AI Business Manager

Entergy; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy seeks an AI Business Manager to serve as the primary liaison between business leaders and the AI organization, shaping an AI business plan and project pipeline. You will translate needs into AI use cases, oversee project execution, and ensure regulatory compliance while delivering measurable value.

You will partner with executives to build roadmaps, manage change, and drive adoption of enterprise AI tools, in a governance-driven, safety-conscious utility context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required OR 12+ years of professional experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience leading diverse project or product teams; utility experience preferred.
• Proven experience with AI, automation, analytics, or digital solutions delivery.
• Knowledge of project management and process improvement tools/methods (e.g., Lean, Six-Sigma, Agile).
• Experience consulting with senior & executive leaders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact between business leaders and the AI organization.
• Conduct discovery sessions to understand pain points, regulatory constraints, priorities, and workflow challenges.
• Translate business needs into AI-enabled use cases, value cases, and roadmaps.
• Maintain a robust pipeline of AI opportunities aligned with utility operations.
• Prepare and contribute to business cases, steering committee materials, and leadership briefings.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Data & AI Delivery teams to ensure project outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Lean

Six Sigma

Agile

Job description

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

The AI Business Manager is the primary liaison to assigned business functions, responsible for identifying where AI can improve processes and deliver measurable value. The role partners with business leaders as both advisor and implementation lead. As an advisor, the manager helps leaders understand AI capabilities and jointly develop an AI business plan and project pipeline. As an implementation partner, the manager oversees AI project execution with the AI organization to ensure expected business outcomes are achieved.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the primary point of contact between business leaders and the AI organization.
• Conduct discovery sessions to understand business pain points, regulatory constraints, operational priorities, and workflow challenges.
• Translate business needs into AI-enabled use cases, value cases, and actionable roadmaps.
• Maintain a robust pipeline of AI opportunities aligned with utility operational realities (grid reliability, safety, affordability, and compliance).
• Prepare and contribute to business cases, steering committee materials, project updates, and leadership briefings.
• Work closely with Enterprise Data & AI Delivery teams to ensure projects meet business expectations and regulatory requirements.
• Support change management, user readiness, adoption planning, and post-launch success monitoring.
• Ensure adherence to responsible AI, governance standards, and compliance frameworks.
• Champion AI literacy across business units; help leaders and teams understand AI capabilities, limitations, workflows, and value.
• Identify champions, coordinate learning, and drive adoption of enterprise AI tools.
• Contribute to scalable engagement playbooks and repeatable approaches for utility business functions.
• Build long-term strategic relationships with leaders across business functions.
• Identify opportunities for enterprise reuse and coordinate cross-functional collaboration for AI solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor in navigating operational change in a regulated utility environment.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field required OR in lieu of degree minimum 12+ years of professional experience is required.
• Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum 8+ years of professional experience leading diverse project or product teams to accomplish specific, measurable outcomes. Utility experience preferred.
• Proven experience with AI, automation, analytics, or digital solutions delivery.
• Knowledge and experience with project management and/or process improvement tools and methods is a plus (e.g. Lean, Six-Sigma, Agile, Process Mapping, Intelligent Automation, Analytics).
• Demonstrated experience consulting with senior & executive leaders.