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Strategic AI adoption lead (Central)

168k – 212kChicago, ILAustin, TXCustomer SuccessHybrid9+ YOE
Summary

Drives AI platform adoption and activation for enterprise customers by building champion networks, delivering customized workshops, and co-developing solutions aligned to business objectives. Requires 9+ years in customer success with AI/technical proficiency and strong facilitation skills.

About the role

What you'll do

Own activation and platform success

  • Deeply understand each customer's specific use cases, business objectives, and success metrics
  • Build and co-develop custom AI solutions with customers, translating their specific use cases into workflows that drive measurable business impact
  • Design and execute activation strategies that drive measurable platform adoption and business outcomes
  • Implement champion programs, office hours, usage dashboards, customized trainings, and workshops

Build champion communities

  • Create advocate networks and champion communities within customer organizations
  • Establish power user communities that drive peer-to-peer learning
  • Train internal customer trainers to scale enablement
  • Design innovative customer experiences that deepen engagement

Lead educational workshops & live events

  • Facilitate dynamic live and virtual training sessions tailored to diverse audiences
  • Partner with curriculum team while owning customization and delivery for your customers
  • Create memorable learning experiences that inspire action and drive adoption

Continuously improve & collaborate

  • Refine materials based on customer feedback and adoption data
  • Work cross-functionally to understand evolving customer needs
  • Identify gaps and champion new training opportunities
  • Build deep relationships with customer stakeholders and executive sponsors

What you need

Customer success & activation expertise

  • At least 9 years of proven track record owning activation success and driving measurable adoption outcomes
  • Deep experience understanding customer use cases: you discover, map, and leverage specific workflows and business objectives
  • Experience implementing activation strategies: champion programs, office hours, dashboards, and workshops
  • Success building advocate networks and power user communities
  • Ability to connect platform usage to business outcomes and articulate ROI

AI & technical proficiency

  • Ability to scope, design, and deliver custom solutions and demos tailored to customer use cases, working hands-on alongside business stakeholders
  • Comfortable understanding technical concepts and communicating them effectively to varied audiences
  • Ability to demonstrate use cases and articulate business value

Facilitation & education skills

  • Expertise delivering virtual and live instructor-led workshops
  • Skilled at tailoring content and delivery to diverse audiences based on their use cases
  • Ability to partner effectively with curriculum teams while owning customization and delivery

Collaboration & growth

  • Excellence building relationships with stakeholders at all levels
  • Strong program management skills and natural advisor mindset
  • Thrive in fast-paced environments; comfortable with experimentation
  • Self-aware, feedback-driven, and committed to continuous growth

Note: Travel Requirements: 25% domestic and international travel may be required.

Benefits & perks (US Full-time employees)

  • Generous PTO, plus company holidays
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
  • Paid parental leave for all parents (12 weeks)
  • Fertility and family planning support
  • Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri
  • Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options
  • Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution
  • Annual work-life stipends for: Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc. Learning and development stipend
  • Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites
  • Competitive compensation, company stock options and 401k
Skills
AI workflowsLLMscustom AI solutionsplatform adoption strategieschampion programsusage dashboardsworkshopspower user communitiesROI analysisprogram management
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