Hybrid Technical Product & Program Manager: AI Enablement

DEPT®; Illinois; On-site; USD 96,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, Dental, and Vision

401k plan, plus matching

PTO

Paid Company Holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

DEPT® is seeking a hybrid Technical Product & Program Manager to drive the day-to-day execution of a high-velocity AI-enablement engineering partnership for a premier global client.

You will bridge the gap between product strategy and agile delivery, translating marketer ideation into strict technical sprints, and unblocking development queues with a pod of embedded engineers across two enterprise business units.

Qualifications

• Hybrid expertise: 5+ years of experience acting as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Product Manager, or Agile Scrum Master.
• System navigation: Deep experience operating within complex, proprietary enterprise ticketing, task, and bug-tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, or proprietary big-tech internal equivalents).
• Technical fluency: A strong understanding of modern web application architecture, API integrations, cloud environments, and emerging AI/LLM capabilities.
• Cross-functional agility: Proven ability to manage competing priorities across multiple distinct business units simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Translate the vision: Partner with marketing and business stakeholders to evaluate AI concepts and prototypes and translate them into technical requirements and user stories.
• Define MVP scope: act as product owner for your units and prioritize features for rapid prototype versus full production builds.
• Run program engine: own day-to-day sprint management and task execution for your embedded engineers.
• Maintain architecture: ensure builds meet enterprise architecture, data privacy, and security standards.

Skills

Technical PM

Agile/Scrum

Cross-functional

Complex tech

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Proprietary ticketing

Job description

DEPT® is seeking a hybrid Technical Product & Program Manager to drive the day-to-day execution of a high-velocity AI-enablement engineering partnership for a premier global client.

You will bridge the gap between product strategy and agile delivery, translating marketer ideation into strict technical sprints, and unblocking development queues with a pod of embedded engineers across two enterprise business units.