AI Program Lead

Madison, AL 35758, USA

Mesa seeks an AI Program Lead to identify, evaluate and roll out AI solutions across the organization. The role will partner with business leaders, IT, and security to prioritize high‑impact use cases, manage vendors, establish governance, and enable end users through training and change management.

• Audit workflows to identify departments and processes that will benefit most from AI.
• Vendor management: evaluate, select and implement tools such as OpenAI API, Microsoft Copilot, Claude.
• Data oversight: partner with IT to ensure data security and compliance with PII standards.
• Training & enablement: create prompt‑engineering guidelines and develop training materials for end users.
• Foundation building: establish internal policies, guardrails and adoption mechanisms to scale AI safely.
• Roadmap & stakeholder alignment: develop an AI roadmap with internal stakeholders.
• Prototyping: prototype and demonstrate small solutions using AI platforms such as Copilot to validate value.
• Talent planning: identify future hiring needs and skills required to support the AI roadmap.

• Programming: proficiency in Python and familiarity with frameworks such as PyTorch or Tensor Flow.
• LLM Operations (LLMOps): ability to operationalize large language models efficiently, including monitoring, reliability and cost control.
• Data governance & security: working knowledge of PII, data access controls and secure AI practices.
• Communication & influence: ability to explain AI concepts and decisions to non‑technical stakeholders and drive change across teams.

• Defined AI use cases per function (e.g., HR, Finance, Operations, Business Development).
• Measurable productivity KPIs tied to prioritized workflows.
• Structured pilot‑to‑scale approach with governance and adoption support.
• 3–5 high‑impact workflows identified and validated for value and feasibility.
• Data exposure risks assessed and mitigated in partnership with IT & security.
• Training program launched with internal champions to drive responsible usage.

• Required:
  
  Bachelors or better in Computer Science or related field.
• Preferred:
  Masters or better in Computer Science or related field.

• Required:
  
  7 years of experience in software project management, program management, data science or a closely related role.
• Required:
  
  Proficiency in Python and SQL; experience with cloud AI services (Azure, AWS, Google) and/or LLM platforms such as Claude.

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