Head of Programme Management

Program Manager - Job Description

Job Title: Program Manager
Location: Louisville, KY (as listed in the job details)
Work Location Requirement: Must be based in New Jersey or New York and able to work onsite at the NYC office 3 days per week (Tuesday-Thursday).
Duration: 6 months
Essential Skills: Program Management
Desirable Skills: AI Program Management, Security, Compliance, Governance
Experience Required: 8-10 years
Minimum Relevant Experience: 7+ years as an AI Program Manager
Skill Category: Program Management
Certification: PMP certification is mandatory.
Must-Have Technical/Functional Skills
Strong experience as a Senior Program Manager or AI Program Manager.
PMP certification is required.
Proven experience in program planning and execution.
Experience creating, maintaining, and tracking program timelines and milestones.
Expertise in status reporting and stakeholder communication.
Experience developing and maintaining RACI matrices.
Hands-on experience with RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies).
Strong cross-functional team coordination and collaboration skills.
Experience supporting governance reviews, approvals, and decision-making processes.
Experience coordinating release readiness, launch planning, and implementation activities.
Ability to track program deliverables, dependencies, risks, and action items.
Experience aligning programs with security, compliance, and governance requirements.
Hands-on experience managing AI programs and delivering end-to-end projects with measurable cost savings or business benefits.
Ability to work onsite in the NYC office three days per week, Tuesday through Thursday.
Roles and Responsibilities
Support the team in end-to-end program planning and execution.
Develop and maintain program plans, timelines, milestones, and delivery schedules.
Monitor project progress and ensure milestones and deliverables are completed on time.
Prepare regular status reports, dashboards, and executive-level updates.
Develop and maintain RACI matrices to clarify roles and responsibilities.
Maintain RAID logs and proactively identify and mitigate risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment and timely delivery.
Support governance processes, review meetings, and approval workflows.
Coordinate release planning, launch readiness, and implementation activities.
Track action items, decisions, dependencies, and outstanding deliverables.
Ensure program activities align with security, compliance, and governance standards.
Manage AI-related programs from initiation through delivery, ensuring measurable business outcomes and cost savings.
Facilitate communication between business, technology, security, compliance, and other stakeholder groups.
Support Agile development activities, sprint planning, and delivery tracking.
Identify delivery bottlenecks and drive resolution of program-level issues.
Generic Managerial Skills
Experience working in Agile development environments.
Strong program planning, execution, and organizational skills.
Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination.
Strong communication, reporting, and presentation skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities and meet program deadlines.
Experience supporting governance and executive decision-making.
Strong risk management and issue-resolution capabilities.
Focus on delivery, accountability, and measurable business outcomes.
Key Resume Search Keywords
AI Program Manager
Senior Program Manager
Program Management
PMP Certified
AI Project Management
Program Planning and Execution
Timeline and Milestone Tracking
Status Reporting
RACI Matrix
RAID Log
Risk Management
Issue Management
Dependency Management
Cross-Functional Coordination
Governance and Approvals
Security and Compliance
Release Readiness
Launch Coordination
Agile
Sprint Delivery
End-to-End Program Delivery
Cost Savings
Business Benefits
Stakeholder Management
New York
New Jersey
NYC Onsite

Note: The job details list Louisville, KY as the location but also require a candidate based in NJ/NY to work onsite in NYC three days per week. Confirm the intended work location before sourcing candidates.