SharkNinja

SharkNinja

Director, AI Changemaker - People & Culture

Needham, MA, United States · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 19 hours ago
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About the role

  • The Director, AI Change Maker is a high-impact, strategic / doer role at the intersection of People and Culture.
  • You will be measured on adoption, speed, and measurable business impact.
  • You report directly to the VP, Chief of Staff to the CEO, with a dotted line to both the Chief People Officer.

Responsibilities

  • Co-own the AI transformation roadmap across the full P&C function, identifying overlaps, dependencies, and consolidation opportunities
  • Build and scale AI coaching tool for managers, enabling always-on development support, real-time feedback, and career pathing at a fraction of the cost of external coaching tools
  • Build enterprise AI capability programs, run cross-functional sprints, and embed new ways of working at scale -- serving as the connective tissue between P&C and every other function's AI transformation
  • Sequence and prioritize ruthlessly: act as PMO to drive each initiative to completion before starting the next, unless directed otherwise
  • Work with enterprise storytelling and communications teams to build AI-augmented content production models, shifting from fully human time-consuming workflows to a majority-AI speed and high quality production model
  • Build agents and AI-powered workflows that turn company moments into internal stories in near real time -- newsletters, town hall recaps, and internal posts drafted and published in hours, not days
  • Drive hands-on AI adoption into the P&C organization
  • Drive change management across large, global workforces with varying levels of AI fluency

Requirements

  • 8+ years in AI/ML, HR transformation, talent operations, or technology-driven change management
  • Deep understanding of enterprise HR operations (talent access, talent experience, HR service delivery, people analytics) and how AI reshapes HR work

Nice to have

  • Experience deploying AI across HR or talent functions at scale, not just pilots
  • Experience producing AI prototypes from proof-of-concept to enterprise-grade tools
  • Strongly Preferred:

Skills

  • Proven track record leading large-scale transformation in complex, multi-stakeholder environments

Benefits

  • Shift P&C to a customer-centric service delivery model with easily accessible key information (e.g. benefits, retirement, policy, personal info, manager tools, etc.)

Company info

  • SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people's lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company's products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.
  • AI at SharkNinja
  • At SharkNinja, we're building an AI-native culture. We're not waiting for the future
  • we're creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what's possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn't been invented yet, you'll fit right in.
  • We're not waiting for the future; we're creating it.
  • Director, AI Changemaker - People & Culture
  • SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people's lives in homes around the world.
  • Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains.
  • Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company's products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.
  • At SharkNinja, we're building an AI-native culture.
  • Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what's possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers.
  • If you believe the best way to do your job hasn't been invented yet, you'll fit right in.
  • Reports to: VP, Chief of Staff to the CEO
  • Dotted Line: EVP, Chief People Officer
  • fast iteration, learning from failure, and scaling what works
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