediation, CLM platforms, or e-discovery tools
- Background in Legal Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE), or comparable roles that combine production-grade software development with domain-specific legal workflow design
Additional Requirements
- Travel required (domestic and international)
- On-site at Boston HQ in Needham, MA or New York / Miami office full-time
Why This Role Matters
SharkNinja's CEO has made AI transformation a top company priority. Finance and Legal are where that transformation becomes measurable: faster forecasting cycles, fewer manual touches, stronger controls, faster contract turnaround, and capacity redirected to the work that matters most. Multiple projects are already underway. What is missing is the person who owns the full picture, drives each one to the finish line, and makes sure the pieces add up to more than the sum of their parts.
Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre-paid legal insurance, back-up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more.
Pay Range
$225,000—$275,000 USD
Our Culture
At SharkNinja, we don’t just raise the bar-we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you’ll be right at home.
What We Offer
We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what’s possible. When you join, you’re not just part of a company-you’re part of an outrageously extraordinary community. Together, we won’t just launch products-we’ll disrupt entire markets.
At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
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