Strategic Sourcing and AI Transformation Project Manager

Lumen Technologies

10h • Remote

About The Position

Lumen is the trusted network for AI, transforming how businesses connect, secure, and scale in an AI-driven world by connecting people, data, and applications quickly, securely, and effortlessly. The company culture is built on teamwork, trust, and transparency, offering flexibility, support, and opportunity. The Lead Project Manager, Strategic Sourcing is responsible for leading high-impact, cross-functional projects that drive modernization, operational efficiency, and business value across the Global Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain organization. This role manages a portfolio of initiatives including artificial intelligence (AI) projects, process optimization, system implementations, and policy execution. The position serves as the end-to-end delivery owner, accountable for planning, execution, governance, stakeholder alignment, and value realization. For AI initiatives, the Project Manager acts as the AI Project Owner, ensuring projects progress through required intake, risk assessment, and governance processes while delivering measurable outcomes.

Requirements

• 5+ years of related project or program management experience, delivering cross‑functional initiatives.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and executive‑level presentation skills.
• Experience working with process, systems, or technology‑enabled transformation efforts.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and driving structure in evolving environments.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain and P2P functions and systems
• Experience leading or supporting AI, automation, analytics, or advanced technology initiatives.
• Familiarity with AI governance concepts such as risk assessments, privacy impacts, security reviews and AI principles.
• Experience working in large, matrixed organizations.
• PMP, Agile, or similar project management certification and/or experience

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from initiation through closeout, including scope definition, business requirements, schedules, risks, dependencies, and success metrics.
• Developing business cases and coordinating across functions to ensure that investments deliver maximum value.
• Oversee process mapping and recommend workflow improvements, platform updates, systems and AI or automation opportunities.
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives with varying complexity, timelines, and stakeholders.
• Apply appropriate delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid) based on project needs and maturity.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to strategic priorities.
• Coordinate project intake, assessments, and approvals throughout the project, inclusive of enterprise governance tools processes and policies (e.g., AI governance, IT systems, ect).
• Partner with AI Governance, Security, Privacy, Legal, Procurement, and Technology teams to ensure compliance with ethical, regulatory, and risk management standards.
• Track specific KPIs such as adoption, business impact, risk mitigation, and operational readiness.
• Act as the primary point of contact for business, technology, and functional stakeholders.
• Facilitate working sessions, decision forums, and executive updates to drive alignment and timely decisions.
• Translate business needs into clear project plans and actionable deliverables.
• Proactively manage change impacts and support adoption across impacted teams.
• Maintain accurate documentation including project plans, status reporting, and executive dashboards.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery processes, tooling, and templates.
• Contribute to the evolution of project management practices, especially for AI and emerging technology initiatives.

Benefits

• A comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.
• Bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed