AI Change Manager

Hybrid

Tempe, Arizona, United States Of America

Full time

JR-024147

At Avnet, relationships matter. We are a global, FORTUNE ® 500 technology distributor and solutions company that delivers design, supply chain and logistics expertise to customers at every stage of a product’s lifecycle. Our employees have a front row seat to the latest innovations shaping the world we live in and the future we share. We’re driven to help our customers around the world succeed and we do so by earning the trust of some of the biggest names in technology.

Working at Avnet means being a part of a global team. We work collaboratively and with integrity, doing business the right way. For more than a century, we have partnered together to help our customers, suppliers and teammates realize the transformative possibilities of technology. Experience what’s next at Avnet!

Applicants for this position must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Location: Candidate must be located in Phoenix, AZ metro (Hybrid – 3 days in office per week)

The AI Change Manager is Avnet's dedicated owner of enterprise AI adoption, responsible for the human side of how AI lands across the organization. This role is accountable for turning AI strategy into real behavioral change: training employees to use AI confidently, building the programs that sustain adoption, and ensuring that new tools, agents, and ways of working actually stick.

This role sits within the Enterprise Technology Portfolio and operates as part of a three-role AI function alongside the AI Product Manager and AI Solutions Analyst. While the AI Product Manager defines what AI initiatives are built and why, and the AI Solutions Analyst enables how they are delivered technically, the AI Change Manager owns how people adopt them, across a global workforce spanning three regions:
Americas, APAC, and EMEA.

The AI Change Manager requires someone who can translate complex AI capabilities into clear, role-relevant learning experiences, drive enterprise-wide communications that build employee trust in AI and build the programs that make adoption self-sustaining at scale.

• Develop and execute an enterprise AI adoption strategy, segmented by persona and function, aligned to Avnet's Accelerate and Reimagine AI pillars.
• Establish an adoption baseline and track engagement, utilization, and behavioral change across AI tools, agents, and programs.
• Produce adoption reporting and insights for the AI Product Manager, AI CoP, and executive stakeholders.
• Identify adoption gaps, readiness risks, and emerging barriers, and surface recommendations to address them.

• Own the design, coordination, and rollout of Avnet's enterprise AI training programs, from foundational AI literacy to role-specific and function-specific tracks (e.g., Finance, Project Management, Communications, Admin).
• Co-design role-based training tracks with HR and function sponsors, ensuring content reflects how AI tools support specific job responsibilities.
• Coordinate with Microsoft and other partners on training content, tooling, and delivery support.
• Maintain and evolve the enterprise AI training curriculum as tools, capabilities, and use cases change.

• Own AI-related employee communications, including tool rollout messaging, adoption campaigns, and ongoing awareness efforts across the enterprise.
• Draft clear, accessible, audience-appropriate content that builds confidence in AI, connecting changes to everyday work without relying on technical jargon.
• Partner with HR and Marcomms to align AI messaging with broader organizational communications and brand standards.
• Coordinate communications arising from AI Council and CoP decisions, ensuring employees receive timely, actionable guidance on approved tools and new ways of working.

• Own Avnet's AI Hub, the internal resource center for AI guidance, keeping content current, role-accessible, and useful as the AI landscape evolves.
• Maintain…