Data & A.I. Innovation Engineer

Position Summary

The Director of Data & A.I. Innovation (Director) leads One Community Church's artificial intelligence

(AI) and data strategy. This is a fractional executive engagement. The role provides senior leadership

across three combined functions: AI strategy, information security oversight, and privacy oversight.

The Director establishes One Community Church (OCC) as a leader in responsible AI adoption within the

faith community. The role authors and maintains the church's official AI policy, oversees the

development of custom AI tools, ensures AI resources exist for every age group, and builds and leads the

volunteer team that carries the work across all campuses and the virtual campus. The Director also is

responsible for managing, organizing, analyzing, and improving ministry-related data that supports the

mission and strategic goals of OCC. This position ensures information related to members, attendees,

ministries, engagement, events, and church operations is accurate, accessible, secure, and transformed

into meaningful insights.

The Data Engineer helps OCC move beyond simply collecting information by identifying patterns, trends,

and opportunities that support ministry effectiveness and stronger connections with people. This role

leverages data tools, reporting methods, and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI),

to improve processes, strengthen decision-making, and help ministry leaders better understand and

serve the church community.

The ideal candidate is an owner of their area and demonstrates an understanding of the responsibility of

this role to the people and the ministry as a whole. They demonstrate deep hands-on fluency with

modern AI tools, executive judgment, discretion with sensitive information, a heart for developing

volunteers, and the ability to turn new technology into practical ministry outcomes. They a strong

analytical ability, curiosity, confidentiality, collaboration, and the ability to communicate data insights in

a practical and meaningful way.