AI Programs Lead for Portfolio Growth

Vista Equity Partners Management; United States; Remote; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Vista Equity Partners is seeking a Technical Program Manager for the Vista Applied AI team, a group of AI architects and engineers who build production agentic systems with Vista's 90+ portfolio companies.

The TPM will be a force multiplier, keeping engagements on track, coordinating with CEOs, CTOs, and engineering leaders, and driving operating rhythms, reporting, and scalable AI-enabled workflows. This role requires an immediate start.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 4–7 years in management consulting, technical program management, or PMO roles.
• Proven track record delivering multiple complex programs on time.
• Experience building processes, operating cadences, and tools for high-functioning teams.
• Hands-on use of AI to automate notes, status reporting, synthesis, and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated program plan across all Applied AI engagements with a single view of scope, milestones, owners, dependencies, and risks.
• Keep the team on track: regular milestone reviews, surface slippage, and enforce committed dates.
• Staff and schedule concurrent engagements; resolve resource conflicts early.
• Coordinate with CEOs, CTOs, engineering leaders, Vista deal teams, and external system integrators.
• Run end-to-end governance: scoping, statements of work, weekly status, steering reviews, and handoffs.
• Track risks, issues, decisions, and dependencies; present clear options and recommendations.

Skills

Program management

AI fluency

Executive communication

Analytics

Stakeholder management

Jira

Confluence

Slack

Cloud platforms

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Slack

Microsoft 365

Job description

Vista Equity Partners is seeking a Technical Program Manager for the Vista Applied AI team, a group of AI architects and engineers who build production agentic systems with Vista's 90+ portfolio companies.

The TPM will be a force multiplier, keeping engagements on track, coordinating with CEOs, CTOs, and engineering leaders, and driving operating rhythms, reporting, and scalable AI-enabled workflows. This role requires an immediate start.