Strategic AI Pipeline Program Manager

Aptive Resources; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptive Resources is seeking a Program Manager with expertise in AI pipeline management to support Department of Veterans Affairs initiatives. The ideal candidate will lead AI program delivery, ensuring compliance and improving Veteran outcomes.

Responsibilities include managing AI initiatives from planning through execution while coordinating cross-functional teams and driving operational excellence. A Master’s degree, relevant certifications, and extensive program management experience are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience.
• 3+ years managing AI/ML, data engineering, or MLOps initiatives.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML lifecycle management and cloud-based AI platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise AI initiatives from planning through deployment and operationalization.
• Manage timelines, budgets, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder communications across multiple AI programs.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including data scientists, ML engineers, software engineers, cloud architects, security, and business stakeholders.

Skills

Program management

AI workflows

MLOps

Cloud infrastructure

Stakeholder communication

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or related field

PMP, PgMP, Scrum Master, SAFe, or Agile certification

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

MLflow

Airflow

Python

Job description

Aptive Resources is seeking a Program Manager with expertise in AI pipeline management to support Department of Veterans Affairs initiatives. The ideal candidate will lead AI program delivery, ensuring compliance and improving Veteran outcomes.

Responsibilities include managing AI initiatives from planning through execution while coordinating cross-functional teams and driving operational excellence. A Master’s degree, relevant certifications, and extensive program management experience are required.