Director, AI Transformation & Enablement

About the role

Tekion is disrupting an industry that hasn't seen innovation in over 50 years with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform. This role is on-site in Pleasanton, California.

Job Summary

As our Director, AI Transformation & Enablement, you will architect strategies, programs, and frameworks to help every Tekionite understand, embrace, and leverage AI as a genuine superpower in their work. You'll also use AI as a core part of how you and your team operate, setting an example for others to follow.

What We Offer

Competitive compensation and generous stock options
100% employer-paid top-of-the-line medical, dental, and vision coverage
Unlimited PTO, parental leave, and free snacks and beverages
The opportunity to work on the latest and coolest technologies
Dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR, People Operations, organizational development, or management consulting experience, with at least 3–5 years managing teams (consulting background a strong bonus)
• Demonstrated experience leading AI, technology, digital transformation, or other large-scale transformation initiatives with a strong people and change management lens
• Proven track record in change management — ideally with formal methodology experience (Prosci/ADKAR, Kotter, or similar frameworks)
• Experience personally facilitating and conducting AI transformation training and workshops at other companies — not just designing programs or managing others who deliver them
• Experience designing AI transformation training curricula or capability programs, with the ability to build and iterate content rapidly based on learner feedback
• Demonstrated ability to build and use AI agents (e.g., in Claude, OpenAI, or similar platforms) to automate workflows, enhance productivity, or deliver better outcomes with a small team
• Active, hands-on use of AI tools (generative AI, copilots, productivity assistants) as a meaningful part of your day-to-day professional work
• Experience in workforce planning, organizational design, and/or job architecture redesign
• Experience working with and coaching senior leaders and executives through significant organizational change
• Exceptional executive communication and storytelling skills — able to inspire, align, and influence at all levels without always having direct authority
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in a large management consulting or HR consulting firm (e.g., Deloitte, McKinsey, Mercer, Accenture, Korn Ferry) PLUS hands-on, in-house experience at a mid-size, high-growth tech company
• Strong, active external network within the AI transformation and future-of-work community — with relationships at peer companies doing leading AI internal adoption work
• Experience with Workday HCM and/or AI-powered HR technology platforms
• Exposure to automotive, enterprise SaaS, or B2B technology industries (a plus, not a requirement)

WHO YOU ARE

You're a builder, a connector, and a genuine believer in the power of people. You've sat in enough boardrooms to speak the language of strategy, and you've spent enough time with front-line teams to know that lasting change only happens when people feel seen, heard, and supported.

You're genuinely excited about AI — not just as a concept, but as a tool you actively use, explore with curiosity, and love helping others demystify. You've personally stood in front of rooms full of skeptics and turned hesitation into enthusiasm. You know that the most effective change leaders don't mandate adoption — they make the path feel natural, exciting, and worth walking.

You're comfortable with ambiguity and don't need a perfect playbook to get started. This is a new team and a new function, and some things are still being defined. You bring structure where it's needed, stay flexible when it's not, and remain tenacious in pursuing what matters most. You can operate resourcefully with a lean team — and you know how to use AI to make two people feel like ten.

You're well-connected in the AI transformation community. You know who else is doing this well, you're in conversations with peers at other companies, and you bring those insights back to inform what Tekion builds. You're not just following trends — you're helping set them.

At Tekion, you'll need all of that — and we can't wait to see what you build.

No Sponsorship for this role

Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.