zuru

AI Integration Director

Auckland | New Zealand
Full-time
Posted Nov 8, 2026

Job description

ABOUT ZURU

ZURU is on a mission to disrupt across industries, challenge the status quo and catalyst change through radical innovation and automation advances. This is in play in different pillars of the company: ZURU Toys are re-imagining what it means to play; ZURU Tech is shaping a better future by leading the next building revolution; ZURU Edge is pioneering new generation FMCG brands to better serve modern consumers.

Founded in 2003 by EY Entrepreneur of the Year and World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray, ZURU has quickly grown to a team of over 5000 direct and indirect members across more than 30 international locations.

One of the largest toy companies in the world, globally recognized and award-winning brands include Bunch O Balloons, Mini Brands, XSHOT, Rainbocorns and Smashers. Our global FMCG brands include MONDAY Haircare, Rascals, NOOD, BONKERS, Gumi Yum Surprise, and more!

For more information, visit www.zuru.com http://www.zuru.com.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Drive AI adoption across every ZURU region, business and department, measured against where we are today.

Know how every team uses AI, map how their work flows, then build the AI that changes it.

Stay ahead of the curve: find the best new AI and put it to work before the business asks.

Lead from the dance floor, not the balcony: drive this relentlessly, every day.

POSITION IMPACT

Within 30 days, publish ZURU's AI adoption baseline and ship an MVP a named business owner uses.

Every week, report adoption against that baseline, workflows mapped and MVPs shipped.

Within 90 days, adoption rises in every business unit, and proven MVPs run in daily work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Direction and pace

•Set AI's strategy, scorecard and budget.

•Report adoption and the gaps to chase to the whole business.

Dance floor leadership

•Build MVPs and agents yourself.

•Lead from the work, not from status reports.

Know AI adoption

•Know who uses AI, how deeply and to what effect, in every team.

•Act on the gaps.

Map the workflows

•Map how work flows across ZURU, scored on people, cost, friction, manual work and frequency.

•Highest impact first.

Find where AI fits

•Find where more AI belongs in each workflow.

•Fix a broken process before automating it.

Prove it with MVPs

•Build MVPs in days to prove AI works in a real workflow.

•Scale the winners and kill the rest.

Plan with every business

•Agree with business leaders worldwide how and when AI enters their teams.

•Grow the team with business need.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

•Experience leading teams that put AI into business workflows, with ownership of the function's strategy and budget.

•Track record of measurable business wins within weeks of taking on a function.

•Experience driving AI adoption across a whole business, measured against a baseline.

•Experience mapping business workflows and redesigning them before automating.

•Current, hands-on use of frontier models and agent tooling, building MVPs in days.

LIFE AT ZURU

ZURU is on a quest to reimagine tomorrow. Founded in 2003, ZURU Group has rapidly grown and now spans three core divisions—ZURU Toys, ZURU Edge (consumer goods) and ZURU Tech (construction).

At ZURU, we have cultivated a high-performing culture that encourages excellence. Our team works towards ambitious goals, learning, performing, and improving together, all while having fun. We empower talented individuals to do their best work every day.

At ZURU, you get out what you put in. You are responsible for driving your own career and we provide the platform to achieve it. As ZURU is on such a fast growth trajectory, there are opportunities here that you won’t find anywhere else.

WHAT WE OFFER

•🌱 Culture for Growth

•🧘 Health Benefits

•🌎 Global Opportunities

•💡 Surrounded by an A Player Team

•💰 Competitive Remuneration

•🍓 Lots of fresh fruit, coffee, pals fridge and more

ZURU – Reimagining tomorrow 🚀

ZURU may use AI tools to help screen, assess or select applicants.