AI Enablement Program Manager

Cengage Group; Oklahoma City (OK); Presencial; USD 117.000 - 187.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cengage Group is seeking a Program Manager, AI Enablement to direct management of the company’s AI initiatives and ensure smooth delivery across operations. The role promotes AI adoption, governance, and operational productivity in a collaborative environment.

The position demands 5+ years in program management, strong privacy knowledge (FERPA, GDPR, CCPA), and proven ability to coordinate cross-functional teams including Legal, Privacy, Security, and Procurement.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in business, information systems, PM, technology, or related field.
• 5+ years in program management, operations, governance, compliance operations, or cross-functional technology delivery.
• Experience managing enterprise operational programs or cross-functional initiatives.
• Knowledge of FERPA, GDPR, CCPA and other privacy/data protection regulations.
• Experience coordinating contracts, DPAs, MSAs, or vendor governance processes.
• Strong attention to detail and operational rigor.
• Excellent collaboration with Legal, Procurement, Security, Product, Engineering, and Business teams.
• Ability to move quickly without compromising rigor.
• Strong written and verbal executive communication skills including status reporting, meeting facilitation, and operational updates.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Program management

Enterprise programs

Privacy regulations

Vendor governance

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Agility with rigor

Executive communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in business, information systems, PM, technology, or related field

Descripción del empleo

Cengage Group is seeking a Program Manager, AI Enablement to direct management of the company’s AI initiatives and ensure smooth delivery across operations. The role promotes AI adoption, governance, and operational productivity in a collaborative environment.

The position demands 5+ years in program management, strong privacy knowledge (FERPA, GDPR, CCPA), and proven ability to coordinate cross-functional teams including Legal, Privacy, Security, and Procurement.