Director of AI Strategy – Enablement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Spearhead a comprehensive initiative to establish sustainable AI capabilities throughout Hillel’s professional network.

• Collaborate with Hillel’s Technology Services department and interdisciplinary teams.

• Recognize AI opportunities, reimagine workflows, and formulate best practices and ethical guidelines.

• Extract value from current data, research, and evaluation frameworks.

• Utilize AI to integrate information related to student engagement, program results, campus performance, development, and operations.

• Enhance organizational capacity to pose significant questions regarding data and respond accordingly.

• Provide strategic vision, governance, and guidance for AI adoption.

• Act as an embedded consultant for opportunity recognition, workflow reengineering, and best-practice formulation.

• Transfer AI enablement skills to designated team leaders.

• Establish a peer-to-peer network for sharing and implementing effective strategies.

• Develop principles for responsible AI implementation, focusing on privacy, quality, bias, accuracy, transparency, and environmental impact.

• Oversee the selection and deployment of enterprise-grade AI platforms and ensure secure access.

• Set standards for data integrity and organizational quality.

• Coordinate operational implementation, integration, and support processes.

• Create and manage staff training, embedded consultation, peer learning, and implementation assistance.

• Incorporate AI training modules into existing professional development offerings.

• Prepare staff to effectively use AI tools, identify opportunities, resolve challenges, and promote organizational goals and student outcomes.

• Address AI limitations, risks, and trade-offs in the enablement process.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive professional experience, generally 8+ years, in learning and development, change management, organizational development, digital transformation, or a similar area.

• Proficient understanding of contemporary AI tools, including large language models and enterprise AI platforms.

• Knowledge of AI capabilities and limitations.

• Proven experience in promoting technology adoption across an organization.

• Capacity to simplify complex technical concepts into accessible language and actionable workflows.

• Experience in designing and delivering training or enablement programs for non-technical personnel.

• Ability to navigate the ethical, cultural, and environmental aspects of AI, including its limitations and risks.

• Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities.

• Capability to advise and influence senior leadership.

• Sound judgment regarding data integrity, privacy, and the responsible use of organizational information.

• Commitment to Hillel International’s mission.

• Background in a nonprofit, mission-driven, higher education, or multi-site/federated organization.

• Familiarity with Claude, Gemini, Google Workspace, Salesforce, and Slack AI.

• Practical experience in developing AI workflows, prompts, or connectors.

• Awareness of AI ethics, responsible AI frameworks, or environmental implications of large-scale AI utilization.

• Proficiency in data and analytics.

• Experience in establishing a new program, function, or capability.

• Connection to or familiarity with Jewish communal life, campus life, or the populations served by Hillel.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work hours and location.

• Support for remote work.

• Comprehensive health insurance coverage.

• Retirement savings plan.

• Life insurance benefits.

• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.

• Long-Term Disability insurance.

• Flexible Spending Accounts.

• Generous vacation and sick leave policies.

• Parental leave provisions.

• Opportunity to influence a vital national strategy.