Jobs · Business Development · North Carolina

Senior Manager–AI Governance and Strategy

Lenovo · North Carolina, United States · 2 days ago
Business Development$150k–$190k/yrFull-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Operate and evolve the AI Control Tower as the central coordination point for enterprise agentic AI initiatives.
  • Establish and manage governance frameworks for AI agent intake, prioritization, risk assessment, lifecycle management, and change control.
  • Capture and manage the enterprise portfolio of AI agents, including status, dependencies, reuse opportunities, and value realization.

Business Engagement Enablement

  • Engage business units, segments, and functions to support AI agent design, development, piloting, testing, and adoption.
  • Define training and enablement needs for AI agent deployment.
  • Ensure clear business ownership, success metrics, adoption readiness, and ongoing stakeholder alignment.
  • Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders and DTIT for agentic AI initiatives.

Data Knowledge Base Strategy

  • Lead engagement with business teams on data sourcing strategy for new AI agents.
  • Own intake and governance for new product or domain-specific knowledge bases, as well as changes, enhancements, and retirement of existing knowledge bases.
  • Coordinate with DTIT on knowledge base setup, seeding, chunking, curation, validation, maintenance, updates, and version control.
  • Serve as the business-facing owner for knowledge asset quality, relevance, and fitness for AI use.

Legacy Data Rationalization

  • Lead structured efforts to inventory and rationalize legacy unstructured data stores.
  • Consolidate content into domain-specific product knowledge bases.
  • Eliminate duplication, stale content, and unmanaged repositories.
  • Drive standards for content ownership, stewardship, and ongoing governance.

Key Interfaces

  • DTIT teams, including architecture, AI platforms, security, data, and change management.
  • Business unit and segment leadership.
  • Product, sales, services, and operations teams.
  • AI platform, knowledge management, and governance functions.

Required Qualifications

  • Business degree with MIS or Computer Science background.
  • 10+ years of experience in enterprise transformation, digital platforms, data/AI governance, and product operations.
  • Strong background in governance, operating models, and portfolio management.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into structured AI, data, and knowledge requirements.
  • Prominent track record of managing AI projects through the AI solution lifecycle.
  • Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Computer Science, MIS, Business Analytics, or AI/ML certification.
  • 3+ years of experience with agentic AI, AI platforms, or AI-enabled workflows.
  • Familiarity with knowledge bases, unstructured data management, and content lifecycle governance.
  • Familiarity with change management frameworks in large, global organizations.
  • Experience rationalizing fragmented data or content ecosystems.

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