How to build the
AI Work Design Team

Grounded in real work transformation stories from enterprise leaders at Medtronic, 
Warner Bros. Discovery, Boston Scientific and more.

Everything you need to stand up the team.

Build the capability to keep redesigning work as AI changes what’s possible. This guide includes:

  • An outline of the people and capabilities you need.
  • The responsibilities across HR, IT, and the business.
  • The operating model options for working with the business.

 

Informed by conversations with AI Work Design pioneers.

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OPERATING MODEL GUIDE

Inside the Operating Model Guide

Know who you need and what they own.
01
THE TEAM STRUCTURE

Know who you need and what they own.

Explore the three groups and nine capabilities, with clear responsibilities for each.

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02
THE OPERATING MODELS

Choose how your team works with the business.

Compare two models: your team leads workflow redesign or equips the business to lead. See when each works best.

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03
THE TEAM IN PRACTICE

See how the three groups work together.

Follow each group's role in Reejig's 7 Stage Loop, from mapping work to measuring results and updating the Work Architecture.

  • What I didn't expect to find so fascinating was the inverse of AI opportunity: understanding which parts of a role are uniquely human and will always need to be.

    Abby Rich

    Abby Rich

    Director, enterprise & Workforce Design - Organization Transformation
  • I'm thankful that we have a very visionary CHRO that decided to create this team under her organization. That allows us to move faster than I think it would be if we have a different structure.

    Juliana Nunes

    Juliana Nunes

    SVP, Global Head of HR Digital
  • You don't want the tech built in one place work being designed somewhere else. And then change management and enablement brought in at the end. This should be one team.

    Jasmine Jaco

    Jasmine Jaco

    VP, Organization Transformation and HR Strategy, Boston Scientific
  • Having that group that sits in a company that really can think about bringing together that cross-functional team to go in and really get it done and deliver is going to be critical.

    Robyn Tombacher

    Robyn Tombacher

    EVP, Global Business Transformation & IMO Operations
  • You need a cross-functional pod that's going to move those intents forward. And that takes folks that are experts in AI, folks that can really dig in deep and help you process map down to your task, your subtasks, and really thinking through to your SOP.

    Sarah Bernstein

    Sarah Bernstein

    Vice President, Organizational Transformation and Capability Development
  • I think we need to form smaller teams that build trust and understand the end game. And then use AI as an augmented tool that enables people.

    Santosh Singh

    Santosh Singh

    Senior Vice President, Corporate Functions: HR, Legal, Corp Communications

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Frequently asked questions

What is AI Work Design?

AI Work Design is the practice of understanding and redesigning work before deciding what technology to deploy: what creates value, what should stop or change, where human judgment matters, and how people and technology should work together.

It answers one question: If we were designing this work today, knowing what AI makes possible, how would we design it?

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Why build this capability internally?

AI will keep changing work, so redesigning it is an ongoing responsibility. Consultants can help you get started, but relying on them for every change adds cost and leaves expertise outside your business. An internal team keeps the knowledge and ownership in-house so you can keep adapting.

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How do we start reinventing HR’s work first?

Start with our five Certified AI Workflows for HR, with step-by-step build instructions, video tutorials, and clear responsibilities for people and AI. Use them to build capability, measure results, and make the business case for a dedicated team that can expand this work across the organization.

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