AI Enablement Program Lead

Cengage Group; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 117,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group is seeking a Program Manager, AI Enablement, to direct and govern the company’s AI initiatives, ensuring smooth delivery and practical adoption across operations. You will lead enterprise AI pilots, onboarding, and risk assessments with privacy and security alignment.

The role requires 5+ years in program management, strong collaboration with Legal, Procurement, Product, Engineering, and Business teams, and the ability to move quickly while maintaining rigor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Information Systems, Program Management, Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in program management, operations, governance, compliance operations, or cross-functional technology delivery.
• Experience coordinating contracts, DPAs, MSAs, or vendor governance processes.
• Strong written and verbal executive communication skills including status reporting, meeting facilitation, and operational updates.

Responsibilities

• Manage the operational cadence for enterprise AI initiatives, pilots, vendor onboarding, and governance activities.
• Conduct and coordinate vendor risk assessments for AI tools, platforms, and integrations.
• Coordinate the third-party AI intake process including security, privacy, and contract review.
• Build and maintain the criteria matrix for AI vendor approvals and connector decisions.
• Partner with Procurement on AI contracts, DPAs, and commercial terms.
• Maintain the approved AI vendor list and periodic reassessment cadence.
• Establish and maintain program governance artifacts including intake workflows, decision logs, action tracking, status reporting, and executive updates.
• Coordinate collaborators across AI Enablement, Legal, Privacy, Security, Procurement, Product, Engineering, and Operations teams.
• Track program achievements, dependencies, risks, and operational readiness across AI initiatives.
• Support operational scaling of AI enablement activities including onboarding, documentation, communications, and process standardization.

Skills

Program management

Operations

Governance

Compliance

Cross-functional delivery

Executive communication

Privacy regulations

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/Information Systems/PM/Technology

Job description

Cengage Group is seeking a Program Manager, AI Enablement, to direct and govern the company’s AI initiatives, ensuring smooth delivery and practical adoption across operations. You will lead enterprise AI pilots, onboarding, and risk assessments with privacy and security alignment.

The role requires 5+ years in program management, strong collaboration with Legal, Procurement, Product, Engineering, and Business teams, and the ability to move quickly while maintaining rigor.