AI Agent & Automation Program Lead

TechDigital Group; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group is seeking a seasoned AI program manager to lead planning, execution, and delivery of AI agent and automation initiatives. You will partner with product, engineering, and operations to identify AI-enabled opportunities and define clear roadmaps with success metrics.

The role requires strong governance, stakeholder alignment, and adoption strategies. Responsibilities include cross-functional planning, risk management, and driving value realization through measurable adoption and

Qualifications

• Must hold PMP, PgMP, Agile, Scrum Master, or SAFe certification.
• Experience with AI/automation platforms such as Copilot, Azure AI, OpenAI, Power Platform or UiPath.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of AI agent and automation programs from inception through deployment.
• Partner with stakeholders across product, engineering, and operations to identify AI-driven opportunities.
• Define scope, objectives, metrics, and roadmaps for programs.
• Manage cross-functional project plans, timelines, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Oversee development, testing, deployment, and adoption of AI agents and automation solutions.
• Drive governance, reporting, and executive communication to secure alignment and value realization.
• Monitor performance and outcomes to ensure business value and ROI.
• Establish AI governance, security, and responsible AI usage practices.
• Support change management, including user enablement and adoption strategies.
• Continuously identify improvements to operations through AI and automation.

Skills

PM certifications

AI/automation platforms

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

Azure AI

OpenAI

Power Platform

UiPath

Job description

Must have skill:
• PMP, PgMP, Agile, Scrum Master, or SAFe certification.
• Experience with Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, OpenAI, Power Platform, UiPath, or similar AI/automation platforms.

Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of AI agent and automation programs from inception through deployment.
• Partner with business stakeholders, product managers, engineering teams, and operations teams to identify opportunities for AI-driven solutions.
• Define program scope, objectives, success metrics, and implementation roadmaps.
• Manage cross-functional project plans, timelines, dependencies, risks, and issue resolution.
• Oversee the development, testing, deployment, and adoption of AI agents and intelligent automation solutions.
• Drive stakeholder alignment through regular communication, governance reviews, and executive reporting.
• Monitor program performance, adoption metrics, and business outcomes to ensure value realization.
• Establish best practices for AI governance, compliance, security, and responsible AI usage.
• Support change management activities, including user enablement, training, and adoption strategies.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and business processes through AI and automation.