Warrior AI Readiness Manager

Indiana Tech is a thriving, independent, teaching-oriented university that delivers career-oriented programming in a wide variety of disciplines that includes business, engineering, computer sciences, criminal justice, cybersecurity, marketing, health sciences, communication and helping professions. Indiana Tech enrolls nearly 1,500 students in its traditional undergraduate programs on its picturesque main campus, and nearly 5,000 students in its adult and online program. We offer degrees at the associate, bachelor’s, master's, and doctoral levels and undergraduate and graduate certificates.

Over 41% of our students are either globally or domestically diverse; this contributes to our unique vibrant and inclusive campus community. All academic programs are designed to provide students with relevant and practical experiences, including an emphasis on internships. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Indiana Tech is committed to fostering a welcoming and respectful environment for all. We actively support the recruitment, engagement, and retention of students, faculty, and staff from a wide range of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. We believe that creating a sense of connection and support across our campus community plays an essential role in preparing students to succeed and contribute in a global society.

Indiana Tech has big plans for its future. Learn more at Indiana Tech Strategic Plan or strategicplan.indianatech.edu.

Indiana Tech is seeking an innovative, collaborative, and forward-thinking professional to serve as its Warrior AI Readiness Manager. Reporting to the Executive Director of the AI Institute, this position leads Indiana Tech’s institution-wide artificial intelligence professional development strategy for faculty and staff. The Warrior AI Readiness Manager is responsible for building the infrastructure, resources, programming, and assessment tools that support AI readiness across the university and help create a culture of responsible, effective, and innovative AI adoption.

The Warrior AI Readiness Manager serves as the architect and steward of Indiana Tech’s faculty and staff AI learning ecosystem. This includes oversight of the Warrior AI Digital Learning Hub, the university’s AI professional development programming calendar, AI-readiness assessments, learning analytics, recognition initiatives, and ongoing training opportunities designed to strengthen AI knowledge, confidence, and application across the institution.

Working closely with the AI Faculty Strategist, Human Resources, Information Technology, and academic leadership, the Manager develops and delivers AI-focused workshops, seminars, retreats, communities of practice, and professional development experiences for faculty and staff. This role also supports institution-wide AI tool adoption, coordinates learning and readiness assessment efforts, and ensures programming remains aligned with emerging technologies, institutional priorities, and grant objectives.

The Warrior AI Readiness Manager will oversee faculty and staff AI-readiness surveys and analytics, using data to identify development opportunities and guide institutional decision-making. The position also manages Warrior AI Shorts and other recognition programs that highlight innovative faculty and staff uses of AI and promote the sharing of effective practices across campus. Through partnerships with Human Resources and Information Technology, the Manager will help embed AI competencies into onboarding, professional development, and operational improvement initiatives.

The successful candidate will monitor emerging AI trends, assess program effectiveness, support grant-related reporting and outcomes, and champion ethical, responsible, and secure AI use throughout the university.

Required Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate will possess a master’s degree in educational technology, instructional design, higher education, organizational development, computer science, business, or a related field. Candidates must have a minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in higher education, organizational development, instructional design, professional learning, or related fields.

Candidates must demonstrate a strong understanding of generative AI technologies and their application in higher education, workforce development, and organizational learning environments. The successful candidate will possess the ability to translate complex AI concepts into practical, engaging learning experiences for faculty and staff with varying levels of experience and technical expertise.

The position requires demonstrated success designing and delivering large-scale professional development, training, or organizational learning programs. Candidates must possess exceptional communication, facilitation, presentation, project management, and interpersonal skills, along with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and engage stakeholders across all areas of the university.

Experience designing and delivering both online and face-to-face learning experiences is required, as is experience supporting organizational change initiatives and helping individuals adopt new tools, practices, and technologies.

Preferred Skills and Experience

A doctoral degree in educational technology, instructional design, higher education, organizational development, computer science, business, or a related field is preferred.

Preferred candidates will have experience working with learning management systems, digital learning platforms, learning analytics, and assessment tools used to evaluate professional development effectiveness. Experience with program assessment, continuous improvement processes, and data-informed decision-making is also highly desirable.

Additional preferred qualifications include experience developing institution-wide learning initiatives, implementing workforce readiness or technology adoption programs, creating digital learning resources, and supporting grant-funded educational or organizational transformation projects.

Opportunity and Impact

This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic learning and development leader to help shape how Indiana Tech prepares faculty and staff for an AI-enabled future. The Warrior AI Readiness Manager will play a critical role in building institutional AI capacity, strengthening workforce readiness, and creating development experiences that empower faculty and staff to leverage AI confidently, responsibly, and effectively.

Success in this role will be measured through faculty and staff participation and satisfaction with AI professional development, growth and utilization of the Warrior AI Digital Learning Hub, improvements in AI-readiness survey results, increased integration of AI into workflows and teaching practices, achievement of grant milestones, and continuous improvement driven by assessment data.

Why Indiana Tech?

Indiana Tech is a private, nonprofit university dedicated to innovation, collaboration, and student success. As a member of the AI Institute leadership team, the Warrior AI Readiness Manager will help create the learning culture, development infrastructure, and institutional capabilities necessary to ensure Indiana Tech remains a leader in responsible and effective AI adoption across higher education.

Ready to help build a campus-wide culture of AI readiness and innovation? Apply today and join Indiana Tech in preparing faculty and staff to lead, learn, and succeed in an increasingly AI-enabled world.

**Applicants should submit a cover letter and résumé. Applicants must be prepared to provide a written response to Indiana Tech's mission and vision. The position will remain open until filled; review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.