AI Adoption Lead

Role Overview

• Own and evolve the enterprise activation AI strategy, with accountability for AI eco-system governance, platform, tool, and model activation, and end-to-end value optimization
• Assess, shape the existing AI vendor and platform landscape to identify value optimization opportunities aligned to business priorities, enterprise constraints, and security requirements
• Define pragmatic governance, operating models, and guardrails that enable responsible AI adoption without creating unnecessary friction
• Establish frameworks to measure usage, risk, and optimization opportunities across our enterprise landscape and our workforce
• Monitor emerging AI technologies, market developments, and vendor roadmaps to inform strategic decisions and maintain competitive advantage
• Partner with business leaders to enable decisioning and to connect this to enterprise IT execution
• Act as a trusted advisor rather than a reactive order taker – “you ask yourself; how could we make this easier and better for our colleagues going forward”
• Work within, and orchestrate across, IT and cybersecurity teams to reduce unnecessary friction while working within a risk tolerant framework appropriate to address the business needs
• Design and promote pragmatic AI governance models that drive low process friction and high AI adoption
• Balance speed, innovation, and security in decision-making
• Drive cultural change within IT toward a consultative, business-enabling mindset
• Challenge legacy control-driven behaviors that limit innovation
• Influence stakeholders across multiple levels without relying solely on authority
• Educate business and IT teams on AI opportunities, risks, and mitigation strategies

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of leading AI platforms (e.g., OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, AWS, Anthropic, etc.) and their enterprise applications
• 8–12+ years in IT, digital transformation, or technology consulting
• Proven experience implementing AI or advanced analytics solutions in an enterprise environment
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT operations and cybersecurity practices
• Experience in professional services or consulting environments (highly preferred)
• Deep familiarity with the AI ecosystem (LLMs, copilots, automation tools, etc.)
• Strong ability to navigate and influence complex organizations
• Excellent communication skills—able to translate between technical and business audiences
• Experience designing governance frameworks that enable rather than block innovation
• Change agent mindset with a bias for action
• Pragmatic rather than dogmatic about risk and controls
• Comfortable challenging the status quo constructively
• High credibility with both technical and business stakeholders.

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Cyber Security

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Sports reimbursement budget
• Home office support
• A number of free psychological and legal consultations
• Maternity and paternity leave support
• Internal workshops and learning initiatives
• English language classes compensation
• Professional certifications reimbursement
• Participation in professional local and global communities
• Growth Framework to manage expectations and define the steps to move towards the selected career
• Mentoring program with the ability to become a mentor or a mentee to grow to a higher position
• Valtech Ukraine has a system of progressive benefits packages in place — the longer you stay with the company — the more benefits you get.