AI Program Manager - Manufacturing

Ilocatum; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HellermannTyton is seeking an AI Program Manager to build and run a portfolio of AI initiatives across plants, creating efficiencies by automating repetitive tasks and reducing waste. You will partner with Operations, Sales, Marketing, IT, HR, and Finance to select problems, deliver measurable outcomes, and scale wins across North America.

Responsibilities include stakeholder interviews, program governance, and delivering value through data-driven roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Engineering, Manufacturing, CS, Data).
• 3+ years leading data/AI/automation programs with manufacturing operations; proven hard-dollar benefits.
• Mastery of program management (business cases, roadmaps, stage gates, financials).
• Excellent stakeholder communication across Operations, Sales, Marketing, IT, HR, and Finance.

Responsibilities

• Discovery: interview stakeholders, translate objectives, baseline performance and quantify benefits.
• Program management: prioritize initiatives by value, plan roadmaps, govern stage gates, manage risk.
• Delivery: ensure ownership transitions to business, drive AI adoption, track benefits, upskill staff.
• Governance: collaborate with Legal/HR on data privacy and AI use policies; ensure IT security compliance.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Program management

AI/Automation

Manufacturing operations

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Project/Program Management

Engineering / Computer Science / Data

Tools

MS CoPilot Studio

MS Fabric

MS Azure Foundry

Job description

My client is accelerating the use of Artificial Intelligence to unlock capacity, improve quality, and fuel growth across North America. As the AI Program Manager, you will build and run a program of AI initiatives that create efficiencies by automating repetitive tasks and removing process waste. You will partner with Operations, Sales, Marketing, IT, HR, and Finance to select the right problems, deliver measurable outcomes quickly, and scale wins across plant sites to increase revenue, reduce cost, and eliminate waste. This will be achieved while maintaining and supporting all corporate policies, procedures, work instructions, and required documentation.

What You’ll Do

Opportunity Discovery

• Conduct stakeholder interviews to capture business objectives and constraints; translate high-level goals into clear, actionable AI project requirements.
• Build simple business cases with the respective departments; baseline current performance, and quantify benefits

Program Management

• Work with Business Stakeholders to prioritize initiatives by value, impact, labor hour avoidance, and risk mitigation.
• Prioritize AI program and project roadmap into short, iterative deliverables; prioritize delivery based on business impact and feasibility.
• Run stage-gated delivery (scope → pilot → scale) aligned to HellermannTyton COE project governance; set decision forums, risk controls, and incremental results.
• Work with Business and IT to develop data and IT infrastructure and tools to support AI program roadmap.

Delivery

• Ensure ownership of agents and AI workflows are transitioned to business stakeholders within the business.
• Engage with change management to ensure AI projects are accepted, and AI becomes integrated into processes such that AI becomes “the way we work.”
• Make value visible and auditable. Track and report on program benefit metrics such as savings, improved experience, reduced waste, efficiency improvements, etc.
• Share AI knowledge to upskill the organization. Coach stakeholders to see AI use cases in the processes.

Governance

• Partner with Legal/HR on data privacy and AI use policies.
• Ensure solutions comply with IT corporate cybersecurity and risk guidelines.

Success in this role will require:

• Collaboration & Communication
• Adaptability
• Problem Solving
• Analytical Thinking
• Business Acumen

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Project/Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Computer Science, Data/Analytics, or related field.
• 3+ years leading data/AI/automation programs with manufacturing operations; proven track record delivering hard dollar benefits and labor hour avoidance.
• Mastery of program management (business cases, roadmaps, stage gates, financials).
• Excellent stakeholder communication and leadership across Operations, Sales, Marketing, IT, HR, and Finance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background manufacturing or associated environments.
• Lean / Six Sigma certification; experience embedding AI within continuous improvement programs.
• Experience with AI Tools (MS CoPilot Studio, MS Fabric, MS Azure Foundry)