Director of AI - Remote

Overview

As the Director of AI at Fortis, you will own and drive the company-wide strategy for how Artificial Intelligence is integrated, adopted, and scaled across every part of our business - from game development and creative production to publishing, LiveOps, and internal operations.

In Short

• Define Fortis’ AI strategy and roadmap, setting clear priorities that align technical feasibility with business ROI.
• Lead and manage AI R&D, guiding a technical team toward high-impact, commercially meaningful outcomes.
• Translate ambiguous cross-functional problems into clear requirements, determining what gets built, why, and in what order.
• Drive org-wide adoption of AI workflows, ensuring new tools and systems are actually used, not just delivered.
• Run pilot initiatives across art, engineering, production, and publishing to validate real-world value and scale successful solutions.
• Establish success metrics and measurement frameworks that quantify efficiency gains, creative acceleration, and bottom-line impact.
• Champion AI education and alignment, helping teams understand capabilities, limitations, and responsible implementation.
• Create the operating model for AI at Fortis, defining processes, principles, and repeatable mechanisms for continuous innovation.

Requirements

• Strong technical fluency in AI/ML concepts - able to debate architecture, evaluate tradeoffs, and challenge assumptions without needing to code.
• Proven experience leading 0→1, cross-functional initiatives with measurable, org-wide outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to drive adoption and behavior change, not just build tools or ship features.
• Deep understanding of creative or production workflows, ideally including game development pipelines (art, engineering, content).
• Exceptional strategic decision-making, balancing long-term vision with tactical prioritization in ambiguous environments.
• Credibility with both technical and creative teams, with strong communication skills and stakeholder alignment instincts.
• Entrepreneurial bias for action, comfortable operating in a fast-moving, unstructured environment without relying on process or hierarchy.
• Low-ego, high-ownership mindset, focused on outcomes, clarity, and collaboration rather than politicking or title-driven leadership.

Benefits

• We strongly believe we are changing how games studios operate and at the core of what we do is making great games that create a connected community.
• We’re not just about making Games Where You Belong. We’re also about building communities where our people belong. That’s why Fortis is a thriving environment that celebrates diversity, embraces inclusivity, and fosters growth.
• Build and grow with a seasoned team of accomplished talent who have left an impactful mark in their disciplines, both in and out of gaming.