Senior Program Manager, AI Programs

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Job Description

Role purpose

The Senior Program Manager will establish the operating model that brings together AI-related work across platforms engineering product business stakeholders and vendors.

The role will create a scalable foundation that can eventually support a broader enterprise AI portfolio.

Core responsibilities

• Establish the program operating model

• • Facilitate agreement on document and maintain governance decision rights working forums intake processes and escalation paths

• • Create a consistent operating rhythm across participating teams.

• • Establish a framework that can scale from a single strategic AI platform to a broader portfolio of AI tools and capabilities.

• Create roadmap and prioritization transparency

• • Coordinate execution of agreed priorities cross-team dependencies and delivery risks.

• • Partner with product platform and engineering leaders to support roadmap alignment and prioritization.

• • Bring business needs and stakeholder feedback into planning discussions.

• • Design roadmap practices that can eventually accommodate multiple AI platforms

• Strengthen business and leadership relations

• • Build trusted relationships with business stakeholders and represent the AI program clearly.

• • Improve visibility into what is available what is planned and how stakeholders can engage.

• • Prepare clear updates roadmaps showcases and executive communications.

• • Serve as a consistent connection point between functional teams the business PMO and senior leadership.

• Establish metrics and reporting

• • Define a focused set of standard metrics covering delivery health adoption stakeholder satisfaction risk and business value.

• • Establish reporting cadences for working teams the PMO and senior leadership.

• • Create a consistent reporting framework that can expand as additional AI platforms and capabilities are introduced.

• • Use metrics and feedback to identify improvement opportunities and recommend adjustments.

Success measures

Success will be demonstrated by:

• A clear and consistently used AI program operating model.

• Visible and aligned roadmaps across product platform engineering and adoption.

• Stronger business stakeholder relationships and satisfaction.

• Consistent reporting into the PMO and senior leadership.

• Improved visibility into risks dependencies priorities and decisions.

• A scalable framework for incorporating additional AI platforms over time.

• Clearer evidence of adoption and business value across the AI portfolio.

Soft skills

• Builds trust across technical business and leadership teams.

• Communicates clearly and simplifies complex topics.

• Facilitates alignment and influences without direct authority.

• Creates structure in ambiguous environments.

• Demonstrates strong judgment collaboration and follow-through.

• Adapts quickly in a changing AI landscape.

Minimum experience

• 8 years in program management technical project management product management or a related field.

• Experience leading complex cross-functional technology initiatives.

• Experience with AI enterprise technology digital transformation or emerging technologies preferred.