Technical Program Manager – AI and Machine Learning

Technical Program Manager – AI and Machine Learning

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, AI, or a related STEM field, or a bachelor’s degree in computer science with 5-10 years of experience.
• Experience in Product/Program management with a focus on AI.
• Deep understanding of AI and software development.
• Highly technical with a good understanding of digital and connected vehicle applications.
• Self-motivated and proactive, with demonstrated critical thinking capabilities.
• Technical experience to weigh tradeoffs and have in-depth discussions with engineers on the nuances of complex AI systems.
• Experience in an Agile environment; creating a feature spec, turning it into user stories, setting, and tracking KPIs.
• Experience with programming languages relevant to AI development.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the AI/ML and Digital teams to develop and execute on the AI/ML product roadmap.
• Strategize product ideation, technical design, and execution steps for AI-driven solutions.
• Gather requirements and prioritize processes across business stakeholders to ensure alignment with AI initiatives.
• Engage broadly with the organization to identify, prioritize, frame, and structure product strategy for various AI projects.
• Lead and own the AI product lifecycle from planning and product requirements to execution and continuous support. Coordinate work between AI, data engineering, cloud platform services, and other relevant departments.
• Identify risk areas and produce mitigation strategies (risk avoidance, acceptance, transference, and limitation).
• Facilitate AI product and functional/technical safety requirement and test case documentation, as well as architecture documentation.
• Drive consistent and timely closure of AI program deliverables.
• Define and communicate dependencies between Engineering, Digital, and IT teams with a focus on minimizing these dependencies.
• Clearly communicate AI program status to the overall organization, other program managers, and executives as required.
• Work with resource managers and technical leads to define the level of effort, resource requirements, and summary timing plans.
• Plan and manage sprints and AI development tasks in conjunction with resource managers and technical leads.
• A passion for developing the best AI-driven solutions in the automotive industry.
• Drive iterative development cycles with data scientists, engineers, designers, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain effective communication with team members and stakeholders to ensure user and technical issues are promptly prioritized and resolved.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a Product Manager/Owner for AI-driven SaaS or app design.
• Relevant experience in EV, Automotive, Transportation, Telematics, or IoT devices.