AI Developer Experience Lead

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced and innovative AI Development Experience Lead, who will be responsible for leading a small team dedicated to researching, experimenting with, and integrating AI-powered tools into our software development lifecycle. You’ll identify promising trends through focused R&D, validate them with hands-on exploration, and work closely with engineering teams to drive successful adoption. This is a leadership role combining technical insight, strategic planning, and change facilitation—shaping both our practices and our culture as we evolve into an AI-augmented engineering organization.  Essential Functions: AI R&D and Strategy Lead R&D efforts to identify, assess, and stay ahead of AI trends, tools, and best practices that can enhance developer productivity and experience. Develop and drive a strategic roadmap to prioritize and sequence high-impact AI opportunities across the engineering lifecycle. Proof of Concept, Alignment, and Adoption Partner with engineering, product, and data science teams to run proofs of concept, pilot AI tools in real workflows, and ensure solutions are adopted and integrated effectively. Align AI initiatives with cross-functional goals, ensuring solutions address genuine developer needs and organizational priorities. Impact Measurement and Continuous Improvement Define, track, and communicate success metrics to measure the impact of AI adoption on team efficiency, quality, and outcomes. Establish and maintain fast feedback loops with developers, using insights to continuously refine and optimize AI tool integrations. Team Leadership and Cultural Enablement Build and lead a high-impact team focused on AI-driven developer experience improvements. Champion a culture of experimentation and learning, encouraging teams to embrace new, AI-augmented ways of working.