Senior Program Manager (Agentic AI)

Job Description

Job Description

Role : Senior Program Manager
Location : Remote
Schedule : EST Hours
Rate : $75/hour W2

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Program Manager (Agentic AI) to lead a large-scale Agentic AI development initiative focused on building next-generation AI-powered solutions. This individual will drive delivery across multiple engineering teams, partner with technical and business stakeholders, and ensure successful execution of an enterprise AI roadmap.
The ideal candidate brings a strong background in Agile program leadership, software development programs, and cross-functional coordination within complex technology environments. Experience managing AI, automation, platform engineering, cloud, or emerging technology initiatives is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead one or more highly complex, enterprise-wide technology programs consisting of multiple concurrent projects and workstreams.
• Drive planning, execution, and delivery of Agentic AI initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical strategy.
• Coach teams and stakeholders on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Serve as Scrum Master when needed, ensuring proper adoption of Agile frameworks and servant leadership principles.
• Develop and maintain program roadmaps, project plans, milestones, KPIs, risks, and resource forecasts.
• Provide regular executive-level status reporting on program health, delivery timelines, dependencies, budgets, and outcomes.
• Coordinate across software engineering, product management, architecture, UX/UI, platform, and deployment teams.
• Identify delivery risks and proactively implement mitigation strategies to maintain project momentum.
• Manage scope, budget, timelines, and resource allocation across multiple projects.
• Partner with senior business and technology leaders to prioritize initiatives and align investments with strategic goals.
• Act as a conduit between engineering, deployment, and operational teams to ensure scalable, sustainable solutions.
• Drive program governance, stakeholder communications, decision-making processes, and issue resolution.
• Track key milestones and recommend adjustments to project plans when business needs change.
• Ensure successful delivery of all projects within the portfolio on time, within budget, and meeting expected business outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered.
• 10+ years of Project or Program Management experience in Agile software development environments.
• Proven experience managing large-scale enterprise technology programs involving multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Current Project Management certification required (PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent).
• Strong experience serving as a Scrum Master with a deep understanding of Agile frameworks and Scrum methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering and product teams through complex initiatives.
• Experience establishing and tracking KPIs, milestones, budgets, dependencies, and program risks.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Ability to influence senior leadership and drive alignment across technical and business organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting AI, Generative AI, Agentic AI, Machine Learning, Automation, or Intelligent Workflow platforms.
• Background working with software engineering, cloud platforms, APIs, enterprise applications, or platform modernization initiatives.
• Experience managing programs involving multiple engineering teams, technical architects, and product stakeholders.
• Familiarity with modern Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar project management platforms.
• Experience delivering emerging technology initiatives from concept through production deployment.

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