Strategic Implementation Leadership

• Orchestrate large-scale implementation programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical requirements
• Develop comprehensive adoption plan to address change management, skill development, and process optimization
• Establish governance models, success metrics, and scalable roadmaps for embedding generative AI capabilities throughout client organizations.

Program Management Excellence

• Lead cross-functional teams of consultants, engineers, and subject matter experts in executing complex implementation programs with disciplined methodology and predictable outcomes
• Manage concurrent workstreams while ensuring integration points are properly managed and dependencies are addressed proactively
• Create and operationalize risk mitigation strategies that anticipate technical, organizational, and adoption challenges before they impact program success

Maintain awareness and visibility into progress.

• Facilitate cross-functional, cross-program syncs, steering committee reviews, governance reviews, executive-level business reviews to demonstrate progress, confirm alignment on priorities, and evolve implementation approaches based on emerging needs

Qualifications:

Experience & Education

• 10+ years of progressive experience in program/project management with at least 5 years managing enterprise software implementations
• Experience with program and portfolio management with either Scrum@Scale, SAFe, DA, or LeSS frameworks.

Technical & Domain Knowledge

• Deep understanding of AI/ML technologies, particularly generative AI applications in enterprise contexts and their integration requirements
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex technical architectures and data ecosystems while balancing security, governance, and performance considerations.

Leadership & Business Acumen

• Ability to drive strong accountability and urgency on driving progress and achieving outcomes.
• Skilled at driving discipline in compliance with frameworks, methodologies, documentation and stage-gates for program and project execution.
• Ability to influence peripheral teams to accelerate progress by making your program tasks a higher priority.

Location

• North America (All time zones)

Please send your resume and cover letter to hiring@aftia.com. Include the job title of the role you are applying for in the subject line.