AI Program Manager

Project Management Institute

2d • $159,800 - $195,200

About The Position

You will lead the execution of PMI’s enterprise AI delivery and governance capability, translating enterprise AI priorities into an actionable, governed portfolio of initiatives that deliver measurable business outcomes. Moving AI efforts from strategy through delivery, adoption, and value realization—ensuring investments scale beyond pilots and are embedded into the way work gets done. Providing end-to-end leadership for PMI’s AI portfolio, overseeing program governance, cross-functional dependencies, risks, and benefits realization, while directly leading enterprise AI initiatives and shared capabilities that serve multiple functions. You will establish and maintain the governance framework, delivery standards, and reporting structures that support AI work across PMI.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, project management, information systems, computer science, engineering, analytics, data science, operations, or a related field.
• Proficiency in the business language for PMI (English).
• 7+ years of project, program, or transformation management experience, including enterprise-scale cross-functional delivery.
• 5+ years leading AI, analytics, data, automation, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience in roadmap planning and execution, governance and risk management, and benefits realization/value tracking.
• Experience translating strategic objectives into integrated delivery plans with clear business outcomes, stakeholder alignment, dependency management, and executive-ready reporting.
• Experience supporting senior governance forums or steering committees by preparing materials, maintaining decision and action logs, and coordinating follow-through across multiple owners.
• Experience working effectively in matrixed organizations and leading across multiple teams toward a shared value agenda.
• Strong project/program management across scope, schedule, budget, risk, governance, and executive reporting.
• Working knowledge of AI delivery concepts, including use case prioritization, data readiness, model lifecycle considerations, deployment dependencies, and AI-related risk.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect delivery decisions to measurable value, adoption, and operational impact.
• Proven ability to lead or coordinate a network of project managers across a matrix or PMO and consolidate multi-workstream status into executive- and board-ready portfolio reporting.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, emerging-technology environments while maintaining structure, momentum, and accountability.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including experience supporting senior executives and steering forums.
• Experience with agile or hybrid delivery methods and the ability to tailor ways of working to AI initiative maturity and risk profile.
• PMP required.

Nice To Haves

• PMI-CPMAI™ and/or PMI-ACP strongly preferred.
• Responsible AI or AI project management training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of PMI’s enterprise AI delivery and governance capability.
• Translate enterprise AI priorities into an actionable, governed portfolio of initiatives.
• Ensure AI investments scale beyond pilots and are embedded into the way work gets done.
• Provide end-to-end leadership for PMI’s AI portfolio.
• Oversee program governance, cross-functional dependencies, risks, and benefits realization.
• Directly lead enterprise AI initiatives and shared capabilities.
• Establish and maintain the governance framework, delivery standards, and reporting structures for AI work.

Benefits

• an excellent total package, with compensation and benefits based upon your geographic location.
• skill development opportunities, to help you grow now and into the future.
• access to a global network, to enrich your professional experience.
• flexible options to help balance work time and your time.
• award and bonus opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior