Central Operations & AI Transformation Manager

Department : Central Operations

Location : Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Reports to : Head of Operations

Direct reports : ERP Project Coordinator, GenAi developer (possibly)

What We Do Mirai, is a Riyadh-based video game development studio. It is a subsidiary of Scopely, a global interactive entertainment company, and part of the Savvy Games Group. We're looking for someone to lead our AI initiatives and help our teams work faster and smarter using AI.

The Role You'll be the bridge between our business teams (Product, Analytics, Finance, HR, Marketing etc.) and our Engineering teams. Your job is to figure out where AI can actually help, build solutions that people use, and make sure we're getting real value from our AI investments.

Simply put :

You find business problems AI can solve, work with Engineering to build solutions, and make sure people actually use them.

What You'll Do Strategy & Prioritization (30%)

Identify which business problems are worth solving with AI

Decide what to build, what to buy, and what to skip

Calculate ROI and make sure we're investing in the right things

Say "no" when AI isn't the answer

Stakeholder Management (30%)

Work with the business teams to understand their problems

Get buy-in from skeptical teams who don't trust AI

Set realistic expectations with executives

Handle concerns about data security, accuracy, and privacy

Technical Execution (25%)

Work with Engineering Leads to design solutions

Brief Project Managers on requirements and timelines

Choose the right tools and technologies (OpenAI, Claude, vector databases, etc.)

Make build vs. buy decisions

Spot technical risks before they become problems

Adoption & Relationships (15%)

Make sure people actually use what we build

Build trust with teams who are skeptical about AI

Train teams on new AI tools

Keep AI solutions maintained and improving

What You'll Need Required :

Experience :

2+ years in AI / ML implementation, with 5+ years in a leadership role

Proven track record :

You've actually built and shipped AI products that people use

Stakeholder management :

You can handle skeptical teams, impatient executives, and worried finance people

Technical knowledge :

You understand LLMs, APIs, data pipelines, and can have meaningful conversations with engineers (you don't need to code, but you need to know what's possible)

Business sense :

You can calculate ROI, prioritize based on value, and know when to stop a project

Communication :

You can explain technical stuff to non-technical people and business problems to engineers

Nice to Have :

Gaming industry experience

Experience with Snowflake, Tableau, or similar analytics tools

Background in analytics or data science

Experience building AI tools for internal teams (not just customer-facing)

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