Consulting Program Director, AI Transformation
Technology, Data & Digital · Data, AI & Analytics · Data Science · Artificial Intelligence · Machine Learning
In short
Lead complex AI transformation programs for Microsoft customers, driving strategy, implementation, and measurable business outcomes. This role requires advising senior leaders, managing end-to-end delivery, and mobilizing global teams across various AI technologies and services.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end accountability for complex AI transformation programs, from vision and prioritization through implementation, adoption, and scale.
- Align technology investments to measurable customer business outcomes.
- Advise customer executives and transformation leaders on priorities, investment choices, delivery tradeoffs, and the organizational changes required to achieve business outcomes.
- Drive adoption, organizational readiness, value measurement, and realization of agreed business outcomes throughout the engagement lifecycle.
- Convert the customer’s transformation vision into a sequenced roadmap that prioritizes the highest-value opportunities, establishes implementation and adoption milestones, and defines how successful solutions will scale.
- Lead program planning, mobilization, execution, and delivery quality across multidisciplinary teams.
- Anticipate risks and dependencies, escalate early, and lead recovery when scope, quality, milestones, or outcomes are at risk.
- Champion AI-first ways of working that accelerate customer value while maintaining appropriate security, governance, quality, and human oversight.
- Help customers identify, prioritize, and accelerate high-value AI use cases.
- Leverage AI capabilities to improve delivery predictability, productivity, governance, and business outcomes.
- Lead programs involving Copilot, Azure AI, Data & Analytics, Fabric, Security, and emerging Microsoft technologies.
- Build trusted relationships with customer executives, Microsoft leaders, and partners.
- Lead steering committees with a transparent view of program health, financial performance, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
- Represent the customer within Microsoft and Microsoft with the customer.
- Mobilize architects, engineers, consultants, customer success, industry advisors, account teams, and partners across global, onshore, and offshore workstreams.
- Align subcontractors and resource plans, unblock dependencies, and resolve escalations across organizational boundaries.
- Own delivery financials and commercial performance, including contractual commitments, resource plans, milestones, forecasting, margin, commercial risk, and change control.
- Partner with account teams to identify expansion opportunities and accelerate business value realization.
- Support strategic account planning and long-term customer success.
- Ensure programs deliver measurable impact that supports customer objectives and Microsoft's growth priorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in related field AND 7+ years’ experience in consulting leading large-scale enterprise transformation programs OR equivalent experience.
- Experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives involving business, technical, and executive stakeholders.
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience delivering AI-powered business transformation initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience managing program financials, risk, governance, and delivery outcomes.
- Experience leading teams and influencing across matrixed organizations.
- Experience with large global systems integrators (GSIs), Big Four firms, and the professional services industry.
- Experience shaping and delivering large-scale enterprise transformation programs with $20M+ in total program value or comparable complexity, including responsibility for scope, commercial structure, governance, and outcomes.
- 8+ years financial management experience.
- Experience in large independent software vendor (ISV), platform-centric, or hyperscaler technology environments.
- Experience creating and managing intellectual property (IP).
Desired Qualifications
- Experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives involving business, technical, and executive stakeholders.
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience delivering AI-powered business transformation initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience managing program financials, risk, governance, and delivery outcomes.
- Experience leading teams and influencing across matrixed organizations.
- Experience with large global systems integrators (GSIs), Big Four firms, and the professional services industry.
- Experience shaping and delivering large-scale enterprise transformation programs with $20M+ in total program value or comparable complexity, including responsibility for scope, commercial structure, governance, and outcomes.
- 8+ years financial management experience.
- Experience in large independent software vendor (ISV), platform-centric, or hyperscaler technology environments.
- Experience creating and managing intellectual property (IP).
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
#AI#Transformation#Program Management#Consulting
Company
Microsoft
Job Posted
5 hours ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
Remote
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
United States
Qualification
Bachelor
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