Head of AI Software Enablement & Practice

Navitus; Frankfort (KY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

20 days paid time off

4 weeks paid parental leave

9 paid holidays

401K company match up to 5%

Adoption Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Account

Educational Assistance Plan and Pro

Professional Membership assistance

Referral Bonus Program – up to $750

Job summary

Navitus is seeking a Lead of Software Development AI Practice to shape and guide the AI enablement program, set direction, and drive adoption across delivery and developer teams. The role includes hands‑on coaching, governance alignment, and scalable enablement to improve software quality and efficiency.

The position emphasizes building AI capabilities, reference architectures, and reusable patterns, while ensuring security, privacy, and regulatory compliance across projects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software development or architecture.
• 3+ years focused on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies.
• Demonstrated experience defining software development AI frameworks and tools.
• Experience leading or scaling generative AI, ML, or agentic AI capabilities from PoC to adoption.
• Applying security, privacy, data governance, and risk requirements in regulated environments.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive adoption without direct reporting authority.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Navitus groups to identify high‑value AI use cases that improve quality and efficiency.
• Establish reusable AI patterns, reference architectures, and development standards for generative AI, ML, and agentic AI.
• Build and maintain AI‑enabled services and components, including model interfaces and orchestration services.
• Lead PoC and pilot initiatives and convert successful experiments into repeatable capabilities.
• Provide hands‑on coaching and enablement to developers, delivery roles, and product teams on AI tools and responsible usage.
• Serve as the primary AI adoption contact for Software Development and Delivery teams.
• Ensure AI solutions comply with governance, security, privacy, auditability, and transparency principles.
• Support agentic AI workflows, including orchestration, tool integration, and human‑in‑the‑loop controls.
• Own AI adoption measurement with tools, metrics, reporting, training, and leadership updates.
• Evaluate emerging AI platforms for fit with enterprise architecture and cost, advising on adoption approaches.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional

AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty

Responsible AI/AI Governance certification

Certified AI Professional certification or equivalent AI/ML certification

Job description

Navitus is seeking a Lead of Software Development AI Practice to shape and guide the AI enablement program, set direction, and drive adoption across delivery and developer teams. The role includes hands‑on coaching, governance alignment, and scalable enablement to improve software quality and efficiency.

The position emphasizes building AI capabilities, reference architectures, and reusable patterns, while ensuring security, privacy, and regulatory compliance across projects.