Senior Agile Program Lead – AI-Driven Transformation

Sapient Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive workplace

Learning & development

Competitive compensation

Flexible work-life balance

Health benefits for family

Paid leave & holidays

Wellness program

Job summary

Publicis Sapient in New York, NY seeks a Senior Manager for Agile Program Management to lead cross-functional teams in delivering Agile initiatives across digital/martech programs. You will drive planning, execution, and delivery while aligning goals with business outcomes and leveraging AI to improve decisions and efficiency.

You will mentor teams, facilitate ceremonies, and establish governance with metrics to measure impact and continuous improvement across enterprise programs.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Agile project management, transformation, or leadership roles.
• Expertise in digital and/or martech transformation work delivering programs across digital platforms.
• AI fluency to apply generative/agentic AI tools to improve speed, quality, and decisions.
• Strong expertise in Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Lean Agile methodologies.
• Proven track record leading Agile projects and driving digital transformations.
• Excellent leadership, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile project execution with successful planning, execution, and delivery of initiatives.
• Manage cross-functional teams to align projects with business objectives.
• Apply AI tools to planning, backlog refinement, status reporting, and risk analysis.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies to enhance team efficiency and delivery.
• Identify and mitigate risks, dependencies, and impediments for seamless execution.
• Collaborate with product owners, engineering, and stakeholders to deliver value.
• Guide teams through digital/martech transformations and platform migrations.
• Develop governance, dashboards, and metrics to optimize execution with AI insights.
• Coach teams to adopt AI tools responsibly and drive Lean-Agile practices.

Skills

Agile project management

Agile transformation

Agile leadership

Digital/martech transformation

AI fluency

Scrum

Kanban

SAFe

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jira

Rally

SAFe toolkits

Agile dashboards

Job description

Publicis Sapient in New York, NY seeks a Senior Manager for Agile Program Management to lead cross-functional teams in delivering Agile initiatives across digital/martech programs. You will drive planning, execution, and delivery while aligning goals with business outcomes and leveraging AI to improve decisions and efficiency.

You will mentor teams, facilitate ceremonies, and establish governance with metrics to measure impact and continuous improvement across enterprise programs.