AI Program Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the implementation of PMI’s enterprise AI delivery and governance capabilities, transforming enterprise AI priorities into a structured, actionable portfolio of initiatives that yield measurable business results.

• Advance AI initiatives from strategic planning through execution, adoption, and value realization—ensuring that investments extend beyond trial phases and are integrated into standard operational practices.

• Provide comprehensive leadership for PMI’s AI portfolio, managing program governance, cross-functional dependencies, risks, and the realization of benefits, while directly steering enterprise AI initiatives and shared capabilities that support various functions.

• Create and uphold the governance framework, delivery standards, and reporting structures that facilitate AI initiatives throughout PMI.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in business, project management, information systems, computer science, engineering, analytics, data science, operations, or a related discipline (mandatory).

• Proficiency in the primary business language used at PMI (English) (mandatory).

• At least 7 years of experience in project, program, or transformation management, including enterprise-level cross-functional delivery.

• A minimum of 5 years leading AI, analytics, data, automation, or digital transformation projects.

• Proven experience in roadmap planning and execution, governance, risk management, and tracking benefits realization/value.

• Capability to translate strategic objectives into cohesive delivery plans that ensure clear business outcomes, stakeholder alignment, dependency management, and executive-ready reporting.

• Experience in supporting senior governance forums or steering committees by preparing relevant materials, maintaining decision and action logs, and coordinating follow-ups across multiple stakeholders.

• Ability to work effectively within matrixed organizations and lead cross-functional teams toward a unified value agenda.

• Strong skills in project/program management covering scope, schedule, budget, risk, governance, and executive reporting.

• Familiarity with AI delivery concepts, including use case prioritization, data readiness, model lifecycle considerations, deployment dependencies, and AI-related risks.

• Strong business insight with the ability to link delivery decisions to measurable value, adoption, and operational impact.

• Proven capability to lead or coordinate a network of project managers across a matrix or PMO, consolidating multi-workstream statuses into executive- and board-ready portfolio reports.

• Ability to function effectively in ambiguous, emerging-technology environments while maintaining structure, momentum, and accountability.

• Exceptional communication, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including experience supporting senior executives and steering committees.

• Familiarity with agile or hybrid delivery methodologies and the ability to customize working approaches based on AI initiative maturity and risk profiles.

• PMP certification required; PMI-CPMAI™ and/or PMI-ACP are strongly preferred; training in responsible AI or AI project management is also preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Flexible work arrangements and a supportive work environment.