AI Program Manager

About the role

Looking for a Program Manager who has experience working on AI acceleration projects around people, process and technology in an enterprise environment. Plan, develop, implement and manage multiple and/or large complex programs on an enterprise level.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate interdepartmental functions to minimize delays and regularly review deliverables with program/project team members to ensure deadlines are met.
• Identify, analyze and understand target audiences and their specific program needs.
• Develop program strategy and supporting business case.
• Lead and direct the development of the strategic approach for the program, defining major time frames and deliverables to achieve goals and outcomes.
• Develop the overall program plan and create high‑level plans to guide detailed component‑level planning.
• Lead the program management team in establishing program direction, identifying interdependencies, communicating requirements, tracking progress, making decisions, and resolving conflicts and issues.
• Confer with the team to explain program/project responsibilities for functions and phases.
• Assign and manage staff, contractors, and consultants to maximize capabilities and cost‑effectiveness.
• Manage and change assignments within agreed decision‑making authority.
• Direct and coordinate activities concerned with implementation and execution of program objectives.
• Establish and monitor performance metrics and goals, including process, outcomes, and financial measures.
• Document and present program results through operational reports, outcomes studies, presentations, and publications.
• Monitor program execution, progress to plan, and production of major deliverables; intervene as needed to adjust plans.
• Own decision‑making to resolve issues, problems, and changes that do not significantly alter agreed milestones and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain plans, practices, and assignments to identify, quantify, and contain risks and their impact on program success.
• Evaluate programs to ensure they meet goals and identify evolutionary needs or changes, directing appropriate adjustments.
• Develop and manage budgets to control expenditures in accordance with allocations, timing, limits, and funding usage.
• Ensure programs meet regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Coordinate with organizational governance functions, providing oversight and regular iteration/reporting as required.
• Manage vendor relationships, negotiate, administer, and monitor program contracts to ensure service level agreements are met.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required).
• 8+ years of experience in a related field.
• Location: Durham, North Carolina.
• Job type: Contract.
• Salary: $65 – $73 per hour.
• Work hours: 9 am to 5 pm.
• Education: Bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience as a Program Manager in an enterprise environment, including experience managing AI initiatives.

Skills

• Performance monitoring
• Decision‑making
• Accreditation standards compliance
• Budget management
• Vendor relationship management
• Conflict resolution
• Presentations
• Governance
• Financial analysis
• Maintenance planning
• Metrics development
• Negotiation
• Publications
• Service level agreement oversight

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment and life insurance
• Short‑term disability
• 401(k) plan (subject to eligibility)

Pay

$65 – $73 per hour.

Schedule

9 am to 5 pm.

Location

Durham, North Carolina.