AI Spec-Driven Program Manager for Engineering

HME; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

HME is seeking a contractor Program Manager to accelerate Engineering's transition to Spec-Based AI Development. You will partner with Engineering leadership and AI stakeholders to operationalize standards, tools, and playbooks, delivering repeatable practices to improve speed, quality, and business impact.

The role focuses on cross-functional execution, change management, and enablement material creation, with emphasis on adoption metrics and ROI.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program management experience in engineering/tech environments.
• Experience supporting software engineering teams and change initiatives.
• Strong understanding of SDLC: requirements, design, code review, testing, release readiness.
• Ability to drive cross-functional initiatives from planning to execution.
• Demonstrated ability to create templates, playbooks, and status updates for stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating training or enablement activities.
• Ability to translate strategy into practical operating processes and measurable outcomes.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple workstreams and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate rollout of AI coding standards, tools, and governance across Engineering teams.
• Partner with AI/Engineering leadership to support oversight and adoption of AI-enabled practices.
• Drive creation and standardization of reusable templates for specifications, design, tasks, and acceptance criteria.
• Develop internal playbooks, training materials, examples, and enablement resources.
• Identify training needs and coordinate delivery of enablement activities (office hours, guild forums).
• Expand adoption of Spec-Based AI Development across teams.
• Define and track adoption metrics, productivity gains, cycle-time improvements, quality signals, and ROI indicators.
• Coordinate automation improvements (tests, build validation, static analysis, security scans, gates).
• Maintain project plans, action trackers, communications, and escalation paths.

Skills

Program management

Software development lifecycle

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Technical documentation

Training coordination

Stakeholder communication

Job description

HME is seeking a contractor Program Manager to accelerate Engineering's transition to Spec-Based AI Development. You will partner with Engineering leadership and AI stakeholders to operationalize standards, tools, and playbooks, delivering repeatable practices to improve speed, quality, and business impact.

The role focuses on cross-functional execution, change management, and enablement material creation, with emphasis on adoption metrics and ROI.