Session Instructor - AI HR

About Ziplines

Ziplines Education is a category-leading education company that partners with universities to deliver industry-focused certificate courses that prepare professionals for today’s digital-first workforce. Each year, we have the opportunity to help thousands of career advancers build the knowledge, skills, and credentials they need to move their careers forward. 92% of learners would recommend our programs, and our net promoter score is consistently in the excellent range.

Together, we empower adult learners to confidently pursue the career they’ve always wanted.

This hands-on course is designed for HR practitioners ready to use AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT,Zapier, etc.) to streamline their most time-consuming tasks and strengthen the employee experience. Learners move from AI essentials to applied, real-world use cases across recruiting, onboarding, employee experience, engagement, and offboarding.

It answers the questions HR teams are asking today:

What is generative AI? Where will it safely enhance my work? How do I ensure compliance and ethics? How can I automate routine tasks without losing the human touch? How do I show ROI and connect AI initiatives to business goals?

You bring:

• 7+ years of professional HR, People Operations, or Talent Acquisition experience with hands‑on ownership of processes across the employee lifecycle (recruiting, onboarding, performance, engagement, HR ops, or offboarding).

• Demonstrated experience applying AI tools within HR workflows, including generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT), AI‑assisted HR platforms (Workday, Eightfold, Rippling), or no‑code automation tools (Zapier, Make, Google Workspace AI).

• A strong portfolio of real‑world HR use cases showing how AI or automation improved candidate experience, employee experience, communication quality, data insights, or operational efficiency.

• Ability to teach prompting techniques, responsible AI use, and content‑generation best practices with clarity, nuance, and HR‑specific examples.

• Experience guiding learners through hands‑on, scenario‑based work, especially in Zoom‑based environments where live walkthroughs, demos, and interactive activities are central.

• Comfort working with HR datasets (engagement, pulse, performance, or qualitative data) and using AI tools to clean data, analyze trends, and craft insights for stakeholders.

• Familiarity with building lightweight HR assistants (custom GPTs or chatbot‑style tools), including writing instructions, adding knowledge sources, and designing escalation rules.

• A strong ethical foundation and commitment to responsible AI use, including privacy, consent, bias awareness, explainability, and human‑in‑the‑loop practices appropriate for HR.

• A growth mindset and deep curiosity about AI trends, staying current on evolving HR technologies, compliance considerations, and the future of AI in the workplace.

• Fully complete the course in advance, gaining hands‑on experience with all tools, workflows, and assignments to provide expert‑level support to learners throughout the program.

• Help learners apply AI for HR skills through hands‑on projects, guided builds, and real‑world use cases.

• Support learners in troubleshooting, refining, and expanding on the course’s core exercises, demos, and activities by drawing from your own experience building them.

• Inspire learners, build confidence, and foster a strong, practical, and responsible understanding of AI for HR.

• Drive engagement, retention, and learner success through active, thoughtful facilitation in a highly interactive, application‑based learning environment.

Our learners are ambitious professionals from a wide range of industries, primarily in non‑technical business roles. They are motivated to stay current with advancements in AI and HR, with a strong focus on developing practical skills that enhance productivity, drive efficiency, and support meaningful career and business growth.

Each week, learners:

• Complete on‑demand online content created by industry experts featuring scenario‑based learning, industry context, and best practices (6‑7 hours)

• Apply their skills via a…