Enterprise AI Product & Portfolio Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity

Health benefits

Retirement plans

Job summary

Lumentum in San Jose, California is seeking an AI Product Management & Operations leader to align AI initiatives with business priorities and deliver measurable impact. You will drive intake, prioritization, and governance across multiple AI programs, coordinating with engineering, data, and product teams to ensure on-time delivery.

The role requires 15+ years in transformation or AI-adjacent leadership, strong executive communication, and deep AI knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred in engineering, computer science, business, operations, or related discipline.
• 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.
• 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 development of 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.

Skills

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Portfolio management

AI fundamentals

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

AI tools evaluation

Job description

Lumentum in San Jose, California is seeking an AI Product Management & Operations leader to align AI initiatives with business priorities and deliver measurable impact. You will drive intake, prioritization, and governance across multiple AI programs, coordinating with engineering, data, and product teams to ensure on-time delivery.

The role requires 15+ years in transformation or AI-adjacent leadership, strong executive communication, and deep AI knowledge.