Job description
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.
We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.
The AI Adoption Lead is AHEAD’s embedded human answer to the gap between AI deployment and realized value. This is a people-first, business-embedded transformation role, part change manager, part coach, and part internal consultant, dedicated to a specific business unit (BU). Reporting to the VP, Talent and Workforce Transformation, the AI Adoption Lead ensures that the business unit’s employees are genuinely ready to work alongside AI: with the right skills, redesigned roles, reimagined workflows, and the confidence to operate in a continuously evolving environment.
Duties/Responsibilities
AI Change Strategy & Adoption
Design and consult on a BU-level AI change strategy, moving employees from AI experimenters to AI accelerators
Develop and run stakeholder engagement plans, including resistance mapping and influence strategies
Build a network of champions and superusers within the BU to sustain adoption momentum
Monitor adoption signals and adjust interventions based on real-time uptake data
Address employee anxiety and build psychological safety around AI-augmented work
Role & Job Redesign
Conduct systematic task deconstruction across BU roles to identify what AI automates, augments, or creates
Redesign job descriptions and role profiles to reflect new human–AI responsibilities
Work with BU leaders to define new AI-augmented job families and career pathways
Identify roles at risk of displacement and proactively design transition pathways
Capability & Skill Building
Assess BU-level AI fluency and identify skill gaps across functions, levels, and workforce segments
Commission or co-design targeted learning programs — technical, workflow, and mindset
Integrate AI capability-building into daily workflows, not just stand-alone training events
Develop manager enablement specifically for leading AI-augmented teams
Track and report on capability uplift against BU transformation milestones
Culture & Responsible AI
Build a culture of active participation in AI transformation, not passive compliance
Surface and address fear, mistrust, and equity concerns across BU employee groups
Embed responsible AI practices, transparency, human validation, governance, into team norms
Manager Enablement
Coach and equip managers to lead AI-augmented teams, orchestrating humans and AI agents together, not just using AI tools themselves
Run dedicated BU manager learning programs focused on judgment, coaching, and human–AI workflow oversight
Adoption Measurement & Intelligence
Own the BU's AI adoption measurement framework, design and instrument metrics, not just report on them
Instrument and analyze adoption data (usage, frequency, depth) to make it accessible and actionable
Surface informal and shadow AI use within the BU and channel it into governed, productive adoption
Track adoption health across workforce segments including tenure, function, generation, and role level
Feed BU intelligence upward into the Hive Transformation Office to inform org-wide strategy
Education and Experience
Minimum Required:
Master's or PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, or a related field - or equivalent applied experience
4-8 years in change management, internal or management consulting, HR transformation, org effectiveness, or related people and OD roles
Demonstrated experience leading large-scale technology or digital transformation from the people side
Strong grasp of change management frameworks and ability to adapt them to AI contexts
Experience in role design, job architecture, or organizational assessment
Ability to build trust and credibility with business unit leaders and frontline employees as a consultative thought partner
Data literacy with comfort using adoption metrics and workforce analytics to drive decisions
Personal proficiency with AI tools and genuine enthusiasm for AI-augmented work
Preferred:
Experience embedded in a business unit or in a client-facing consulting capacity (not just HR or CoE roles)
Exposure to agentic AI, automation workflow design, or human-in-the-loop process redesign
Background in learning & development or capability-building at scale
Applied experience in assessment, survey design, or behavioral measurement
Industry knowledge aligned to the target business unit
Certification or coursework in AI transformation leadership
The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
Why AHEAD:
Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.
We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.
USA Employment Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid company holidays
- Paid time off
- Paid parental and caregiver leave
- Plus more! See benefits for additional details.
Use of AI:
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, assessing responses, or to capture recordings and create transcriptions or summaries during interviews. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.
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You may opt-out of the review or analysis of your application and resume by AI tools by using the General Application. Please include the role you wish to apply for in the Additional Information field. You may also choose to opt-out of recording and transcription at any time, including after joining an interview. Candidates will not be penalized for choosing to opt-out.
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Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.