AI Program Manager
Job Summary : The AI Program Manager serves as a strategic leader driving the execution of AI initiatives to deliver meaningful business impact. In this role, you will bridge AI technologies with business strategy, ensuring that cutting-edge AI projects are aligned with organizational goals and executed effectively. You will focus on continuous process improvement and organizational change management to operationalize the AI program vision. This includes end-to-end program planning (estimating, scheduling, costing) and proactive risk and issue management across all AI projects in your portfolio, working cross-functionally to maintain alignment and momentum.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Program Leadership : Lead multiple AI projects as a coordinated program, ensuring they collectively achieve strategic objectives and deliver business value at scale.
- Agile Project Delivery : Implement and champion Agile methodologies (Scrum / Kanban) for AI product development and deployment.
- Cross-Functional Coordination : Facilitate collaboration among diverse stakeholders, including executives, business units, and external partners or vendors.
- Operational Excellence & Governance : Establish standardized processes, tools, and metrics for efficient program execution and governance.
- Issue Resolution & Risk Management : Proactively identify potential risks, inter-project dependencies, and problem areas across all ongoing AI projects.
- Stakeholder Communication : Prepare and deliver executive-level updates, dashboards, and readouts on program status, achievements, challenges, and next steps.
- AI Enablement & Innovation : Promote the use of AI-assisted tools and automations within project teams to increase efficiency.
Skills & Qualifications
Project Management Mastery : Deep knowledge of project / program management principles and methodologies.Agile & Frameworks : Expertise in Agile frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban.Leadership & Communication : Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills.Analytical Problem-Solving : Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.Tool Proficiency : High proficiency in project management and productivity tools.AI & Technical Acumen : Solid understanding of AI / ML concepts and the software development lifecycle.AI Tools & Prompt Engineering : Demonstrated experience using AI-assisted tools.Business Acumen : Business-oriented mindset to understand and drive the ROI of AI initiatives.Adaptability : Thrives in a fast-paced, innovative environment.Tools & Technologies
JiraConfluenceMicrosoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint)AI platforms (Moveworks, Microsoft CoPilot, Azure AI services, OpenAI APIs)Tableau / Power BIScrum / Kanban methodologiesJob Qualifications
Required Education : Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 1 PM course required.
Required Experience : 4-7 years of relevant work experience in business, engineering, or a related field in lieu of degree acceptable.
Preferred Education : Additional formal training in PM preferred.
Preferred License, Certification, Association : PMP or Six Sigma Green Belt Certification desired.