AI Adoption Lead

Company Description

Hume Edge is an AI people enablement and consulting firm based in Calgary. We help enterprise organizations put AI to work in their business, through AI strategy, executive leadership programs, workforce skilling, AI adoption, and value measurement. Our work centres on aligning AI initiatives with business goals, while ensuring teams have the skills, knowledge, capabilities and tools needed to work alongside AI. Potential team members can expect to contribute to forward-looking projects that shape how organizations integrate AI into everyday operations. We are building a bench of AI Adoption Leads for upcoming client projects. This is complex organizational change management work with AI at the core.

Role Description

The AI Adoption Lead is a hybrid role based in Calgary, AB, with a mix of on-site collaboration and work-from-home flexibility. In this role, the AI Adoption Lead supports the design and execution of AI adoption plans for client organizations, focusing on workforce readiness, process alignment, and AI change enablement.

This posting is for future opportunities and is not for an existing vacancy. We review applications as they arrive and hold a shortlist for projects as they are confirmed. A place on the shortlist is not a guarantee of work.

What You'll Do

You own the change workstream on an AI Enablement engagement, from the first readiness assessment through to sustainment. The AI Adoption Lead owns the overall plan and may be responsible for managing a team of consultants. As the AI Adoption Lead you will work side-by-side with your client to assess organizational readiness for AI adoption, design AI adoption strategies, work with sponsors and people leaders to identify where AI changes roles, decisions, and workflows, and shape the the (re)design of work, Build and deliver communications and engagement plans that reach executives, people managers, and front line employees, facilitate workshops and working sessions, develop materials, guides, and training materials to introduce AI solutions, delivery training, measure and track adoption behaviour tied to business outcomes, and report progress. As well as, contribute to Hume Edge research on AI trends and best practices. This role is designed for individuals interested in the intersection of AI, organizational change, and people development, leadership development, and learning development, working closely with senior team members to deliver client value.

What You Bring

• Eight or more years in organizational change management, with at least two years leading the change workstream on an enterprise transformation, in consulting or an internal role
• Working knowledge of organizational effectiveness and change models, and the judgement to adapt them to the client in front of you. 
• Strong analytical and research abilities, including the capacity to gather, interpret, and present insights related to AI technologies and organizational processes.
• Practical, daily use of generative AI tools in your own work, and a working understanding of how large language models behave, where they fail, and what that means for the people using them
• The ability to explain AI to leaders and employees who are new, skeptical, or worried, without jargon and without overselling
• Awareness of responsible AI principles, including data handling, privacy, and the governance questions clients raise during adoption
• Strong facilitation and written communication, including the ability to turn messy stakeholder input into a clear plan and a clear status update.
• Comfort working with executives, cross-functional teams, and stakeholders, demonstrating collaboration, professional conduct, and a user-centered mindset.
• Legal entitlement to work in Canada and the ability to invoice as an independent contractor, through a sole proprietorship or corporation

Assets

• Experience delivering AI Enablement or AI transformation programs in enterprise organizations, on the client or consulting side
• Bilingual English and French, with the ability to run an engagement in either
• A recognized change management designation such as the CCMP
• Prior work with Microsoft 365 Copilot or a comparable enterprise AI platform
• Experience in HR, L&D, or organizational development
• Experience in regulated industries such as energy, financial services, or the public sector
• Foundation in AI concepts, data literacy, or digital transformation (coursework, projects, or self-directed learning in AI, data, or technology strategy is beneficial).

Details

• Location: Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, and Montreal. Additional Canadian locations considered.
• Engagement: Independent contractor, project based. Scope, deliverables, and timelines are confirmed before each project starts.
• Compensation: A daily or project rate agreed per engagement, based on scope and experience.
• Start: Projects are confirmed through the year. Applications are reviewed as they arrive.

How to Apply

• Send a short note to openroles@humeedge.ai with a cover letter and your CV. Please include your languages of delivery, your indicative daily / hourly rate range or rate card, and your typical availability.

Learn more about us at humeedge.ai.

Our Hiring Commitment

Hume Edge is committed to an inclusive, fair selection process. People at Hume Edge review every application and make every selection decision. We may use AI tools to help draft materials or answer candidate questions. We do not use AI to screen, score, rank, or select candidates.

If you need an accommodation at any stage of the process, tell us and we will arrange it.