AI Adoption & Governance Manager

Job overview

The AI Adoption & Governance Manager role is hybrid, with three in-office days, in Raleigh, NC. The listed salary range is $110,000–$150,000 per year. The role supports Hazen and Sawyer, an employee-owned engineering firm focused on water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. Reporting to the Director of Information Technology, this manager leads day-to-day support, adoption, and governance of the firm’s AI tools. The role helps staff use approved tools productively and safely, while building training, support, and governance practices that adapt as technology and business needs change.

What you'll do

• Own the enterprise AI support model, including intake, triage, escalation paths, knowledge base, and service levels
• administer AI platforms, licensing, provisioning, integrations, usage monitoring, and cost tracking
• approve tools, pilots, integrations, and configuration changes within firm policy
• run onboarding, training, prompt libraries, office hours, and a champions network
• partner with Design Technology on AI in engineering workflows
• monitor AI tools and features and adapt guidance
• uphold AI governance, acceptable-use policy, data classification, vendor security reviews, and records retention
• collect and prioritize use cases and pilot automations or agents
• report usage, risks, and opportunities to IT leadership
• supervise or mentor AI support analysts and coordinate with vendors
• occasional travel may be required.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

ai adoption & governance manager

hybrid

raleigh nc

hazen and sawyer

$110k–$150k

enterprise ai

copilot

claude

ai governance

microsoft 365

entra id

purview

engineering workflows

occasional travel

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health, dental, vision, and prescription plans
• flexible spending plans
• disability and life insurance
• paid holidays and PTO
• employer-contributed 401(k)
• tuition reimbursement, in-house training, and professional registration incentives.

Why this role

Three in-office days weekly; direct reporting to the Director of Information Technology and authority to approve AI tools and pilots within firm policy.

About the employer

Hazen and Sawyer is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.