AI PDLC Enablement Lead

Role: AI PDLC Enablement Lead
Position Type: Full-Time Contract (40hrs/week)
Contract Duration: 6+ months
Work Schedule: 8 hours/day (Mon-Fri)
Work Hours: EST
Location: Hybrid - Onsite 3 days/week - Pune, India

Perfect Candidate

Really view this as an AI enthusiast / AI influencer, most approachable person you've ever met to drive adoption. Anything - technically savvy. Conversations with really bright engineers. Succinct in how leveraging tooling to build credibility, patient with product partners at a lesser technical skill. Good at paired coaching. Person who oozes excitement

Must Have:

• Ability to embed directly with teams and coach through hands-on application, working shoulder-to-shoulder with engineers, product managers, and QA to apply AI in real scenarios.
• Ability to define and operationalize AI standards, patterns, and best practices, including usage guidelines, prompt conventions, reference architectures, and reusable templates.
• Proven capability to design and deliver enablement programs, including playbooks, training materials, workshops, and hands-on coaching that translate AI concepts into practical day-to-day application.
• Technical proficiency in integrating AI solutions into existing toolchains, such as IDEs, CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and monitoring platforms, including rapid prototyping to demonstrate value.
• Strong communication and change leadership skills, with the ability to influence executives and earn credibility with engineering and product teams, addressing concerns and driving adoption through visible outcomes.
• 10+ years of experience in software development, platform engineering, or technology consulting, with significant exposure to AI-enabled or DevOps-driven transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated success working in large, complex, and regulated enterprise environments, with hands-on experience navigating governance, security, and compliance constraints.
• Prior experience acting as a change agent, program lead, consultant, or internal champion, influencing teams without formal authority and engaging both senior leaders and delivery teams.

Nice to Have:

Technical Skills:
Required & Preferred

• Technical proficiency in integrating AI solutions into existing toolchains, such as IDEs, CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and monitoring platforms, including rapid prototyping to demonstrate value.