Lead AI Practice for Software Delivery - Remote

Navitus

Sacramento (CA)

Remote

USD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave (4 weeks)

Paid holidays (9)

401K match up to 5%

Adoption assistance

Flexible Spending Account

Educational assistance & professional‑

Referral bonus

Job summary

Navitus Health Solutions seeks a Lead, Software Development AI Practice to drive AI adoption across delivery and developer teams. You will set direction, establish scalable enablement methods, and coach teams to deliver high‑quality software with measurable efficiency gains.

You will serve on the AI Governance Board, lead POC initiatives, and ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, and data governance standards while enabling innovation and business value.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience.
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.
Demonstrated experience leading or scaling generative AI, machine learning, or agentic AI capabilities.
Demonstrated experience applying security, privacy, data governance, and risk requirements to technology solutions in a regulated or data‑sensitive environment.
Demonstrated experience influencing technical and business stakeholders and driving adoption across teams without relying solely on direct reporting authority.

Responsibilities

Partner with many groups across Navitus to identify high‑value AI use cases that improve software quality, engineering productivity, operational efficiency, and business outcomes.
Establish reusable AI patterns, reference architectures, integration approaches, and development standards for generative AI, machine learning, and agentic AI capabilities.
Build and maintain AI‑enabled services and components, including model interfaces, orchestration services, agent frameworks, prompt/tooling patterns, and reusable developer enablement assets.
Lead proof‑of‑concept and pilot initiatives that demonstrate practical AI value, then convert successful experiments into repeatable capabilities for broader adoption.
Provide hands‑on coaching, demonstrations, and daily enablement to developers, delivery roles, and product teams on effective AI tools, tactics, and responsible usage.
Serve as the primary AI adoption point of contact for Software Development and Delivery, influencing teams through expertise, practical value, and strong partnership rather than direct reporting authority.
Ensure AI solutions comply with enterprise AI governance, responsible AI standards, security requirements, data privacy expectations, auditability needs, and model transparency principles.
Support agentic AI workflows, including orchestration, tool integration, context management, workflow design, and human‑in‑the‑loop controls.
Own AI adoption measurement, including tools, metrics, reporting, training, and leadership updates that demonstrate usage, quality improvement, efficiency gains, and business impact.
Evaluate emerging AI platforms, tools, and capabilities for fit with enterprise architecture, security, scalability, interoperability, cost, and Software Development and Delivery needs, and recommends appropriate adoption approaches.
Minimal travel may be required for meetings, training, or other business needs.
Other duties as assigned.