Principal Project Manager - AI Program & Portfolio

TE Connectivity India Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

TE Connectivity is seeking a Senior Leader to serve as Principal Project Manager for AI initiatives. You will drive end-to-end AI program delivery, identify opportunities, and manage portfolios across business units while coordinating with data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders.

The role emphasizes strategic collaboration with executives, governance, and transformation leadership to scale AI adoption and deliver measurable business value. Senior-level experience required.

Responsibilities

• AI Strategy & Opportunity Assessment: Identify, assess, and prioritize AI/ML use cases aligned with business objectives.
• Collaborate with business leaders to understand operational challenges and translate them into AI opportunities.
• Develop AI roadmaps and strategic recommendations for leadership teams.
• Manage a portfolio of AI initiatives across multiple functions and business units.
• Lead end-to-end AI project execution from ideation through deployment and adoption.
• Prepare executive presentations, status reports, steering committee updates, and leadership communications.

Job description

PRINCIPAL PROJECT MGR At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

The Lead AI Program & Portfolio Manager is responsible for driving the end-to-end lifecycle of Artificial Intelligence initiatives across the business unit. This role serves as a strategic bridge between business stakeholders, technology teams, data experts, and leadership by identifying business challenges, evaluating AI opportunities, managing project portfolios, and ensuring successful delivery of AI-driven solutions that create measurable business value. The position requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, business consulting, program governance, and AI transformation capabilities to scale innovation and accelerate digital transformation initiatives.

Roles & Responsibility

AI Strategy & Opportunity Assessment

• Identify, assess, and prioritize AI/ML and Generative AI use cases aligned with business objectives.
• Collaborate with business leaders to understand operational challenges and translate them into AI opportunities.
• Conduct feasibility assessments and value realization studies for AI initiatives.
• Develop AI roadmaps and strategic recommendations for leadership teams.
• Stay updated on emerging AI technologies and industry trends to drive innovation.

Business Consulting & Problem Definition

• Engage with business units to understand processes, pain points, and improvement opportunities.
• Lead business discovery workshops and solution design discussions.
• Define AI use cases, business requirements, success criteria, and expected outcomes.
• Build business cases, ROI analysis, and value realization frameworks.

Portfolio & Program Management

• Manage a portfolio of AI initiatives across multiple functions and business units.
• Establish project prioritization frameworks and governance processes.
• Monitor project health, timelines, budgets, dependencies, risks, and resource allocation.
• Drive portfolio reviews and executive reporting.
• Ensure alignment of AI investments with strategic business priorities.

Project Delivery Management

• Lead end-to-end AI project execution from ideation through deployment and adoption.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including data scientists, engineers, architects, product owners, and business stakeholders.
• Manage project plans, milestones, deliverables, and project governance.
• Track benefits realization and project outcomes against defined KPIs.

Stakeholder Management & Executive Communication

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior business leaders and key stakeholders.
• Translate technical AI concepts into business-friendly language.
• Prepare executive presentations, status reports, steering committee updates, and leadership communications.
• Facilitate decision-making and alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Drive adoption and change management activities for AI solutions.

Innovation & Transformation Leadership

• Promote AI-driven culture and innovation across the organization.
• Identify opportunities for process automation and operational efficiency.
• Lead proof-of-concepts, pilots, and scaling initiatives.
• Support enterprise-wide AI transformation programs and capability-building efforts.

Competencies SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more. Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn , Facebook , WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS:

• Competitive Salary Package
• Performance-Based Bonus Plans
• Health and Wellness Incentives
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events
• Employee Resource Group

Experience Level Senior Level