The Program Manager – Agentic AI Platform will play a pivotal role in driving the successful delivery of large-scale Agentic AI initiatives from concept to production. This role requires a unique blend of program leadership, strategic planning, stakeholder management, and technical understanding of AI-powered platforms to ensure alignment between business objectives, product vision, and engineering execution.
You will be responsible for managing cross-functional programs spanning Product, Engineering, AI/ML, Architecture, Design, and Customer Success teams. The role demands strong experience in coordinating complex technology programs, managing dependencies, mitigating risks, and ensuring the successful rollout of AI-driven solutions that deliver measurable business value.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Leadership: Lead end-to-end delivery of Agentic AI programs, ensuring alignment with business goals, timelines, budgets, and customer expectations.
Strategic Planning: Define program roadmaps, milestones, delivery plans, and governance structures to support the successful execution of AI initiatives.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Partner with Product Managers, AI Engineers, Architects, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders to drive execution across multiple workstreams.
Stakeholder Management: Serve as a primary point of contact for internal leadership and customer stakeholders, providing clear communication on progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
Delivery Governance: Establish delivery processes, operating rhythms, status reporting, and executive reviews to ensure transparency and accountability.
Risk & Dependency Management: Proactively identify program risks, manage inter-team dependencies, and implement mitigation plans to ensure successful delivery.
Customer Engagement: Support customer workshops, planning sessions, and strategic discussions to align AI solutions with business objectives and adoption goals.
Resource Planning: Coordinate resources across teams and ensure appropriate allocation to support program priorities and delivery commitments.
AI Platform Enablement: Work closely with technical teams to understand Agentic AI capabilities, RAG pipelines, LLM integrations, and platform evolution, enabling informed decision-making.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in Program Management, Technical Program Management, or Delivery Management roles.
- Proven experience leading large-scale enterprise technology programs involving multiple stakeholders, teams, and delivery streams.
- Strong understanding of AI/ML platforms, LLM-powered applications, and Agentic AI concepts.
- Experience managing programs involving product development, software engineering, cloud technologies, and enterprise integrations.
- Ability to effectively coordinate across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Design, Security, and Operations teams.
- Strong experience with Agile delivery methodologies, program planning, roadmap management, and release governance.
- Proven ability to manage risks, dependencies, escalations, and competing priorities in complex environments.
- Familiarity with AI concepts including RAG, LLMs, agent orchestration, vector databases, and workflow automation.
- Experience with project and program management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
- Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and organizational skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced environments with evolving business and technology priorities.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience delivering AI, GenAI, Agentic AI, or Data Platform programs in enterprise environments.
- Experience managing programs involving multi-agent workflows, enterprise AI adoption, and automation initiatives.
- Knowledge of AI governance, security, compliance, and risk management practices.
- Background in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
Compensation, Benefits and Duration
Minimum Compensation: USD 38,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 135,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is not available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post
Photon San Francisco, California, USA Office
San Francisco, United States
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