AI Enablement Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the company's AI adoption from start to finish: promoting awareness, providing training, activating initiatives, and measuring business value across all departments.

• Manage the operational rhythm of the AI Center of Excellence, which includes overseeing the champions network, facilitating office hours, handling intake and prioritization, and maintaining the adoption scoreboard.

• Recruit, mentor, and assist at least one champion in each department, ensuring they have dedicated time, while also cultivating a support bench.

• Lead cross-functional AI teams that pair an AI-skilled engineer with a department subject matter expert, working in ten-day sprints that deliver measurable results before and after implementation.

• Provide training at various levels, focusing on a foundation of AI fluency for everyone, alongside advanced training for specialized positions and champions.

• Manage the shared skills library and the distribution pipeline in collaboration with Engineering.

• Track adoption and outcomes, including converted workflows, hours saved, and financial impact; prepare monthly reports for executive staff.

• Oversee the AI tooling portfolio and manage expenditures within budget limits; assess vendors and phase out tools that do not provide value.

• Share documented successes in common channels to attract future builders.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in engineering, operations, or enablement roles.

• At least 2 years of experience leading the adoption of a platform or practice throughout an organization.

• A minimum of 1 year within the last 2 years directly involved in building, leading, or influencing AI initiatives at the company level.

• Proficient hands-on builder: capable of scripting, calling APIs, and creating automations independently.

• Developed AI workflows that are now relied upon by others.

• Demonstrated training and facilitation skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Unyielding resourcefulness in leveraging AI technologies.

• A high-empathy operator who can quickly learn departmental workflows and establish trust.

• Evidence of measurable outcomes with clearly defined before and after metrics.

• Bonus: Experience in forward-deployed engineering roles at an AI lab, consultancy, or product company.

• Bonus: Background in procurement, supply chain, or B2B SaaS domains.

• Bonus: Familiarity with AI governance frameworks such as ISO 42001, the NIST AI RMF, and SOC 2.

• Bonus: Experience in establishing a center of excellence or a champions program.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity in a startup.

• Full coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for employees.

• Employer matching for 401K contributions at the employer's discretion.

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).

• A remote-first team with regular opportunities for in-person gatherings for team building, design sprints, and customer engagements.

• An annual budget of $1,000 dedicated to learning and professional development.

• A diverse, inclusive, highly collaborative, and dynamic culture.