
Technical Program Manager – AI Strategy, Organizational Transformation
Excelerate
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Mountain View • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $90 - $100 per hour
Tech Stack
About the role
- Support leadership operating mechanisms (OpMechs) by driving updates, action tracking, cross-functional reporting, and follow-through.
- Prepare materials, synthesize inputs, and maintain program continuity across leadership forums.
- Act as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders, enabling decision-making.
- Help define and implement the structure for AI transformation across a Fintech organization.
- Translate an evolving AI-first vision into practical rollout plans, operating rhythms, and adoption mechanisms.
- Drive execution of rollouts focused on transforming how teams across Engineering, Product, and Design use AI tools or capabilities.
- Design and coordinate sessions, working groups, and cross-org forums to drive AI fluency and adoption.
- Partner with internal teams to ensure AI initiatives are implemented consistently.
- Support change management efforts, identifying gaps in understanding and helping teams up-level.
- Stay ahead of AI market developments, research breakthroughs, and Large Language Model (LLM) trends.
- Design and operationalize mechanisms to collect feedback and harvest effective usage of AI by early adopters for dissemination across the organization.
- Curate and synthesize information on AI tools, platforms, and industry trends relative to the enterprise’s adoption.
- Create clear, consumable materials that help teams (of various personas) understand how AI is improving workflows.
- Engage with partners and vendors as needed, helping bring external insights into the organization to drive cultural adoption.
- Act as the connective tissue across teams, ensuring information flows effectively up, down, and across the organization.
- Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities in a highly ambiguous environment.
- Operate with high autonomy, inserting yourself into conversations and driving momentum without heavy direction.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Program Management, or Consulting within complex, matrixed organizations.
- Strong understanding of AI/LLM concepts and ecosystems (e.g., generative AI, agentic workflows, AI tooling, Model Context Protocol (MCP). Hands-on coding is not required.
- Demonstrated understanding of SDLC.
- Ability to confidently "speak the language" of AI with engineers, product leaders, and executives in an AI-first environment.
- Strong proficiency in Google Suite Tools (Sheets, Slides) and project management-related tools (e.g. Smartsheet).
- Demonstrated experience building and operationalizing programs from the ground up within complex, matrixed organizations.
- Skilled in structuring workflows, establishing operating mechanisms, and driving accountability.
- Bold, proactive communicator who participates actively in conversations rather than waiting for direction.
- Thrives on driving large-scale organizational change behind the scenes.
- Proven ability to partner across cross-functional teams and move work forward through influence rather than authority.
- Strong ability to simplify complex topics and drive clarity in ambiguous environments.
- Exposure to financial services, fintech, or regulated environments is a plus.
- Willingness to work onsite in Mountain View three (3) days a week.
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
Technical Program ManagementProgram ManagementAI conceptsLLM conceptsSDLCgenerative AIagentic workflowsModel Context Protocolworkflow structuringoperating mechanisms
Soft Skills
proactive communicationinfluence without authorityclarity in ambiguitycross-functional collaborationdriving organizational changethought partnershiprisk identificationautonomysynthesizing informationaction tracking
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMBA