AI Transformation & Portfolio Delivery Leader

Lumentum Operations LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 193,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumentum is seeking an AI Product Management & Operations leader to govern the intake, prioritization, and delivery of AI use cases across the company. You will translate business demand into a clear roadmap, coordinate execution with delivery teams, monitor timelines and risks, and report progress and impact to leadership.

The role emphasizes strategic influence, governance, and measurable value delivery in a global, matrixed organization with a focus on enterprise AI initiatives across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred in engineering, CS, business, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in transformation, strategy, program management, digital innovation, or AI-adjacent leadership.
• Proven success leading cross-functional initiatives in a global, matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage the portfolio of AI products and initiatives across functions, including intake, assessment, prioritization, sequencing, and status tracking.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify high-value AI use cases and clarify goals, outcomes, dependencies, and success metrics.
• Coordinate with internal engineering, data, analytics, product, and operations teams to move initiatives from concept to delivery.
• Establish and run operating cadences for AI portfolio reviews, delivery check-ins, risk escalation, and executive reporting.
• Track milestones, schedules, resource dependencies, and delivery risks across multiple AI programs and workstreams.
• Ensure stakeholders are informed on progress, blockers, business value, adoption readiness, and realized impact.
• Support portfolio governance processes, intake frameworks, prioritization criteria, and decision-making mechanisms.
• Help define and monitor KPIs related to AI delivery, business adoption, value realization, and portfolio health.
• Coordinate with external vendors, implementation partners, and other third parties as needed.
• Drive follow-through across teams to ensure commitments are met and AI initiatives stay on time and aligned to business priorities.
• Support change management and operational readiness activities to improve adoption of AI solutions across the enterprise.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

AI understanding

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Lumentum is seeking an AI Product Management & Operations leader to govern the intake, prioritization, and delivery of AI use cases across the company. You will translate business demand into a clear roadmap, coordinate execution with delivery teams, monitor timelines and risks, and report progress and impact to leadership.

The role emphasizes strategic influence, governance, and measurable value delivery in a global, matrixed organization with a focus on enterprise AI initiatives across