Scale
60,000+ workforce · 3 continents
Enterprise-wide AI and workforce transformation at global scale.
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AI Workforce Transformation & Leadership Build
May 2026Global Technology Enterprise
- Sector
- Global Technology
- Scale
- 60,000+ employees
- Geography
- North America, Europe, Middle East
- Duration
- 12 months
Mandate
- Establish an enterprise-wide baseline of AI readiness, leadership capability, and behavioural risk under automation pressure
- Design a Human + AI Workforce Integration Model aligned to governance, ethics, and future capability demand
- Align senior leadership and executive teams around responsible AI adoption and decision accountability
- Embed trust, ethics, and workforce impact metrics into board and executive oversight
Delivered
- Enterprise AI and leadership readiness assessment across critical functions
- Human + AI Workforce Integration Model covering capability design, leadership behaviours, and governance controls
- Future skills and reskilling roadmap mapped across priority roles
- Trust and ethics metrics embedded into executive and board reporting cadence
Outcomes
12 months- 42,000+ roles assessed and mapped against future AI capability requirements
- 1,200+ senior leaders aligned through common leadership and AI governance
- 30% reduction in leadership capability variance across regions
- 25% uplift in leadership alignment scores linked to AI adoption
- Enterprise-wide trust metrics adopted into board and executive risk oversight
- Standardised AI governance controls implemented across all business units
Role
Dr Kate Barker was appointed Board Advisor for Human + AI Transformation, working directly with the CEO and Chief Digital Officer to align leadership, workforce, and governance systems for AI-enabled scale.
Authority
Board-level advisory mandate
Direct advisory role to the Board, CEO and CDO.
Impact
Governance-ready AI adoption
Leadership-aligned, trust-led workforce transformation embedded into oversight.
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