Future Roles · Strategy & Leadership

Human-AI Strategy Director

AdvancedSFIA Level 7Cross-sectorEmerging (1–2 years)

Based on: Chief Digital Officer / Strategy Director

An executive leader responsible for shaping an organisation's AI adoption strategy — ensuring that AI investment is maturity-matched, ethically grounded, and aligned to human capability development rather than headcount reduction.

Human core

The capabilities that remain irreplaceable — the human element that AI augments but cannot substitute.

  • Organisational maturity assessment and sequencing
  • Stakeholder alignment across technical and non-technical leadership
  • Values-led decision-making in the face of AI hype cycles

AI capabilities

Where AI tools extend what this role can achieve — the augmentation layer that multiplies human output.

  • AI opportunity mapping and ROI modelling
  • AI governance framework design
  • AI adoption readiness assessment tooling

Strategy & Leadership — inherited foundations

Core human skills and AI foundations shared across all roles in the Strategy & Leadership family.

Human skills

  • Systems thinking
  • Stakeholder influence
  • Ethical leadership
  • Change management

AI foundations

  • AI opportunity assessment
  • Maturity-matched AI adoption
  • AI risk and governance literacy
  • Human-AI collaboration design

SFIA skills

Relevant skill codes from the SFIA framework — the global standard for digital and technology workforce planning.

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