AI Strategy & Innovation Lead

About Penbrothers Penbrothers is an HR & remote talent management partner and one of the fastest-growing companies in the Philippines. We provide talented Filipinos with global opportunities in high-growth startups and dynamic companies, from the comfort of their own homes.

What you’ll do

AI Strategy & Roadmap

• Define and own the organization's AI strategy and initiatives roadmap, identifying high-value opportunities for AI adoption across business functions
• Prioritize AI use cases based on business impact, feasibility, and strategic alignment, in partnership with senior leadership
• Stay current on emerging AI tools, models, and techniques (e.g., LLMs, RAG architectures, agentic workflows) and assess their applicability to the business
• Build and maintain a pipeline of AI initiatives, from early concept through business case development

Initiative Definition & Delivery Partnership

• Translate AI opportunities that require technical build-out into clear, scoped initiatives with defined objectives, success metrics, and expected business outcomes
• Partner closely with the BI, Automations & AI Solutions Manager to assess feasibility, scope, and sequencing of proposed initiatives against the delivery team's capacity
• Participate in a shared intake and prioritization process with the BI, Automations & AI Solutions Manager to balance strategic AI initiatives against other team commitments
• Provide subject-matter guidance and requirements clarity to the delivery team throughout execution, without directly managing team members

Cross-Functional & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders proposing or requesting AI-driven solutions
• Present AI strategy, roadmap updates, innovation findings, and business impact to senior leadership
• Build stakeholder buy-in and change management support for AI-driven process changes
• Identify and communicate risks, dependencies, or resourcing constraints affecting the AI roadmap

Innovation Scouting

• Scout and evaluate emerging AI tools, platforms, and techniques, running small proofs-of-concept personally or with other teams to test viability before recommending broader investment
• Champion a culture of experimentation and responsible AI adoption across onshore and offshore teams
• Recommend new AI tools, platforms, or vendors for adoption based on innovation scouting and pilot results

Hands-On Enablement Execution

• Independently design, build, and maintain self-paced AI learning programs (e.g., Google Classroom courses), without dependency on the BI/Automations/AI Solutions team
• Plan and personally deliver AI workshops, biweekly trainings, and hackathons for onshore and offshore employees
• Build and run the AI Champions network, including content, cadence, and community engagement
• Create training materials, guides, and other enablement content directly, iterating based on participant feedback and adoption metrics
• Collaborate directly with other teams (People/HR, business units, department leads) as needed to schedule, localize, or tailor training content — independent of the Solutions Manager's team
• Governance
• Support the development of AI governance policies, including responsible use, data privacy, and risk management practices for AI initiatives
• Ensure AI initiatives align with broader data governance and compliance requirements

What You Bring

Experience

• At least 2+ years of total professional experience in any of the following fields: technology, data, AI/ML, or a related strategic field
• Demonstrated experience defining and driving AI or emerging-technology strategy from concept to delivery
• Experience working with or evaluating AI/LLM technologies (e.g., prompt engineering, RAG systems, AI agents/automation) — hands-on technical background not required, but strong technical fluency is
• Experience partnering with engineering, data, or BI teams to scope and deliver technical initiatives is strongly preferred

Skills & Competencies

• Strong strategic thinking, with the ability to identify and prioritize high-impact AI opportunities
• Genuine curiosity and hands-on interest in emerging AI tools and techniques — comfortable running quick pilots and evaluations independently
• Self-sufficient builder mindset — able to create courses, workshop content, and training materials without needing a dedicated team
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills — able to drive outcomes through partnership and persuasion rather than direct authority
• Strong business acumen; able to translate AI capabilities into business value and ROI
• Solid understanding of AI/ML concepts, generative AI, and modern data architecture sufficient to have credible technical conversations with delivery teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to senior leadership and facilitating training/enablement sessions
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building process/structure where none exists yet
• Collaborative mindset for technical initiatives — partners with the delivery team's manager rather than commanding it — while being fully capable of executing enablement work solo

Nice to Have

• Experience designing and personally facilitating enablement programs (training, hackathons, champions networks)
• Hands-on experience independently building training programs, courses, or workshops (e.g., Google Classroom, LMS platforms, or similar), without relying on a dedicated build/dev team
• Experience with change management or driving org-wide adoption of new tools/technology
• Familiarity with data governance, AI risk, or responsible AI practices
• Prior experience in a BPO, EoR, or similar remote-team/outsourcing environment is a plus
• Background in management consulting, product management, or technical program/innovation management

Our Hiring Process

We utilize AI tools to enhance hiring efficiency and ensure a fair evaluation. Consequently, candidates will engage with an AI Interviewer, supervised by Human Talent Acquisition Experts who will support your entire application journey.

Our AI Expectations: While we encourage you to use AI for CV refinement and research, we require that all interviews and assessments be completed through your own authentic effort. The use of real-time AI assistance during interviews or to complete skills tests is strictly prohibited to ensure a fair and genuine evaluation of your capabilities.

What You’ll Get

At Penbrothers, we are obsessed with creating positive employee experiences. Here you’ll find an environment that nurtures learning and provides opportunities for growth. You’ll have the opportunity to make an impact on fast-growing startups and dynamic companies.

· Meaningful work & Growth: We take every opportunity to stretch ourselves and deliver an excellent client experience.

· Employee as our biggest asset: We are genuinely invested in our people’s career and welfare.

· Global reach & local impact: Get to work with high-growth startups and dynamic companies from the comfort of your own home.

· Powering global startups: We’ve created 1,400 jobs that empower global start-ups to focus on growth.