[Hiring] AI Subject Matter Expert @Management Concepts

Role Description

Management Concepts is seeking subject matter experts with practical artificial intelligence experience to support the development and maintenance of professional development courses for federal employees and other adult learners. Working with the Domain Manager and instructional design team, the subject matter expert translates current practice into accurate, relevant content, realistic activities, and useful guidance for applying AI at work.

• Collaborate with the Domain Manager and instructional design team to develop or revise content aligned with approved course scope and learning objectives.
• Provide subject matter expertise, current source material, and realistic examples relevant to the intended audience.
• Create or review scenarios, case studies, exercises, datasets, prompts, expected answers, and explanations of common errors.
• Identify the decisions learners must make and the checks they must perform when using AI in a work process.
• Test AI activities, document tools and test conditions, and provide guidance for variable outputs, failures, and limited tool access.
• Develop answer guidance, assessment criteria, and facilitator notes that explain the reasoning behind recommended approaches.
• Apply responsible AI practices, including appropriate data use, source verification, human oversight, and clear treatment of uncertainty.
• Review materials for accuracy, currency, consistency, and federal relevance; distinguish illustrative scenarios from agency-specific requirements.
• Respond to review feedback, collaborate on revisions, and meet agreed project milestones and deliverable deadlines.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in AI applications relevant to the assigned project, supported by practical work examples.
• Ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs and explain their accuracy, limitations, risks, and appropriate use.
• Strong writing, research, and analytical skills, including the ability to organize complex information for adult learners.
• Ability to develop realistic work scenarios and activities that support measurable learning objectives.
• Understanding of responsible AI use, including sensitive information, privacy, tool permissions and security, and human oversight.
• Ability to collaborate with instructional designers and other reviewers, incorporate feedback, and meet agreed deadlines.
• Ability to document sources, methods, and test conditions so that others can reproduce and maintain the content.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing or reviewing professional training, assessments, or performance-support materials.
• Experience supporting federal organizations or developing examples grounded in federal work.
• Specialized experience relevant to the assignment, such as AI-enabled analytics, project management, adoption, supervision, or agentic workflows.
• Experience developing accessible hands-on labs, simulations, or self-directed learning activities.