Senior AI & Hybrid Cloud Program Manager

International Business Machines Corporation; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting seeks a Complex Program Manager for Hybrid Cloud, Data & AI to lead large-scale technology and business transformation programs. You will connect business strategy with technical delivery, ensuring secure, scalable, cost-effective solutions that deliver measurable value.

You will manage cross-functional teams across cloud, data, AI/ML, MLOps/LLMOps, security, and governance while coordinating executives and partners to accelerate enterprise-wide adoption and ROI.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of program or project management experience.
• 5+ years leading complex transformation programs in an enterprise setting.
• Experience leading AI/ML and GenAI solutions from pilot to production (MLOps/LLMOps).
• Knowledge of data architecture, data lakes/lakehouses, data governance and data quality.
• Understanding of GenAI concepts including LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, AI agents.
• Strong program governance, budgeting, forecasting, FinOps, and executive reporting.
• Proficiency in Agile and traditional delivery methods (Jira).
• Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, multi-workstream programs across hybrid cloud, data, and AI.
• Drive AI initiatives from ideation to production and enterprise adoption.
• Coordinate teams across cloud infrastructure, data engineering, AI/ML, MLOps/LLMOps, security, and governance.
• Define business cases, KPIs, and value-tracking frameworks to measure ROI.
• Establish program governance and ensure responsible AI, data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Manage executive stakeholders, technology partners, and distributed teams to align priorities.
• Oversee financial performance, cloud and AI costs, contracts, and resource planning.
• Drive change management and business adoption to ensure lasting impact.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Agile delivery

Jira

Budgeting

MLOps

GenAI

Data governance

Security compliance

Education

Master's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

MBA

Tools

Jira

Databricks

Snowflake

Vertex AI

Azure AI Foundry

Bedrock

AWS

Job description

IBM Consulting seeks a Complex Program Manager for Hybrid Cloud, Data & AI to lead large-scale technology and business transformation programs. You will connect business strategy with technical delivery, ensuring secure, scalable, cost-effective solutions that deliver measurable value.

You will manage cross-functional teams across cloud, data, AI/ML, MLOps/LLMOps, security, and governance while coordinating executives and partners to accelerate enterprise-wide adoption and ROI.