AHEAD
Technical Trainer
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AHEAD is hiring a Technical Trainer specializing in AI & Enablement to design and deliver practical AI training workshops and hands-on learning experiences. The role involves collaborating with various teams to develop tailored AI training content and support enterprise-wide awareness and safe, effective use of AI tools in workflows.
Highlights
- Design and deliver AI workshops, labs, demos, and office hours focused on practical use and safety.
- Create role-based learning paths, reusable prompts, and AHEAD-specific training resources.
- Test AI tools, prompts, and workflows to identify behavior, limitations, and guardrails.
- Collaborate with AI Strategy, eTech, and Talent Development teams to build use cases and training scenarios.
- Support social learning spaces like communities of practice to encourage knowledge sharing.
- Gather feedback and continuously improve training content and experiences.
- Require 5-8 years of relevant experience in AI/ML, technical training, or related fields with hands-on experience in LLMs and generative AI.
- Strong skills in prompt engineering, facilitation, and translating complex AI concepts into accessible training.
- Compensation ranges from $102,000 to $135,000 annually, including base salary and target bonus.
- Works with a diverse, cross-functional team including AI Strategy, eTech, Talent Development, and business leaders.
Technical Trainer Full Description
Technical Trainer
Chicago, Illinois
( Shared Services ) – Information Technology /
Full Time /
Remote
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.
We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.
The Technical Trainer, AI & Enablement reports into the Senior Manager, Product Owner, Enterprise Insights & GPT Platform and has a matrix management relationship with the VP, Talent and Workforce Transformation. The trainer helps AHEAD build an AI-powered workforce by turning complex AI tools and concepts into clear, practical training. This role designs and delivers hands-on learning experiences so employees understand how AI tools work, how to use them safely in real workflows, and how to get better results over time. They work closely with the AI Strategy Team, eTech, Talent Development, and technical and business leaders to create AHEAD-specific examples, labs, and resources that go beyond vendor training and support ongoing experimentation and peer learning.
Duties/Reponsibilities
- Design and deliver clear, practical AI training (workshops, labs, demos, and office hours) that show people how our AI tools work and how to use them safely in real work.
- Build and maintain role-based learning paths and reusable prompts, templates, and examples tailored to AHEAD workflows.
- Test AI tools, prompts, and workflows to understand how they behave, where they break, and how guardrails apply before and during rollout.
- Partner with eTech, Talent Development, and the AI Strategy Team to turn AI ideas into concrete use cases, workflows, and training scenarios.
- Maintain enterprise awareness of AI technical training and enablement to ensure all employees know what is available and when.
- Create and support social learning spaces (office hours, communities of practice, internal channels) where employees can share prompts, workflows, and lessons learned.
- Gather feedback, watch how people are using AI, and continuously improve the content, examples, and learning experiences.
Education and Experience
- 5–8 years of relevant experience in one or more of: · AI/ML, data/analytics, or software engineering roles with a strong applied AI component, technical enablement, developer relations, or technical training roles
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with LLMs and generative AI, including: designing and testing prompts and workflows, understanding model behavior, limitations, and failure modes
- Strong prompt engineering and experimentation skills, with the ability to articulate “why this works” and “how to debug” prompts and workflows
- Proven facilitation and teaching skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts into accessible, actionable content for varied audiences.
- Experience designing and delivering technical enablement (labs, workshops, demos, job aids) rather than purely conceptual training
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with comfort working across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- High attention to detail, strong judgment, and comfort operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Strong practical understanding of LLMs and generative AI, including how to design, test,and debug prompts and workflows.
- Ability to explain complex technical ideas in simple, clear language and turn them into hands-on exercises and examples.
- Skilled facilitator who can lead engaging sessions for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Comfortable exploring edge cases, limitations, and risks of AI tools and explaining them in a grounded, responsible way.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to work across multiple teams and functions.
- Organized and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple training offerings and keep content current.
- Thrives in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment; willing to experiment, learn, and iterate based on feedback.
$102,000 - $135,000 a year
The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
Why AHEAD:
Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.
We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.
USA Employment Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid company holidays
- Paid time off
- Paid parental and caregiver leave
- Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.
Use of AI:
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, assessing responses, or to capture recordings and create transcriptions or summaries during interviews. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.
If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please refer to the Candidate Privacy Notice or contact us at privacy@ahead.com.
You may opt-out of the review or analysis of your application and resume by AI tools by using the General Application. Please include the role you wish to apply for in the Additional Information field. You may also choose to opt-out of recording and transcription at any time, including after joining an interview. Candidates will not be penalized for choosing to opt-out.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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