Director, Internal AI Productivity

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.

Empowering the world starts with living and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office.

We have offices in San Francisco and San Diego for those who prefer hybrid or office settings. Oura employees in other major cities (like Boston and New York) occasionally gather informally at local co-working locations.

About the Role

As our Director of Internal AI Productivity, you’ll build and lead Oura’s AI Productivity team, bringing cutting-edge AI solutions to internal teams. You’ll drive AI adoption, create high-impact automations, and shape Oura’s internal AI strategy to help teams move faster, work smarter, and focus on what matters most.

This is a unique opportunity for a visionary AI leader to define, develop, and scale AI capabilities at Oura—transforming how we operate and setting the foundation for the future of AI-driven work.

What You Will Do

• Lead & Build – Hire and develop a team of AI experts, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning.
• AI Strategy & Roadmap – Define and execute Oura’s internal AI strategy, identifying high-impact AI opportunities across business functions.
• Develop & Deploy – Implement AI-powered automation, generative AI solutions, and ML models to improve workflows, decision-making, and efficiency.
• AI Adoption & Enablement – Educate teams on AI tools and best practices, driving adoption and ensuring ethical and effective AI usage.
• Strategic AI Programs – Lead company-wide AI initiatives to reimagine organizational practices, drive cross-functional efforts, and ensure alignment with Oura’s mission and values.
• AI Productivity Tech Stack – Define and build Oura’s internal AI tech stack, integrating best-in-class AI vendor applications, foundational AI frameworks, and AI operations (AIOps) capabilities.
• Stay Ahead of the Curve – Monitor AI trends and emerging technologies to keep Oura at the forefront of AI-driven business transformation.

This is a remote US role with a slight preference for candidates based in San Francisco.

• AI & Automation Leader – 10+ years in AI, automation, or ML-driven transformation, with experience leading AI initiatives at scale.
• Business Transformation Experience – Demonstrated experience applying AI and automation to internal business functions, optimizing processes, and driving measurable productivity improvements.
• Technical Expertise – Deep knowledge of AI/ML, generative AI (GPT, LLMs), automation tools, and AI-driven business process optimization.
• Strategic Thinker – Ability to identify high-value AI opportunities, drive alignment, and execute AI initiatives with measurable impact.
• Strong Communicator & Influencer – Proven ability to partner with business leaders, IT, and executive teams to drive AI adoption.
• Hands-on & Agile – Comfortable rolling up your sleeves to prototype AI solutions, experiment, and iterate quickly.

Why Oura?

• Make an Impact – Be at the forefront of AI adoption and automation at a fast-growing, mission-driven company.
• Innovation-Driven Culture – Work in an environment that embraces new technology and encourages big ideas.
• Work Flexibly – Remote-friendly work culture with flexibility to work from where you thrive.
• Wellness-Focused Benefits – Competitive salary, equity, Oura Ring, wellness stipends, and more!

Ready to redefine how AI shapes the future of work at Oura? Apply now and let’s build something groundbreaking together. 🚀

At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Oura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
• Paid sick leave and parental leave

Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

• Region 1: $165,000 - 206,000
• Region 2: $156,000 - $195,000
• Region 3: $143,000 - $179,000

A recruiter can determine your zones/tiers based on your US location.

We are not considering candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK), Arkansas (AR), Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), Mississippi (MS), Missouri (MO), Nebraska (NE), Oklahoma (OK), Rhode Island (RI), South Dakota (SD), Vermont (VT), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI)

Oura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at Oura are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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