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Navan

Artificial Intelligence · 3.9k people

Director, AI Enablement

Posted 8 Oct

What’s this role about? The Internal AI Innovation Lead will drive an AI-first culture by managing internal AI platforms as products and building educational frameworks. They will also partner with business units to identify opportunities and guide the development of functional AI proof-of-concept solutions.

New York, New York
On-site
$173K – $384K
Full-time
5-10 years exp
115 W 18th St, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10011

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Company

About Navan Navan is the global AI-powered business travel and expense platform that makes travel easy for frequent travelers. From finding flights and hotels, to automating expense reconciliation, with 24/7 support along the way, Navan delivers an intuitive experience travelers love and finance teams rely on. See how Navan customers benefit and learn more at navan.com.

Navan

Transform the way you travel

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1,001-5,000 employees
Artificial Intelligence
2015
Public Company
247k LinkedIn followers
Raised $2.2B

Responsibilities

  • Manage AI Environments as Products: Treat our internal AI platforms, tools,
  • and sandboxes as internal products—ensuring high adoption, strong guardrails,
  • and continuous improvements based on user needs.
  • Lead AI Education & Support Plans: Design accessible, high-impact training
  • programs, workshops, and resource hubs that upskill teams—moving employees
  • beyond basic prompts to confident, creative AI adoption.
  • Guide Business-Led POCs: Partner with business units to identify high-value
  • opportunities and help them build, test, and launch fast-turnaround AI
  • proof-of-concept prototypes.
  • Cultivate AI Champions: Build and energize a cross-departmental community of
  • AI advocates. Mentor these champions so they can independently design AI
  • solutions within their own teams.
  • Drive an AI-First Culture: Stay ahead of emerging AI tools and trends,
  • rapidly evaluating new capabilities and demonstrating practical ways to embed
  • AI into everyday operations.

Qualification

TechnologyManagement & LeadershipSoftwareData & AnalyticsConsulting
  • Strong AI Savviness: Exceptional hands-on fluency with modern AI tools, GenAI
  • platforms, custom agents, and prompt engineering, with the natural ability to
  • spot opportunities for AI automation.
  • Rapid Prototyping Skills: Comfortable using low-code/no-code AI builders,
  • platform features, or lightweight tools to rapidly build and validate working
  • POCs alongside business teams.
  • Internal Product Mindset: Experience treating internal platforms or programs
  • as products, using feedback, iteration, and adoption metrics to refine the
  • user experience.
  • Enablement & Mentorship: Strong track record of designing engaging training,
  • building active employee communities, and teaching non-technical teams how to
  • build with new technology.
  • Change Leadership: Excellent storytelling, facilitation, and communication
  • skills to motivate employees and embed an AI-first culture across the
  • company.
  • The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the
  • compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need.
  • To determine a successful candidate’s starting pay, we carefully consider a
  • variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the
  • candidate’s skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity.
  • For roles with on-target-earnings (OTE), the pay range includes both base salary
  • and target incentive compensation. Target incentive compensation for some roles
  • may include a ramping draw period. Compensation is higher for those who exceed
  • targets. Candidates may receive more information from the recruiter.
  • Pay Range
  • $172,800—$384,000 USD
  • Navan uses AI-assisted Automated Employment Decision Tool (Metaview) to assist
  • with evaluating resumes against job qualifications for this role. All final
  • decisions are made by human recruiters and hiring managers.
  • Human oversight: Metaview does not automatically reject candidates or make final
  • hiring decisions. Our recruiters and hiring managers review all outputs and make
  • the final hiring decision regarding every application.
  • Your rights: If you prefer to have your application reviewed without AI
  • assistance, you may request a human evaluation by entering your email here

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