AI Project Manager AI Technical Program Manager

AI Project Manager / AI Technical Program Manager

Location: San Jose CA (Onsite)
Experience: 10 Years

Job Summary

Cisco is seeking an experienced AI Project Manager to lead enterprise-scale AI initiatives across engineering product security and business teams. The ideal candidate will drive planning execution and delivery of AI/ML programs while ensuring alignment with business goals security standards and technical roadmaps.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of AI and Generative AI programs.
• Manage project scope schedules budgets dependencies and risks.
• Partner with Engineering Product Management Data Science Security UX and Operations teams.
• Drive Agile/Scrum ceremonies and program governance.
• Track milestones and deliverables using Jira Confluence and project management tools.
• Establish AI PMO processes reporting frameworks and portfolio dashboards.
• Coordinate AI model deployments and enterprise AI adoption initiatives.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Present executive-level status reports and business updates.
• Ensure compliance with security privacy and responsible AI standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or related field.
• 10 years of Project/Program Management experience.
• 3 years managing AI/ML Automation Data Science or Digital Transformation projects.
• Strong experience leading cross-functional global teams.
• Expertise in Agile Scrum SAFe and Waterfall methodologies.
• Experience with:
  • Generative AI
  • Machine Learning lifecycle
  • LLMs (GPT Claude Gemini)
  • AI Automation Platforms
  • Cloud Technologies (AWS Azure GCP)
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Experience with Jira Confluence MS Project Smartsheet and Power BI.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP PgMP PMI-ACP SAFe certifications.
• Experience in enterprise software development.
• Knowledge of MLOps and AI Governance.
• Understanding of AI security compliance and privacy frameworks.
• Experience managing large-scale AI transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with Cisco technologies networking cloud infrastructure or enterprise software products.

Technical Skills

• Generative AI & LLMs
• AI/ML Project Lifecycle
• MLOps
• Prompt Engineering
• AI Governance
• Agile/Scrum
• Jira & Confluence
• AWS / Azure / GCP
• Data Analytics & Reporting
• Risk & Dependency Management

Nice-to-Have

• LangChain
• LangGraph
• Vector Databases
• RAG Architecture
• AI Agent Frameworks
• Python basics for AI workflows
• AI Product Development experience