Technology Governance & AI Intake Lead

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

Job summary

WME, headquartered in Beverly Hills, seeks an AI Intake Lead to own the technology and AI demand from business units. You will manage intake, portfolio prioritization, business-case development, and governance, ensuring initiatives map from business processes to tech solutions.

With 8+ years in governance and IT demand, you will guide risk gating, collaborate with Information Manager and Cyber, and line-manage the AI Solutions Analyst.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technology governance, IT demand/portfolio management, or related field.
• 2+ years in leadership or people management.
• Business relationship management with senior stakeholders; AI governance knowledge.
• Experience evaluating vendors and tools; change-management capability.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology and AI intake pipeline—single front door for demand.
• Convert demand into scoped, prioritized, business-case initiatives.
• Run portfolio prioritization and governance/risk gating with senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate vendor and tool evaluation for AI and technology requests.
• Manage stakeholder relationships; set expectations and communicate pipeline.
• Partner with data governance to ensure data-readiness before delivery.
• Line-manage and develop the AI Solutions Analyst.

Skills

Technology governance

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

AI literacy

AI governance

Vendor evaluation

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

PMP

ITIL

AI-governance credential

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

Enterprise AI tooling

Agent platforms

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.

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

WME is the world’s preeminent talent agency. With over 125 years of experience, WME enables artists, athletes and brands to grow their businesses, leverage the full potential of their intellectual property, and bring projects to life that define the cultural landscape. WME’s expertise spans books, comedy, digital media, fashion, film, food, licensing, music, sports, television, theater, and more. Headquartered in Beverly Hills, WME’s office locations include Australia, Chicago, China, London, Miami, Nashville, and New York. WME is part of WME Group, a global network of businesses that represent the world’s leading talent, intellectual property and brands. For more information, please visit www.wmeagency.com.