Next Gen Builders · 2025-08-19 · 41 min
How do you bring your entire organization along for the AI ride while inspiring confidence and flexibility amid fast evolution? Hannah Calhoon , VP of AI and Head of AI Innovation at Indeed, shares how she’s helping 11,000 employees embrace AI as a partner in their work. Host Francois Ajenstat gets things going through an exploration of how AI is currently transforming Indeed in both its offerings and the way its teams work every day. Hannah explains a focus on balancing rapid experimentation with thoughtful change management, and why building role-specific skills has been key to adoption thus far. You’ll hear how Indeed trains teams across engineering, sales, and marketing to use AI tools effectively, how a “Lego block” approach helps them stay flexible in a fast-moving space, and why human judgment still sits at the center of AI-powered hiring. Hannah also shares lessons on creating safe spaces for experimentation, overcoming resistance to new tools, and leading large-scale change without losing trust. Whether you’re scaling AI in a global enterprise or navigating your first AI initiatives, this episode offers a practical blueprint for transformation at speed.
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