Head of AI & Automation

Head of AI & Automation Job Posting

Your Ideas. Our Transformation.

At Cash Depot, you're not just joining a company, you're becoming part of a family.

As a nationwide leader in ATM management and financial transaction processing, we've built our reputation on innovation, exceptional customer service, and strong partnerships. Now we're investing in AI and automation to work smarter across every part of the business, and we're looking for a forward-thinking leader to make it happen.

When you join Cash Depot, you're stepping into an organization where your ideas matter, your leadership is valued, and your impact is visible across the business. As Head of AI & Automation, you'll have company-wide scope to find the best opportunities, lead pilots, and turn promising ideas into real, measurable results.

What We Offer

- Competitive compensation package - Profit Sharing Bonus Program - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits - Company-paid Life Insurance - Company-paid Short-Term Disability (STD) - 401(k) with company match - Paid time off and holidays - Direct partnership with the CTO and department leaders - Opportunity to build the company's AI and automation program - Stable, growing organization with nationwide operations

Position Summary

The Head of AI & Automation turns business opportunities into practical, measurable improvements through AI and automation. Working across every Cash Depot department, you'll identify valuable use cases, evaluate tools, lead pilots, drive adoption, and verify the results. The role blends business process analysis, technical judgment, and change leadership.

Reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer, you'll partner with Engineering, IT Operations, Security and Compliance, HR, and a network of department AI champions to bring new ways of working to life.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio & Opportunity Analysis

- Build and maintain a prioritized AI and automation portfolio tied to business goals, owners, expected benefits, costs, and delivery capacity. - Analyze workflows with department leaders and employees, and recommend the right fix, whether that's AI, conventional automation, or process change.

Tool & Vendor Evaluation

- Evaluate vendors and tools for capability, integration, data handling, cost, and supportability alongside Engineering and Security and Compliance.

Pilots & Prototypes

- Define pilot scope, baselines, acceptance criteria, evaluation methods, human review needs, and scale-or-stop recommendations. - Lead prototypes and pilots with technical resources, then hand off to Engineering and Operations owners before production.

Adoption & Change Leadership

- Organize department champions, training, guidance, and employee feedback with HR and business owners. - Track adoption and the benefits each initiative delivers.

Governance & Reporting

- Maintain an inventory of approved AI use cases and tools, with owners and review status. - Prepare decisions for the monthly AI steering group and report progress, costs, accuracy, adoption, benefits, and risks to the CTO.

Requirements

- Demonstrated delivery of business process improvements using AI or automation, with measurable outcomes and sustained adoption. - Practical understanding of AI capabilities and limits, data quality, evaluation, access controls, APIs, enterprise integration, and vendor assessment. - Ability to guide or build prototypes using scripting, APIs, or automation tools, and to work credibly with engineering specialists. - Experience managing several initiatives at once, from decision through implementation. - Relevant education or equivalent experience.

Preferred

- Experience in regulated financial services, payments, or the ATM industry. - Experience with internal knowledge tools, document processing, workflow automation, and distributed development teams.

Skills & Qualifications

- Strong discovery, process analysis, and prioritization skills. - Proven stakeholder management and change leadership across business functions. - Ability to explain tradeoffs clearly to executives, department leaders, and employees. - Skill at setting meaningful measures and proving results with data. - Ability to balance big-picture vision with hands-on execution. - Collaborative leader who builds trust and influence without direct authority. - Passion for innovation and practical, responsible use of AI.

Why Cash Depot?

This is a rare opportunity to shape how a nationwide financial services company puts AI to work. As Head of AI & Automation, you'll have company-wide reach, a direct line to the CTO, and the chance to build a program that changes how every department works, with results you can see and measure.

This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with occasional overtime as business needs require.

Join Cash Depot and lead the next chapter of innovation across our business.