Manager, Strategy & AI Enablement

Macmillan • San Francisco, CA

16h

About The Position

The Manager, Strategy & AI Enablement works with Holtzbrinck’s San Francisco-based AI Hub to make AI-related change deliberate across the group’s portfolio companies. The AI Hub shapes group AI strategy, builds partnerships with AI labs, develops AI capability programs, and works with the Executive Board and leaders and builders across the portfolio.

This role owns programs that turn interest in AI into practical capability. It manages the San Francisco Residency Program, where portfolio talent can explore AI-related ideas for up to three months, and designs Functional AI Leadership Weeks that bring functional leaders together with partners, startups, and thought leaders. The Manager also develops AI communities, facilitates leadership programming, manages communications, and reports participation, satisfaction, and adoption measures to leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business, innovation, management, or a related field; ideally focused on technology, data, or business development.
• At least 2 years of experience in AI strategy, innovation management, or product strategy; ideally within science, education, or media.
• Technical fluency, including regular collaboration with AI tools, the ability to critically assess demos, and proactive attention to current AI developments.
• Demonstrated experience building and managing relationships with external partners, such as AI companies, academic institutions, or startups.
• Experience presenting to and advising senior leadership and coordinating stakeholders in a complex organization.
• Event and program experience, such as organizing innovation workshops, networking formats, or partner-facing initiatives.
• Highly organized and self-starting, with the ability to run projects independently and thrive in a fast-moving environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in science, education, or media.
• A degree focus in technology, data, or business development.

Responsibilities

• Run the Residency Program end to end, including cohort selection, onboarding, and curriculum.
• Build a strong alumni network of global AI talent across Holtzbrinck.
• Design and deliver Functional AI Leadership Weeks, including playbooks, agendas, and speaker curation.
• Plan and facilitate leadership offsites and enablement workshops.
• Own regular meetings across AI leaders and builders and develop them into a community across portfolio companies.
• Drive the AI Hub’s internal and external communications, including its newsletter and event communications.
• Measure participation, satisfaction, and real adoption for each program cycle, and report results to leadership.

What This Job Offers

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