AI Program Manager - AI Foundations - London

Options Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Options Group is seeking an experienced program manager to join our GenAI team for a leading global commodity trader. You will coordinate delivery of Generative AI roadmap and backlog, working with AI engineers, infrastructure, security, data teams, and commercial operations in London.

You will translate complex technical decisions for stakeholders, shape product strategy, evaluate emerging GenAI technologies, and drive the platform roadmap with autonomy in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical field (computer science, data science, econometrics, applied mathematics, engineering).
• Strong track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams (product, engineering, platform).
• Proven ability to align senior stakeholders on technical strategy across engineering, data, and business teams.
• Ability to make ambiguous problems clear, identify core principles, and structure solutions from first principles.
• Active interest in emerging GenAI developments and market trends, with proactive staying up-to-date.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the AI product roadmap and backlog, defining and communicating product vision and strategy in collaboration with AI leads.
• Translate complex technical decisions into clear stakeholder communications, ensuring alignment across engineering, data, and business teams.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, security, data, and technology teams on integration, data sourcing, interoperability, and tooling requirements.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and integrate them into the platform strategy and roadmap.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder alignment

Ambiguity handling

Autonomous working

Education

Technical degree (CS/DS/econometrics/engineering)

Job description

Our client is a leading global commodity trader with a focus on Oil, Energy + Metals.

We are looking for an experienced program manager to join our clients GenAI team. This role will coordinate the delivery and evolution of Generative AI technical roadmap and backlog, working closely with forward-deployed AI engineers, AI software engineers, infrastructure, security, and data teams. You will work directly with commercial teams as well as in operations. This is a hands‑on program manager role with technical depth and the ability to deliver the art of the possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the AI product roadmap and backlog, defining and communicating product vision and strategy in collaboration with AI leads
• Translate complex technical decisions into clear stakeholder communications, ensuring alignment across engineering, data, and business teams
• Coordinate with infrastructure, security, data, and technology teams on application integration, data sourcing, interoperability, and tooling requirements
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and integrate them into the platform strategy and roadmap

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical field; computer science, data science, econometrics, applied mathematics, engineering
• Strong track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams (product, engineering, platform)
• Proven ability to align senior stakeholders on technical strategy, with experience driving consensus across engineering, data, and business teams
• Ability to make ambiguous problems clear, identify core principles, and structure solutions from first principles
• Active interest in emerging GenAI developments and market trends, with a proactive commitment to staying up-to-date and informed on developments
• Self‑motivated and comfortable working autonomously in a fast‑paced, entrepreneurial environment

Open to candidates with a background in; a Big-3 / MBB Consulting firm, a top-tier investment bank or hedge fund, frontier lab, or Bigtech.