Director, AI Transformation & Enablement

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About Tekion: Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise…

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10+ years of progressive HR, People Operations, organizational development, or management consulting experience, with at least 3–5 years managing teams (consulting background a strong bonus) Demonstrated experience leading AI, technology, digital…

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Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.

AI is changing the world — and at Tekion, we're shaping how our people grow with it.

This is not a role about replacing what Tekionites do. It's about expanding what they're capable of.

As our Director, AI Workforce Transformation & Enablement, you will own and drive Tek-Ascend — our company-wide AI enablement program — from strategy through execution. That means building the training architecture, community programs, change management infrastructure, and workforce frameworks that help every Tekionite across both India and the US understand, embrace, and put AI to work in their daily jobs. You'll also be someone who actively uses AI yourself — not just advocates for it but models the kind of AI-powered working you're asking others to adopt.

This is a brand-new role on a newly formed team, which means you're building from the ground up with the full support of the CPO and senior leadership. Tek-Ascend launched its mandatory online training on July 13, 2026 — and there's a lot of runway ahead. Live workshops, a growing Champions Network, quarterly hackathons, a Showcase program, and a Build CoE pipeline of AI agents being deployed into workflows across every function. You'll inherit real momentum and shape what comes next.

You'll lead a lean but capable team, partnering closely with the CIO/CISO org (our AI Build CoE), our CTO org and People Business Partners across the business. With a small team, you'll be expected to use AI — including building and deploying agents in Claude and other platforms — to multiply your impact and operate well above your headcount.

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Perks and Benefits

→Competitive compensation and generous stock options
→100% employer-paid top-of-the-line medical, dental and vision coverage
→Great benefits including unlimited PTO, parental leave and free snacks and beverages
→The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valley's most dominant and successful companies
→Be part of an early stage, hyper-growth start-up with the opportunity to grow and prosper
→Work on the latest and coolest technologies – everything is home-grown and built ground-up
→A dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration
→The open and transparent culture that encourages innovation, rewards performance and discourages hierarchy
→Exciting opportunities for career growth and development

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The salary range describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position across applicable US locations. The actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.  In addition to the compensation listed, this position may be eligible for equity compensation, and/or a bonus or commission whereby total compensation may exceed base salary depending on individual or company performance. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.

Base Salary Range

$215,000—$285,000 USD

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