Job Description

The Director of Agentic Leadership is a senior leader within Human Resources' organization, reporting to the Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness/Chief Learning Officer. Working in close partnership with the VP/CLO, the Director helps define UCSF's enterprise strategy and translates that vision into practical, scalable capabilities.

The Director leads the Agentic Leadership Lab and manages a team of Leadership Development professionals. Agentic Leadership refers to equipping leaders to effectively partner with AI, redesign work, and lead increasingly AI-enabled organizations. As a member of the Organizational Effectiveness (OE) leadership team, the Director partners with Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Talent Systems, HR Business Partners, technology partners, and executive leaders across UCSF Health and UCSF Campus.

The role explores how artificial intelligence can augment—not replace—the uniquely human work of leadership to strengthen leadership effectiveness, decision-making, and organizational performance. The Director helps define the future of leadership at UCSF by designing AI-enabled capabilities that help leaders recognize diverse perspectives, better understand individual and team differences, recognize unconscious bias, broaden perspective, personalize communication, and make more thoughtful, inclusive decisions. By helping leaders better understand communication preferences, motivations, work styles, behavioral tendencies, and common leadership pitfalls, these capabilities strengthen empathy, build trust, elevate the diverse strengths of the workforce, and create more equitable leadership experiences.

Equally important, the Director develops AI-enabled leadership tools that streamline workflows, automate repetitive tasks, reduce administrative burden, and create more time for leaders to think strategically, lead organizational change, coach and develop their teams, and build meaningful relationships.

This role establishes and scales UCSF's Agentic Leadership capability using a phased strategy: prototype within OE, expand across Human Resources, and ultimately scale across UCSF Health and UCSF Campus. The Director applies an AI innovation mindset to leadership, designing AI-enabled workflows, digital assistants, and practical leadership tools that improve effectiveness while responsibly accelerating enterprise AI adoption.

Full-time, one year contract role.

Key Responsibilities

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of time

Essential Function (Yes/No)

Key Responsibilities

(To be completed by Supervisor)

20%

Yes

Enterprise Agentic Leadership Strategy

• Partner with the VP of Organizational Effectiveness/Chief Learning Officer to define and execute UCSF's Agentic Leadership strategy.
• Lead the development and phased enterprise adoption of AI-enabled capabilities that strengthen leadership decision-making, collaboration, and organizational effectiveness.
• Evaluate emerging AI platforms, agents, and technologies.
  
  

25%

Yes

Build the Agentic Leadership Lab

• Design and pilot AI-enabled leadership tools that help managers better understand communication preferences, motivations, work styles, behavioral tendencies, and leadership blind spots.
• Create AI-enabled workflows that automate repetitive work and increase leadership capacity.
• Build practical AI guidance and tools for leaders. Translate emerging AI capabilities into resources that improve everyday leadership.

25%

Yes

Enterprise Adoption & Change

• Lead enterprise adoption of AI-enabled leadership practices through change management, communications, education, and executive engagement..
• Partner with HR, technology, and business leaders to scale responsible AI practices.
• Develop leader enablement strategies, learning experiences, and communities of practice that build confidence and capability.
• Measure adoption, user experience, and organizational impact to continuously improve solutions.

15%

Yes

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop a team of Leadership Development professionals.
• Foster a culture of experimentation, continuous learning, and responsible innovation within the team.

15%

Yes

Research & Innovation

• Monitor evolving trends in artificial intelligence, leadership, organizational effectiveness, and the future of work.
• Evaluate emerging AI capabilities and recommend enterprise applications.

100%

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Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesReq / PrefAI-native mindset with expertise in enterprise AI platforms and AI agents.ReqExperience leading enterprise AI adoption and change. ReqProduct mindset and experience designing AI-enabled workflows or digital experiences.ReqExecutive consulting and communication skills.ReqStrong systems thinking.ReqExperience in change management or AI transformation in complex enterprise.PrefLeadership Development, OE or OD experience a plus.Pref

Education, Licenses and Certifications:

Education

Req / Pref

Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience.ReqMaster's degree or higher in a related field.Pref7 – 10 years progressive work experience or equivalent combination of experience and training to succeed in role.ReqExperience applying AI technologies to improve leadership effectiveness, organizational capability, or enterprise workflows..Req

Certifications

Req / Pref

AI/Generative AI certifications.PrefProsci, Agile, Product Management, Human-Centered Design, or related certifications.Pref