AI Program Manager

Project Management Institute; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible options to balance work time

Access to a global network

Award and bonus opportunities

Job summary

Project Management Institute (PMI) is seeking a senior leader to drive the enterprise AI delivery and governance capability, translating AI priorities into a governed portfolio of initiatives with measurable business outcomes. You will move AI efforts from strategy to delivery, adoption and value realization, ensuring investments scale beyond pilots and are embedded in how work gets done.

You will provide end-to-end leadership for PMI’s AI portfolio, oversee program governance, cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required across related fields.
• Experience translating strategic objectives into delivery plans with measurable outcomes.
• Experience supporting senior governance forums and steering committees.

Responsibilities

• Lead the PMI enterprise AI delivery and governance capability end-to-end.
• Translate AI priorities into an actionable, governed portfolio of initiatives.
• Ensure AI investments scale beyond pilots and embed into work processes.
• Lead governance, delivery standards, and reporting structures for AI work.
• Coordinate cross-functional dependencies, risks, and benefits realization across PMI.

Skills

Project management experience

AI/digital transformation initiatives

Governance and risk management

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Agile/hybrid delivery

Communication and presentation

Matrixed organization leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, project management, information systems, computer science, engineering, analytics, data science, operations, or related field

Job description

How You’ll Make a Difference

Are you a dreamer, innovator, thinker and a do-er who believes in contributing to something that makes difference? Pursue your passion. Join PMI.

You will lead the execution of PMI’s enterprise AI delivery and governance capability, translating enterprise AI priorities into an actionable, governed portfolio of initiatives that deliver measurable business outcomes. Moving AI efforts from strategy through delivery, adoption, and value realization—ensuring investments scale beyond pilots and are embedded into the way work gets done. Providing end-to-end leadership for PMI’s AI portfolio, overseeing program governance, cross-functional dependencies, risks, and benefits realization, while directly leading enterprise AI initiatives and shared capabilities that serve multiple functions. You will establish and maintain the governance framework, delivery standards, and reporting structures that support AI work across PMI.

What You’ll Bring to the Role

• Bachelor’s degree in business, project management, information systems, computer science, engineering, analytics, data science, operations, or a related field (required).
• Proficiency in the business language for PMI (English) (required).
• 7+ years of project, program, or transformation management experience, including enterprise-scale cross-functional delivery.
• 5+ years leading AI, analytics, data, automation, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience in roadmap planning and execution, governance and risk management, and benefits realization/value tracking.
• Experience translating strategic objectives into integrated delivery plans with clear business outcomes, stakeholder alignment, dependency management, and executive‑ready reporting.
• Experience supporting senior governance forums or steering committees by preparing materials, maintaining decision and action logs, and coordinating follow‑through across multiple owners.
• Experience working effectively in matrixed organizations and leading across multiple teams toward a shared value agenda.
• Strong project/program management across scope, schedule, budget, risk, governance, and executive reporting.
• Working knowledge of AI delivery concepts, including use case prioritization, data readiness, model lifecycle considerations, deployment dependencies, and AI‑related risk.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect delivery decisions to measurable value, adoption, and operational impact.
• Proven ability to lead or coordinate a network of project managers across a matrix or PMO and consolidate multi‑workstream status into executive‑ and board‑ready portfolio reporting.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, emerging‑technology environments while maintaining structure, momentum, and accountability.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including experience supporting senior executives and steering forums.
• Experience with agile or hybrid delivery methods and the ability to tailor ways of working to AI initiative maturity and risk profile.
• PMP required; PMI‑CPMAI™ and/or PMI‑ACP strongly preferred; responsible AI or AI project management training preferred.

What you can expect from us

We value and nurture an environment of inclusivity and diversity, and a culture of communication and collaboration. Your health, safety and well-being come first, and we believe that you should have time for your work, but you should also have time for you.

Join Us And You’ll Get

• An excellent total package, with compensation and benefits based upon your geographic location.
• Skill development opportunities, to help you grow now and into the future.
• Access to a global network, to enrich your professional experience.
• Flexible options to help balance work time and your time.
• Award and bonus opportunities.

The salary offer will be based on several factors, including the candidate’s demonstrated skills, qualifications and relevant experience.

Let’s help make the world work better for everyone. Apply today!

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