BlackHawk Network

AI Transformation Program Lead

BlackHawk Network$120K — $150K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in business transformation or operations leadership
  • Related bachelor's degree in Business, Tech, or similar field
  • Proficient in redesigning end-to-end business processes
  • Hands-on experience with GenAI and workflow automation tools
  • Capable of influencing stakeholders without direct authority
  • Strong business acumen with a focus on AI ethics and ROI evaluation
  • Excellent verbal/written communication skills suitable for executive-level discussions

Responsibilities

  • Partner with functional leaders to identify process inefficiencies
  • Define future-state workflows leveraging AI technology
  • Redesign workflows and operating models for better efficiency
  • Implement change management strategies to ensure adoption of new processes
  • Translate business requirements into clear problem statements
  • Collaborate with the AI Architect for solution design and delivery
  • Manage prioritization of AI initiatives based on impact and feasibility

Benefits

  • 401k with employer match
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 12 paid holidays in 2026
  • Paid sick leave accrual
  • Parental leave
  • Life, disability, and accident/illness insurance
  • Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
  • Wellness benefits
  • Flexible time off for all full-time employees
Full Job Description
Overview

As Blackhawk Network accelerates the use of AI to transform how we operate, we are seeking a transformational program leader who can bridge business strategy, process design, and execution.

This role partners directly with our AI Solutions Architect and business leaders to identify, prioritize, and deliver large-scale AI-driven improvements across the company.  This is a business transformation role focused on reimagining how work gets done - and ensuring that our AI solutions deliver measurable impact.  This is not a traditional program management role. This is a highly skilled, individual contributor role reporting to the VP, Tech Bus Ops & Program Management

Responsibilities

Partner with functional leaders (Finance, Operations, Customer Support, GTM) to:

  • Identify high-impact process inefficiencies
  • Define future-state workflows enabled by AI

Drive adoption and change management:

  • Redesign workflows and operating models
  • Comfortable pushing:  3We don6t need this team anymore4 
  • Not just optimizing - willing to redesign from scratch
  • Ensure teams actually use and benefit from new solutions

Lead end-to-end program execution:

  • Translate business requirements into clear problem statements
  • Partner with the AI Architect to drive solution design and delivery
  • Ensure on-time, high-quality deployment

Own prioritization and roadmap:

  • Build and manage an enterprise AI opportunity pipeline
  • Sequence initiatives based on impact, feasibility, and speed

Quantify and track impact:

  • Cost savings / headcount efficiency
  • Productivity improvements
  • Quality and cycle time gains
Qualifications
  • Ability to operate at multiple levels:
    • Strategic (defining where to go)
    • Tactical (driving execution day-to-day)
  • 8+ yearsof experience in business transformation, operations leadership, or change management, specifically driving digital transformation adoption
  • Related bachelor6s degree(Business, Tech, etc.)
  • Proven ability to redesign business processes end-to-end and driving cross functional programs in complex organizations
  • Hands-on experience with GenAI (specifically Glean, Claude, Copilot enterprise tools), and workflow automation platforms, with an applied focus on workflow redesign.
  • Comfort working alongside highly technical partners (you don6t need to build AI - but you need to 7get it8)
  • Demonstrated success leading large-scale change, influencing stakeholders without direct authority, and driving adoption in complex organizations.
  • Strong business acumen - capability to define KPIs, understand cost structures, evaluate ROI, and ensure adherence to AI ethics.
  • Executive-level verbal/written skills, with experience designing enterprise learning programs to train staff on new technologies

We seek candidates who not only demonstrate curiosity and adaptability in emerging technologies but have also successfully implemented and utilized AI tools to enhance their work, improve processes, or deliver measurable results. Our teams embrace continuous learning and the thoughtful integration of AI to create meaningful impact 6 for our employees and the future of work.

Benefits

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, Blackhawk Network offers benefits including 401k with employer match, medical, dental, vision, 12 paid holidays in the year 2026, 1 hour of sick pay accrual for every 30 hours worked, parental leave, life insurance, disability insurance, accident and illness insurance, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, wellness benefits, and flexible time off for all full-time employees.

About BlackHawk Network

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. is a global financial technology company and a leader in connecting brands and people through branded value solutions. Blackhawk platforms and solutions enable the management of stored value products, promotions and rewards programs in retail, ecommerce, financial services and mobile wallets. Blackhawk’s Hawk Commerce division offers technology solutions to businesses and direct to consumers. The Hawk Incentives division offers enterprise, SMB and reseller partners an array of platforms and branded value products to incent and reward consumers, employees and sales channels. Headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., Blackhawk operates in 26 countries. For more information, please visit blackhawknetwork.com, cashstar.com, hawkcommerce.com, hawkincentives.com or our product websites GiftCards.com, giftcardmall.com, GiftCardLab.com and OmniCard.com.
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3,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2001
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