Staff AI Enablement Program Lead

Candescent; Atlanta (GA); Vor Ort; USD 150.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Candescent is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager for AI Enablement in Atlanta. You will lead enterprise AI initiatives from intake and proof of concept through production rollout, ensuring alignment with architecture, security, risk, and regulatory requirements.

You will translate AI strategy into executable roadmaps, drive cross-functional delivery across engineering, platform, IT, and legal teams, and establish governance, metrics, and adoption plans to realize value while maintaining

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience leading complex technical programs in software, cloud, data, platform, or AI-adjacent environments.
• Proven track record managing large-scale cross-functional programs across teams and stakeholders.
• Strong fluency with engineering, platform, architecture, security, privacy, and operations.
• Experience with SDLC, Agile, DevOps, production readiness, and change management.
• Ability to define roadmaps, success metrics, integrated plans, dependencies, and executive reporting.
• Comfort operating in regulated, high-risk, or control-oriented environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, executive presence, and stakeholder-management.

Aufgaben

• Own end-to-end AI enablement programs from intake through production rollout and adoption.
• Translate AI strategy into roadmaps, milestones, and delivery commitments.
• Define scope, readiness criteria, and measurable outcomes with engineering and business stakeholders.
• Prioritize AI initiatives by value, readiness, risk, capacity, and impact.
• Develop schedules, risk logs, decision records, and mitigation plans for high-impact programs.
• Coordinate across engineering, IT, security, privacy, legal, procurement, risk, and business teams.
• Communicate status, risks, and decisions to executives and key stakeholders.
• Provide guidance on architecture, integration, release planning, and support readiness.
• Embed responsible AI practices and governance throughout program lifecycle.
• Lead vendor/tool/platform evaluations and onboarding for AI capabilities.
• Establish operating model, enable adoption plans, and measure KPIs for value realization.

Kenntnisse

Technical program leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

AI/ML program management

Executive communication

Regulated environment experience

Roadmap definition

Delivery governance

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS

Jobbeschreibung

Candescent is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager for AI Enablement in Atlanta. You will lead enterprise AI initiatives from intake and proof of concept through production rollout, ensuring alignment with architecture, security, risk, and regulatory requirements.

You will translate AI strategy into executable roadmaps, drive cross-functional delivery across engineering, platform, IT, and legal teams, and establish governance, metrics, and adoption plans to realize value while maintaining