TALENT AI LEAD
"Design and build working AI prototypes and automations, from scoping the problem to putting a functional solution in front of stakeholders."
FOR HR LEADERS WHO WANT TO LEAD AI
The AI-Native HR Leader
Turn your curiosity to formidable AI capability every organisation is asking for.
Sep 18 - 19, 2026. Two days live, 10:00 to 2:00 ET. Limited seats.
The HR job description is being rewritten.
Recruiter, business partner, and people operations postings now carry the same expectations - Build and Govern AI Agents.
Here is what large employers are asking people leaders to do:
Recruiter
"Run sourcing and screening through AI agents, review their output for accuracy and bias, and stay accountable for every hiring decision they touch."
HR business partner
"Advise leaders on which work moves to agents and which stays human, and redesign roles and workflows around that split."
People operations lead
"Supervise AI agents in production and track performance for each one: accuracy, timeliness, reliability, process outcomes."
Enterprises are already retitling their top people leader to cover AI enablement. AI-skilled HR roles carry a 20 to 35% pay premium.
Sources: public job postings, 2026; People Matters, Apr 2026; HR Brew, 2026; SHRM, 2026; NextInHR, Jan 2026.
SOUND LIKE YOUR REALITY?
More work. Fewer people. And now, "build the agents."
You got the AI mandate without the clarity to questions you are grappling with.
"Will AI replace my role?"
"Am I already falling behind?"
"Do I need to become technical or learn to code?"
"There are too many tools. Where do I even begin?"
"How do I move from AI experimentation to business results I can show? "
"How do I use AI without exposure to AI regulation?"
"Will automation strip out the human judgment HR is supposed to protect?"
"How do I build my AI capability while doing more with less?"
IS THIS FOR ME ?
Built for the HR leader who intends to lead AI with confidence.
This is for you if
- You're an HR Director, CoE Lead in Talent, OD , People Operations, Analytics or a Senior HR business partner, and are curious about what's possible with AI.
- You want to build formidable proof of your AI capability you can show and tell , not just another AI training completion certificate.
- You intend to become the go-to AI practitioner your HR colleagues look up to and your CHRO leans on.
- You want to upskill in AI fast , in weeks with a structured , practical , hands- on approach. Not generic AI free courses.
The program
Two days. Three agents. Proof you can point to.
PREWORK · ~ 30 MINS
Find your AI archetype
A short diagnostic that shows how you actually work with AI. Plus a few reflection exercises to identify the problem you want to solve with AI.
→ Your archetype, your first use case, your tools ready.
DAY 1 · 4 HOURS
AI Fundamentals, then your first agent
Introduction to AI Fundamentals - Types of AI , Prompt and Context Engineering , Fundamentals of Building Agents. Build Your First Agent - Turn messy HR data sources into a live AI artifact in minutes that runs on a schedule
→ Working agent 1 : Automating your Time Suck
DAY 2 · 4 HOURS
Two more agents, then govern them
Build your own Personal HR Intelligence Agent and a Workforce Scenario Planning Agent. The test them, catch them being confidently wrong, add a human approval gate, and write the governance record.
→ Working agents 2 and 3 + Introduction to Responsible AI
After · ~1 hr project
The repeatable method to build and scale agents
A repeatable way to build any agent agnostic of the AI you use. Plus a 30-day plan to build your next one and building on your AI learning.
→ Certificate, portfolio, and your 30-day plan
What you walk out with
The proof
3 working agents with test logs, a certificate, and a portfolio you can put in front of your CHRO or a hiring panel.
The method
a repeatable way to build any agent, plus a 30-day plan for the next one.
The judgment
Fundamentals in plain HR language, so you can tell a real shift from a marketing gimmick.
The guardrails
Tests that catch an agent being wrong, a human approval gate, and a one-page governance record your legal team will take seriously.
Salient features
Every other way to learn this costs you more.
This cohort
- A practitioner's HR lens, not generic AI course material
- Access to an HR leader alumni community
- You build and govern 3 working agents, live
- Industry leading Responsible AI frameworks included
- Live facilitation over two days in a safe space to ask your most burning questions.
Other courses
- Async video libraries, no live build
- Highly technical certifications built for engineers
- 6+ weeks of theory
- No HR context, no governance
- Nothing you can show anyone at the end
What HR leaders say after attending my workshops
"This was an incredibly informative AI for HR workshop, I was amazed at what you packed into one hour, keeping us fully engaged throughout. I look forward to attending as many of your sessions as possible in the months ahead. Gamechanger! Thank you!"
"I loved the following: demystifying application of AI, anchoring the key points from Gartner's study, simple tips like 'extract key insights' vs 'summarize'. I would like to see more practical application, perhaps a case study walk through."
"This was a most interesting outlook on where HR is going with AI, whether we want to or not. Aarti is doing a great job creating context and explaining what's happening and what that means for the work of HR. Definitely worth watching!"
"Thank you for the insightful session. It helped me connect key concepts and uncover new opportunities to streamline and accelerate my workflows with AI."
"I learned way more in one hour than I expected, and built my first HR project in Claude as a result."
"It moved fast from 'What is AI?' to 'How do I use it today and tomorrow?' Concrete, actionable."
"The smoothest session, run with ease. Rich HR experience meets a real passion for AI."
"An awesome session. I learned SO much."
Special cohort price
$1,500$995
Limited seats available · Sep 18 to 19, 2026 · 10:00 to 2:00 ET both days
Who's leading this
Aarti Mudaliar. Engineer by training, HR leader by trade.
18 years in senior HR roles at Novartis and GSK. Global experience across the US, Europe, and Asia. M.S. in Human Capital and Analytics from NYU. Microsoft , AWS and Google Certified. Lovable SHE Builds Season 3 Alum.
Frequently Asked Questions.
- Can I expense this?
- Most attendees do. You get a receipt and a manager-ready email template that takes two minutes to send.
- How much time does it take?
- About 9 hours total: 30 minutes of prework to find your AI archetype and define your problem, 8 live hours across two days, and a 1-hour build project afterwards.
- Do I need technical skills?
- No. If you can write a clear email, you can build your first agent. Everything is no-code.
- What if I can't attend live?
- Recordings are yours for life, so you can catch up whenever you need to. Come live if you possibly can. The build is the point.
- What do I actually leave with?
- Three working agents built by you: a Workforce Planning Agent, your own Personal HR Agent, and a Process Redesign Agent. Plus test logs, a one-page governance record, a certificate, a portfolio you can show your CHRO, and a 30-day plan for your next agent.
- Can I bring my team?
- Yes. Private team cohorts and HR Buildathons run from $10K. See For Teams.