Technology Governance & AI Intake Lead

WME Group; Beverly Hills (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

WME Group in Beverly Hills, CA is seeking an experienced Technology Governance & AI Intake Lead who owns the single front door for technology and AI demand, turning requests into scoped, governed initiatives. You will run intake, portfolio prioritization, business-case development, and governance/risk gating, while leading the analyst team mapping business processes to tech and AI initiatives.

This role partners with data governance, manages stakeholder relationships across business units, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technology governance, IT demand / portfolio management, or a related discipline.
• 2+ years leading or managing.
• Business relationship management with senior stakeholders.
• AI literacy and familiarity with responsible-AI governance practice.
• Vendor and tool evaluation.
• Process and change-management capability.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; PMP, ITIL, or an AI-governance credential a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology and AI intake pipeline - a single front door for business-unit demand.
• Convert business and AI demand into scoped, prioritized, business-cased initiatives with measured baselines.
• Run portfolio prioritization and governance/risk gating in coordination with the Information Manager and Cyber.
• Coordinate vendor and tool evaluation for AI and technology requests.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across business units; set expectations and communicate the pipeline.
• Partner with data governance to ensure initiatives are data-ready before delivery.
• Line-manage and develop the AI Solutions Analyst.

Skills

Technology governance

IT demand management

Portfolio management

Stakeholder relationship management

AI governance literacy

Vendor evaluation

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

PMP / ITIL / AI-governance credential a plus

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

Enterprise AI tooling

Job description

Position Summary

The Technology Governance & AI Intake Lead owns a single front door for business-unit technology and AI demand, converting requests into scoped, governed, prioritized initiatives. The role runs intake, portfolio prioritization, business-case development, and governance and risk gating, and manages the analyst function that maps business process to technology and AI initiatives.

The Technology Governance & AI Intake Lead owns a single front door for business-unit technology and AI demand, converting requests into scoped, governed, prioritized initiatives. The role runs intake, portfolio prioritization, business-case development, and governance and risk gating, and manages the analyst function that maps business process to technology and AI initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the technology and AI intake pipeline - a single front door for business-unit demand.


• Convert business and AI demand into scoped, prioritized, business-cased initiatives with measured baselines.


• Run portfolio prioritization and governance/risk gating in coordination with the Information Manager and Cyber.


• Coordinate vendor and tool evaluation for AI and technology requests.


• Manage stakeholder relationships across business units; set expectations and communicate the pipeline.


• Partner with data governance to ensure initiatives are data-ready before delivery.


• Line-manage and develop the AI Solutions Analyst.

Functions Owned

Technology governance, AI intake & demand management, portfolio prioritization, responsible-AI governance coordination

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years in technology governance, IT demand / portfolio management, or a related discipline, including 2+ years leading or managing.


• Business relationship management with senior business stakeholders.


• AI literacy and familiarity with responsible-AI / AI-governance practice.


• Vendor and tool evaluation.


• Process and change-management capability.


• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; PMP, ITIL, or an AI-governance credential a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience standing up an intake or demand-management function from scratch.


• Exposure to Microsoft Copilot, agent platforms, or enterprise AI tooling.


• Media, entertainment, or agency context.

Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.

Hiring Rate Minimum

$142,500 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds)

Hiring Rate Maximum

$190,000 annually