Senior Program Manager, AI Enablement

Dish Network Corporation; Englewood, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health perks

401(k) Plan with company match

ESPP

Flexible time away

Job summary

EchoStar is seeking a Senior Program Manager, AI Enablement to remove bottlenecks in scaling enterprise AI adoption across business units. You will align engineering, legal, product, and business teams to accelerate pilots while upholding security standards, and translate complex metrics into actionable executive reporting for strategic decisions.

You will lead agile action teams, refine the AI playbook, and manage intake queues, ensuring proposals meet business goals and technical readiness for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in project management, program management, or scrum mastering.
• Proficiency with project management tools Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet.
• Experience with dashboard and reporting software like Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience in regulatory, information security, or data privacy review processes.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate agile action teams of engineers, product managers, legal experts, and business stakeholders to execute defined AI milestones.
• Optimize and scale the enterprise AI implementation playbook to refine organizational workflows as the AI Office expands.
• Manage the AI initiative intake queue to evaluate and prioritize proposals against business goals and technical readiness.
• Drive new AI pilot projects through InfoSec and Data Privacy review pipelines prior to deployment.
• Maintain executive-level dashboards that deliver clear status metrics, timelines, and risk mitigation strategies to senior leadership.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Project Management, or a related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Smartsheet

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Company Summary

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products. Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.

Department Summary

Our Technology teams challenge the status quo and reimagine capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play a vital role in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.

The Senior Program Manager, AI Enablement solves operational bottlenecks in scaling artificial intelligence adoption across enterprise business units. This role addresses the challenge of aligning cross-functional teams—engineering, legal, product, and business—to accelerate pilot deployment while maintaining security standards. By establishing structured intake workflows, optimizing playbook governance, and guiding compliance reviews, the position eliminates friction in enterprise AI integration. Additionally, this role converts complex operational metrics into actionable executive reporting to drive strategic decision-making.

What Success Looks Like (Objectives)

• Facilitate agile action teams of engineers, product managers, legal experts, and business stakeholders to execute defined AI milestones
• Optimize and scale the enterprise AI implementation playbook to refine organizational workflows as the AI Office expands
• Manage the AI initiative intake queue to evaluate and prioritize project proposals against business goals and technical readiness
• Drive new AI pilot projects through InfoSec and Data Privacy review pipelines prior to deployment
• Maintain executive-level dashboards that deliver clear status metrics, project timelines, and risk mitigation strategies to senior leadership

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Core Skills and Competencies (What You’ll Bring)

• AI literacy and practical understanding of how to evaluate, deploy, and scale enterprise AI solutions
• Demonstrated expertise in cross-functional leadership, meeting facilitation, and consensus building among diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Mastery of modern project management methodologies and workflow tracking systems
• Strong data interpretation and executive presentation capabilities using data visualization tools
• Critical experience steering complex projects through regulatory, information security, or data privacy review processes
• Proven ability to track multi-faceted workflows, manage competing priorities, and maintain accountability under tight schedules

Additional Qualifications

• Experience working directly within corporate IT, software development, or fast-paced technology operations

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Project Management, or a related field
• Minimum Experience: 5+ years of experience in project management, program management, or scrum mastering
• Required Technical Skills:
  • Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet)
  • Experience with dashboard and reporting software (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)

Visa sponsorship not available for this role

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $83,950.00/Year - $119,900.00/Year

Benefits

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled. We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process. EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please [e-mail] you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications. Click the links to access the following statements: EEO Policy Statement, Pay Transparency, EEOC Know Your Rights (English/Spanish).