Program Manager, AI

To convert executive priorities into measurable AI outcomes by identifying, prioritizing, governing, and scaling AI initiatives across ADNOC. The role involves translating business ambition into a sequenced prioritized AI portfolio and ensuring ownership of initiatives till delivery.

• Build and manage ADNOC’s executive AI portfolio, including use-case intake, prioritization, business-case development, delivery governance, and value tracking.
• Define a stage-gated AI delivery model from idea to pilot to scaled deployment.
• Collaborate with business units to identify high-value opportunities across upstream, downstream, trading, corporate functions, HSE, supply chain, finance, HR, and executive operations.
• Own value realization metrics such as ROI, productivity, cycle-time reduction, risk reduction, adoption metrics, and benefit tracking.
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure use cases are technically feasible, secure, and scalable.
• Drive executive AI fluency, change management, and adoption plans.
• Create steering committee materials, investment cases, and decision papers for the Executive Office.

• Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
• Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective business objectives.

• Provide input for preparation of the Function / Division / Department / Section budgets, assist in the implementation of the approved Budget, and work plans to deliver business objectives.
• Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.

• Implement approved Function/ Division/ Department/ Section policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the work programs in line with Company and International standards.

• Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Function/ Division / Department/ Section in line with the Company Performance framework.

• Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
• Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with best industry standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.

• Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures, controls, applicable legislation, and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Code of Practices.

• Provide inputs to prepare MIS and progress reports for Company Management.

• Collaborate with business units, engineering teams, and executive stakeholders to align AI initiatives with organizational goals.

• Engage with external partners, vendors, and industry experts to identify opportunities and ensure best practices in AI implementation.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.

• 10+ years of experience in AI strategy, implementation, or related fields, with a focus on enterprise-level projects.
• Strong AI transformation experience, ideally in energy, industrials, government, financial services or another regulated enterprise environment.
• Ability to operate as a business-AI translator: fluent enough in AI to challenge technologists, commercial enough to challenge business sponsors.
• Experienc…