AI Enablement Program Manager

Cengage Group; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 117,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group in the United States is seeking a Program Manager, AI Enablement to direct the management of our AI initiatives, ensuring timely delivery and governance across the organization.

You will collaborate with Legal, Privacy, Security, Procurement, Product, Engineering, and Operations to scale AI enablement, manage vendor risk, and establish standard processes that drive responsible AI adoption.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Information Systems, Program Management, Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of program management, operations, governance, or cross-functional technology delivery.
• Working knowledge of FERPA, GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy/data protection regulations.
• Experience coordinating contracts, DPAs, MSAs, or vendor governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage the operational cadence for enterprise AI initiatives, pilots, vendor onboarding, and governance activities.
• 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

Cross-functional delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Contract management

Job description

Cengage Group in the United States is seeking a Program Manager, AI Enablement to direct the management of our AI initiatives, ensuring timely delivery and governance across the organization.

You will collaborate with Legal, Privacy, Security, Procurement, Product, Engineering, and Operations to scale AI enablement, manage vendor risk, and establish standard processes that drive responsible AI adoption.