Yelena Mammadova

AI Workforce Transformation Strategy Director

Microsoft

Yelena Mammadova is a workforce transformation executive with deep expertise in AI strategy, skills architecture, and talent intelligence. She has led large-scale workforce redesign initiatives across major technology companies and global consulting environments, including the development of enterprise skills taxonomies, AI-enabled talent systems, and workforce upskilling programs. Her work focuses on helping organizations move from static job frameworks to dynamic, skills-based models that reflect how work actually operates in an AI-augmented environment. She advises senior HR and business leaders on translating AI strategy into workforce structure, capability design, and talent decisions that hold up under real conditions. Yelena holds a Doctorate in Education and is a recognized voice on the intersection of AI, organizational design, and human capital strategy.