AI Evangelist

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. We are looking for a high-energy, tech-savvy AI Evangelist to lead our “AI-First” cultural transformation. This isn’t a back-end engineering role — it’s a frontline mission to empower every employee, from Finance to Legal to Marketing, with practical AI capabilities. You will be the internal face of AI, responsible for “Appianizing” productivity by turning complex AI tools into simple, repeatable workflows that save time, spark creativity, and inspire our workforce. Key Responsibilities Cross-Departmental Evangelism: Partner with “AI Champions” embedded in every department to identify specific use cases and demos that prove tangible value in their unique business contexts. Tool Expertise & Curation: Serve as the resident expert on Google Gemini (Sheets, Slides, Docs, Gmail) and Claude (Cowork). Stay ahead of the feature curve so our employees don’t have to. The Internal AI Help Desk: Act as a hands-on consultant for knowledge workers. If someone needs to turn a LinkedIn post into a marketing campaign or a Word doc into a polished slide deck, you are the person who shows them how. Cultural Catalyst: Drive “bottoms-up” innovation. Make employees feel that the company is investing in their future — reducing the fear of AI and replacing it with mastery and momentum. Guardrail Management: Partner with IT and Security to ensure AI usage stays within company guardrails, preventing “Shadow IT” while encouraging creative exploration. Required Skills & Qualifications Platform Power User: Deep, “inside-out” knowledge of the Google Gemini ecosystem and Claude. Comfortable prompting, building custom “Gems,” and automating workflows within these suites. Communication & Inspiration: Able to speak “non-technical” fluently. You are a teacher, a marketer, and a coach rolled into one — equally effective on a Zoom call, a stage, or a chat thread. Agility: A “digital native” mindset. The kind of person who sees a new feature release at 9:00 AM and has a demo ready for the team by noon. Process Oriented: Strong instinct for taking a manual task (like account planning or data cleanup) and decomposing it into an AI-assisted, repeatable process. “We’re looking for the person who is already doing this for fun. Someone who sees a manual spreadsheet and immediately thinks of five ways Gemini could automate it. We want a ‘champion of the champions’ — someone who makes AI feel like a perk, not a chore.” What Success Looks Like (First 6 Months) A network of AI Champions activated across every major business function. A library of proven, high-impact AI workflows employees can copy and reuse on day one. Demonstrable time savings and productivity gains reported by partner departments. A measurable cultural shift: employees describing AI as “exciting” and “empowering” rather than “intimidating.” This role is based at our ​h​eadquarters in ​McLean, Virginia. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork. We believe being in the office provides more opportunities to come together and celebrate working with the exceptional people across Appian. Tools and Resources Training and Development: During onboarding, we focus on equipping new hires with the skills and knowledge for success through department-specific training. Continuous learning is a central focus at Appian, with dedicated mentorship and the First-Fri