Enterprise AI Portfolio Leader & Operations

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

Job summary

Lumentum is seeking an AI Product Management & Operations leader to coordinate across business stakeholders, product owners, data and engineering teams, and external partners to prioritize and deliver AI initiatives on schedule. The ideal candidate is highly organized, cross-functional, business-oriented, and comfortable operating at the intersection of strategy, execution, and stakeholder communication.

This leadership role focuses on intake, prioritization, governance, KPIs, and reporting to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred in engineering, computer science, business, operations, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in transformation, strategy, program management, digital innovation, or AI-adjacent leadership roles.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives in a global, matrixed organization.
• Strong understanding of AI, including generative AI, enterprise AI, automation, data-driven workflows, and related technologies.

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, expected outcomes, dependencies, and success metrics.
• Coordinate with internal engineering, data, analytics, product, and operational teams to move initiatives from concept to delivery.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Delivery governance

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

AI platforms

Enterprise AI tools

Job description

Lumentum is seeking an AI Product Management & Operations leader to coordinate across business stakeholders, product owners, data and engineering teams, and external partners to prioritize and deliver AI initiatives on schedule. The ideal candidate is highly organized, cross-functional, business-oriented, and comfortable operating at the intersection of strategy, execution, and stakeholder communication.

This leadership role focuses on intake, prioritization, governance, KPIs, and reporting to