SummaryWesTech is seeking an AI Manager - Adoption & Enablement. This ONSITE role is responsible for accelerating the practical adoption of Artificial Intelligence across WesTech by helping the business identify, develop, scale, and govern high-value AI use cases.
This ONSITE role serves as the operational leader of the company's AI program, working with AI Champions, Business Analysts, Digital teams, business leaders, and external partners to turn ideas into measurable business outcomes. The role is not primarily a developer. Its purpose is to build organizational capability, remove barriers, coordinate execution, and ensure AI initiatives align with business priorities, governance requirements, and WesTech's long-term AI vision.
Some of the work you will do:AI Strategy Execution- Execute the enterprise AI roadmap and translate strategic objectives into practical initiatives.
- Identify opportunities where AI can improve productivity, quality, decision-making, customer experience, or business processes.
- Help business leaders prioritize AI investments based on value, feasibility, risk, and organizational readiness.
- Track adoption, benefits realization, and overall program progress.
AI Champions Program Leadership- Lead and support the company's AI Champions network.
- Coach champions on identifying, documenting, and advancing use cases.
- Facilitate collaboration between champions to avoid duplication and promote reuse of successful solutions.
- Organize workshops, working sessions, demonstrations, and knowledge-sharing activities.
- Help champions move ideas from experimentation into repeatable business processes.
Use Case Development and Pipeline Management- Establish and maintain a visible pipeline of AI use cases across the company.
- Work with analysts and business stakeholders to define problems, expected outcomes, business value, data needs, and implementation requirements.
- Distinguish between opportunities appropriate for individual productivity, departmental solutions, and enterprise-scale implementation.
- Monitor progress, remove execution barriers, and connect use cases with the resources required to move forward.
- Promote successful use cases for reuse and broader organizational adoption.
Business Partnership and Change Leadership- Partner with leaders and teams across Sales, Products, Solutions, Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Corporate Services.
- Serve as a practical advisor on how AI can support business priorities and improve work.
- Facilitate discovery sessions and workshops to identify and shape AI opportunities.
- Support change management, communication, training, and user adoption.
- Capture and share success stories, lessons learned, and reusable approaches.
Vendor and Partner Management- Research relevant AI technologies, platforms, vendors, and industry developments.
- Identify consulting, technology, implementation, and solution partners that can accelerate WesTech's AI vision.
- Evaluate partner capabilities, fit, cost, risk, and ability to deliver sustainable business value.
- Coordinate proofs of concept, pilot efforts, and partner-supported implementations.
- Provide recommendations on when to build internally, use existing platforms, or engage external partners.
Governance and Responsible AI- Support the implementation and ongoing improvement of AI governance, policies, standards, and lifecycle controls.
- Ensure initiatives align with security, privacy, compliance, data governance, architecture, and records-management requirements.
- Guide teams toward approved tools and appropriate data use.
- Coordinate required reviews and escalations for higher-risk or enterprise-impacting use cases.
- Maintain visibility into AI solutions that become operationally important to the business.
Capability Building- Develop AI learning paths, playbooks, examples, and enablement programs.
- Increase AI literacy and practical capability across all levels of the organization.
- Help employees understand how to use AI effectively within their work and responsibilities.
- Build a culture of responsible experimentation, shared learning, and continuous improvement.
- Focus adoption on real business outcomes rather than technology for its own sake.
Here are the skills that you need:- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Five or more years of experience leading technology, digital transformation, process improvement, innovation, analytics, automation, or AI-related initiatives.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional programs involving business and technical stakeholders.
- Strong facilitation, communication, relationship-management, and change-leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to move ambiguous ideas toward defined outcomes and execution.
- Working understanding of generative AI, automation, data-driven solutions, and the risks associated with enterprise AI adoption.
Here are the skills and qualifications that will set you apart:- Experience with Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Azure AI, or comparable enterprise AI platforms.
- Experience evaluating and managing consulting firms, technology vendors, and implementation partners.
- Experience in industrial manufacturing, engineering, EPC, water treatment, or a related environment.
- Experience developing business cases and measuring value realization from technology investments.
- Experience with MCP, Python, PySpark to connect agents to our data sources.
Physical Requirements:- Ability to perform work primarily at a computer workstation and use a phone for extended periods.
- Frequent talking, hearing, visual focus, and participation in virtual and in-person meetings, training, and presentations.
- Regular movement throughout the facility, with reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.
- Occasional travel may be required to support business locations, training, or program activities.
Benefits and perks we offer:- Competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses.
- Dollar for dollar 401K match of 6%.
- Flexible work hours, hybrid schedules with remote work options.
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits package with an onsite and virtual medical facility.
- Company HSA contribution, Paid Parental Leave, and Employee Assistance Program.
- Company-paid Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Long-term Disability.
- PTO plan and Paid Holidays.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Company celebrations, summer parties, volunteer opportunities, games, prize drawings, and more!
