AI Transformation Leader - Culture & Employee Expereince, Microsoft Security

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

2d•$130,900 - $303,600•Remote

About The Position

Microsoft Security is a leading global security organization focused on endpoint, identity, cloud, and data security, and is one of Microsoft's fastest-growing businesses. The organization is committed to transforming Security Engineering into an AI-first organization to effectively address the evolving threat landscape. The AI Transformation Leader, as part of the Executive Office of the EVP of Microsoft Security, plays a pivotal role in this transformation. This position is responsible for implementing the new AI-first operating model as the standard, and for establishing the programs, rituals, and change infrastructure to ensure its long-term sustainability. The role focuses on installing habits rather than launching initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 6+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR equivalent experience.
Proven ability to drive adoption through scalable resources and community engagement.
Proven ability to partner closely with matrixed teams and navigate across complex systems.
Demonstrated storytelling and content strategy skills.
Demonstrated experience driving large-scale behavior or technology adoption in an engineering organization.
Working knowledge of AI tools and workflows, and the adoption dynamics specific to engineering teams.
Proven program design and execution skills — from concept through measurable, sustained outcome.
Ability to influence engineering leaders without direct authority.
Ability to translate complex change into clear expectations and observable behaviors.
Demonstrated ability reading signal without perfect clarity, deciding at speed, and adjusting as you learn.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 12+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Drive the end-to-end activation of the new AI-first operating model, from readiness to team-level adoption, measurement, and iteration, in close partnership with the Engineering Executive Sponsor and Engineering Leaders.
Partner with engineering managers and VPs to integrate AI-first behaviors into operating rhythms, expectations, and management practices.
Identify and systematically remove organizational, tooling, and behavioral barriers to adoption.
Build feedback loops to connect on-the-ground adoption realities with operating model design and product teams.
Design and manage the Security Frontier Enablement Lab, a structured environment for engineering teams to experiment with AI tools, agents, and workflows in low-risk, high-signal settings.
Produce and scale the AI & Agents Hackathon series to identify new use cases, accelerate adoption, and foster a community around AI-first practices.
Run Demo Day as a regular, visible forum to celebrate and share AI-first work across Security Engineering.
Translate the new AI-first operating model into clear behavioral expectations for managers to reinforce and engineers to act upon.
Develop change mechanisms to instill and sustain new habits over time.
Ensure the internal engineering experience aligns with the AI-first future Microsoft Security offers to customers.
In partnership with Engineering leaders, define and track key indicators (leading and lagging) of AI tool and operating model adoption across Security Engineering.
Present adoption patterns, blockers, and successes to senior leaders with clear, actionable insights.
Utilize data to continuously improve programs and refine future efforts.