AI Manager - Adoption & Enablement - ONSITE SLC - Local Candidates only

WesTech Engineering • South Salt Lake, UT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

WesTech is seeking an AI Manager - Adoption & Enablement to accelerate the practical adoption of artificial intelligence across the company. This onsite role is the operational leader of WesTech’s AI program, working with AI Champions, Business Analysts, Digital teams, business leaders, and external partners to identify, develop, scale, and govern high-value AI use cases that produce measurable business outcomes. The role focuses on building organizational capability, removing barriers, coordinating execution, and aligning AI initiatives with business priorities, governance requirements, and WesTech’s long-term AI vision; it is not primarily a developer role.

The position executes the enterprise AI roadmap, leads the AI Champions network, manages the company-wide use-case pipeline, and partners with business teams on discovery, change management, training, and adoption. It also evaluates and coordinates vendors and partners, supports responsible AI governance, and develops learning paths and enablement resources to grow AI literacy and promote practical, responsible experimentation. Candidates may be required to pass pre-employment and periodic screenings, including background checks, drug and alcohol tests, or other necessary assessments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Five or more years of experience leading technology, digital transformation, process improvement, innovation, analytics, automation, or AI-related initiatives.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional programs involving business and technical stakeholders.
• Strong facilitation, communication, relationship-management, and change-leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to move ambiguous ideas toward defined outcomes and execution.
• Working understanding of generative AI, automation, data-driven solutions, and risks associated with enterprise AI adoption.
• Ability to perform work primarily at a computer workstation and use a phone for extended periods.
• Frequent talking, hearing, visual focus, and participation in virtual and in-person meetings, training, and presentations.
• Regular movement throughout the facility; reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities.
• Occasional travel may be required to support business locations, training, or program activities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Azure AI, or comparable enterprise AI platforms.
• Experience evaluating and managing consulting firms, technology vendors, and implementation partners.
• Experience in industrial manufacturing, engineering, EPC, water treatment, or a related environment.
• Experience developing business cases and measuring value realization from technology investments.
• Experience with MCP, Python, or PySpark to connect agents to data sources.

Responsibilities

• Execute the enterprise AI roadmap and translate strategic objectives into practical initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for AI to improve productivity, quality, decision-making, customer experience, and business processes.
• Help business leaders prioritize AI investments based on value, feasibility, risk, and organizational readiness.
• Track adoption, benefits realization, and overall AI program progress.
• Lead and support the company’s AI Champions network; coach champions on identifying, documenting, and advancing use cases.
• Facilitate collaboration among champions, organize workshops and knowledge-sharing activities, and help move ideas into repeatable business processes.
• Establish and maintain a visible pipeline of AI use cases across the company.
• Work with analysts and business stakeholders to define problems, expected outcomes, business value, data needs, and implementation requirements.
• Distinguish use cases suited to individual productivity, departmental solutions, or enterprise-scale implementation; monitor progress and remove execution barriers.
• Promote successful use cases for reuse and broader organizational adoption.
• Partner with teams across Sales, Products, Solutions, Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Corporate Services; advise on practical AI applications and facilitate opportunity discovery.
• Support change management, communication, training, user adoption, and sharing of success stories and lessons learned.
• Research AI technologies, platforms, vendors, and industry developments; identify and evaluate partners based on capabilities, fit, cost, risk, and sustainable business value.
• Coordinate proofs of concept, pilot efforts, and partner-supported implementations, and recommend when to build internally, use existing platforms, or engage external partners.
• Support implementation and improvement of AI governance, policies, standards, and lifecycle controls.
• Ensure initiatives align with security, privacy, compliance, data governance, architecture, and records-management requirements; guide teams toward approved tools and appropriate data use.
• Coordinate reviews and escalations for higher-risk or enterprise-impacting use cases and maintain visibility into operationally important AI solutions.
• Develop AI learning paths, playbooks, examples, and enablement programs; increase AI literacy and practical capability across the organization.
• Promote effective, responsible AI use, shared learning, continuous improvement, and adoption focused on real business outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses.
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match of 6%.
• Flexible work hours and hybrid schedules with remote work options.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits package with an onsite and virtual medical facility.
• Company HSA contribution, paid parental leave, and Employee Assistance Program.
• Company-paid life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, and long-term disability.
• PTO plan and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Company celebrations, summer parties, volunteer opportunities, games, prize drawings, and more.

What This Job Offers

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