Platform Evaluation & Implementation Lead for generative AI

The Consortium•Washington, DC

10h

About The Position

This is a 24-week temporary project role for a Platform Evaluation & Implementation Lead to support a knowledge management system (Insights Hub) and enhance its generative AI and platform capabilities. The role involves two main phases: pre-decision platform evaluation, including gathering stakeholder feedback to guide leadership decisions and participating in testing and analysis; and post-decision planning and execution, which includes supporting implementation readiness, migration planning, testing, validation, and change management. This is a senior, hands-on position requiring an experienced strategic partner capable of navigating ambiguity, applying agile principles, and directly contributing to execution rather than just coordination.

Requirements

Balance strategic thinking with a willingness to roll up sleeves and produce deliverables.
Significant experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives involving platform evaluation, system implementation, or both.
Demonstrated expertise in project management and agile delivery.
Demonstrated expertise in platform or vendor evaluation and comparison.
Demonstrated expertise in sandbox or user testing design and execution.
Demonstrated expertise in testing and validation.
Demonstrated expertise in change management and communications.
Demonstrated expertise in data migration or implementation readiness planning.
Strong communication and synthesis skills, with experience creating executive-ready materials.
Comfort operating in ambiguity and helping teams move from exploration to decision.

Nice To Haves

Experience in research, insights, knowledge management, analytics, or data-driven environments.
Familiarity with enterprise governance, stakeholder decision-making, and cross-team coordination.

Responsibilities

Support the definition and operationalization of success criteria and evaluative metrics (e.g., usability, accuracy, relevancy, completeness, recency, efficiency).
Support the collection, synthesis, and analysis of testing feedback and insights.
Support the preparation of decision-ready summaries and recommendations for leadership and advisory stakeholders.
Partner with Research leadership to inform the overall scope, sequencing, and decision framing for the Insights Hub initiative.
Support the delivery of an actionable project plan with milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
Manage the integrated schedule from evaluation through execution, keeping the team on track and surfacing risks early.
Apply agile principles to adapt plans as new information, constraints, or opportunities emerge.
Support planning and coordination required to stand up a selected system or evolve the existing platform, including implementation planning and workflow design, data migration planning and execution support, and testing, validation, and readiness checkpoints.
Partner with technical and business stakeholders to ensure the solution meets functional, governance, and operational requirements.
Help translate evaluation findings into implementation priorities and sequencing.
Craft clear, audience-appropriate communications throughout both phases (evaluation and post-decision), including updates, guidance, and decision materials.
Provide change-management support to help stakeholders understand what’s changing, why it matters, and how to engage with new systems or workflows.
Anticipate adoption challenges and proactively address them through communication, training, and process adjustments.