AI Innovation Leader

Buffalo, NY
Full-time
$140,000.00–$185,000.00
Posted Nov 13, 2026

Skills

Cybersecurity
Large Language Models
Machine Learning
Microsoft Azure
SAP
Wireframing

Job description

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

Job Title :

AI Innovation Leader

Reporting To:

Executive, Digital Enablement

Work Schedule:

Onsite – Buffalo, NY

Moog’s AI Enablement Center of Expertise is looking for an AI Innovation Leader!

As the AI Innovation Leader, you will lead enterprise AI experimentation and rapid innovation focused on solving the company’s most complex, high-value business challenges. You will identify opportunities where emerging AI capabilities can materially change how the company operates, rapidly test new ideas, and convert promising concepts into validated solutions. You will own the AI innovation pipeline from problem identification through experimentation, prototyping, validation, and transition, partnering with business and technology teams to move viable solutions into production and scale.

This role requires an onsite work schedule, at our Corporate Headquarters in East Aurora, NY.

To qualify for the AI Innovation Leader role, here is what we would expect you to bring to Moog…

•Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Product Design, Business, Innovation, or related field

•Over seven (7) years’ experience in technology innovation, product innovation, R&D, advanced engineering, digital transformation, emerging technology, or related disciplines

•Over three (3) years leading innovation pipelines, rapid experiments, prototypes, proofs of concept, innovation labs, or accelerator programs and working with generative AI, AI agents, machine learning, intelligent automation, or emerging AI technologies

•Demonstrated ability to move complex business problems through hypothesis, experimentation, validation, and production-transition decisions.

•Must live local to the Buffalo, NY area to work onsite, or willing to relocate. A hybrid/remote work schedule is not possible for this position.

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

•Experience with Microsoft Azure/Azure AI, design thinking, human-centered design, lean experimentation, AI-enabled rapid development, enterprise product transitions, reusable/scalable innovation, and major ERP transformations such as SAP.

As the AI Innovation Leader, you will…

•Build and manage a prioritized AI innovation pipeline focused on the company’s most complex challenges and highest-value opportunities.

•Partner with business leaders and Operating Groups to identify where AI can create differentiated value or fundamentally transform how work gets done.

•Establish clear criteria to prioritize, advance, pivot, scale, or stop experiments, balancing near-term opportunities with emerging AI capabilities.

•Lead rapid experimentation and prototyping, translating complex business problems into focused experiments with clear hypotheses, success criteria, and learning objectives.

•Leverage AI-enabled development approaches to accelerate prototyping and iteration while maintaining appropriate enterprise guardrails.

•Evaluate prototypes for business and user value, technical feasibility, scalability, risk, and reuse, capturing lessons from both successful and unsuccessful experiments.

•Identify innovations ready to move beyond experimentation and establish clear ownership, requirements, and transition expectations to avoid unsupported production solutions.

•Partner with AI Product & Platform, Architecture & Engineering, Cybersecurity, Data, and business teams to transition validated innovations into scalable, sustainable production solutions.

How we care for you:

•Financial Rewards: great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k, and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations), Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts

•Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program.

•Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.

•Professional Skills Development: Tuition Assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development and other personal growth programs

•Culture: Warm, respectful, family-like environment driven by our 12 core values. Multiple Employee Resource Groups led by our employees, open and welcoming to all.

Salary Range Transparency:

Buffalo, NY $140,000.00–$185,000.00 Annually

Salary Range Disclaimer

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Moog salary range for this position in the given work location. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range(s) listed is just one component of Moog's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, employee stock purchase plan, an open paid time off policy, and many region-specific benefits.

This position requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Moog offers an inclusive workplace, and, as such, affirms the right of every person to participate in all aspects of employment based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Human Resources department via phone at 844-367-5787.

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