AI Innovation Adoption Lead

Pogue Construction • McKinney, TX

4d

About The Position

The AI Innovation & Adoption Lead will lead Pogue's emerging AI and edge innovation for the enterprise AI initiative. The AI Lead will take leadership's vision and push the envelope; scouting new AI capabilities, proving them through rapid prototypes and pilots, then handing proven concepts to the delivery teams to build and scale.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Technology, Construction Management, or a related field.
• 3-6 years experience with AI, technology, data, analytics, and various software.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and liaise between departments.
• Attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism.
• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build working prototypes using modern AI tools and APIs (LLMs, agents, automation platforms)
• Fluency with prompt engineering, model evaluation, and AI tooling ecosystems (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, vector databases, or equivalents)
• Experience running structured pilots or proofs-of-concept with clear success criteria
• Strong written and verbal communication – able to translate technical findings for non-technical stakeholders at the ELT level
• Comfort working in ambiguity with limited oversight

Nice To Haves

• Experience working within or alongside enterprise IT or software delivery teams
• Familiarity with change management or technology adoption frameworks
• Experience with low-code/no-code platforms in addition to traditional development environments

Responsibilities

• Emerging AI Scouting: Track, evaluate, and pressure-test new AI capabilities (models, agents, tooling) against real Pogue problems. Maintain a living view of the AI landscape and surface what's worth pursuing before the market catches up
• Rapid Prototyping & R&D: Build proofs-of-concept fast, push the envelope on what's possible, and de-risk frontier capabilities before enterprise investment. Document lessons learned.
• Edge Innovation & Piloting: Turn promising ideas into working pilots that demonstrate clear and measurable value. Design pilots to fail fast and cheap where they don't hold up, and amplify those that do.
• Vision Into Proof: Turn leadership's vision into working prototypes that prove real value. Translate ambiguous vision into something to put in front of an executive.
• Hand off & partner: Transition proven concepts to the Solutions Architect and delivery teams to build, harden, and scale without losing the intent of the original solution.
• Technical guidance: Mentor AI champions, power users, and analysts through expertise and influence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level