
AI Modernization Manager
Posted 4 days ago

Posted 4 days ago
This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colombia, +1 more country.
• Examine legacy applications, scripts, and manual processes to grasp their purpose, interdependencies, and actual functionality.
• Document system behaviors and sustain a comprehensive knowledge base.
• Determine if capabilities should be retained, replaced, consolidated, automated, or retired.
• Develop and maintain a prioritized modernization roadmap that aligns with business objectives and timelines.
• Oversee initiatives from initial discovery to release and handover.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, Operations, business stakeholders, managed service providers, and external partners.
• Ensure that delivered work includes requirements, documentation, monitoring, and an accountable owner.
• Monitor significant risks until they are resolved.
• Transform recurring manual tasks into reusable AI-assisted workflows for discovery, documentation, planning, and risk management.
• Over 7 years of experience in product management, technical discovery, systems analysis, legacy modernization, or a comparable hybrid technical/delivery role, with a focus on product management.
• Proficiency in application architecture, APIs, databases, integrations, reporting, scheduled jobs, and both cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Capability to investigate unfamiliar and poorly documented systems through code analysis, stakeholder interviews, and reconstructing undocumented contexts.
• Skill in translating business and operational requirements into engineering-ready specifications and plans, including architecture diagrams, runbooks, and monitoring/support handoff documentation.
• Knowledge of software delivery, release management, observability, support, and operational handover processes.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities with engineering teams, business stakeholders, and external partners.
• Willingness to question incomplete information and assumptions.
• Practical experience utilizing AI for investigation, analysis, documentation, or workflow enhancement.
• Proficiency in reading .NET code and architecture to assess designs and validate engineering efforts.
• Familiarity with transaction systems or reporting platforms is an advantage.
• Experience with Windows-based legacy applications and hybrid cloud/on-premises infrastructure is a plus.
• Background in working with or managing relationships with a managed service provider is a bonus.
• Remote-first work environment.
• 100% paid sick leave.
• Annual health checkup.
• Wellness subsidy.
• Education budget.
• Referral bonus.
• Occasional travel may be required, including annual company retreats.
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