AI Program Manager

Position Title: AI Program Manager

Wage: Based on Experience

As the AI Program Manager in Milwaukee, WI, you will build and lead a portfolio of AI initiatives focused on:

• Automating repetitive tasks
• Eliminating process waste
• Driving measurable business outcomes

You will partner cross-functionally with Operations, Sales, Marketing, IT, HR, and Finance to:

• Identify high-impact problems
• Deliver results quickly
• Scale successful solutions across plant sites

All initiatives must align with Quality and EHS requirements, ensuring compliance with corporate policies, procedures, and documentation standards.

• Conduct stakeholder interviews to understand business goals and constraints
• Translate high-level objectives into actionable AI project requirements
• Build business cases by establishing performance baselines and quantifying expected benefits
• Prioritize AI initiatives based on business value, impact, labor hour avoidance and risk mitigation
• Develop and manage an AI roadmap with short, iterative deliverables
• Execute stage‑gated delivery (scope? pilot? scale) aligned to COE governance
• Establish decision forums, risk controls, and measurable milestones
• Partner with Business and IT to build data infrastructure and tools supporting the AI roadmap
• Transition ownership of AI agents and workflows to business stakeholders
• Drive change management to ensure AI adoption becomes embedded in daily operations
• Track and report value through measurable metrics
• Upskill the organization by sharing AI knowledge, coaching stakeholders to identify new use cases
• Partner with Legal and HR on AI usage and data privacy policies
• Ensure compliance with IT cybersecurity and corporate risk guidelines

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field
• 3+ years of experience in business analysis, data management, or BI
• Strong understanding of data governance principles and data warehousing concepts
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle)
• Proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Fabric, Power BI) preferred
• Knowledge of master data management (MDM) and data cataloging tools preferred
• Manufacturing or industrial background
• Lean / Six Sigma certification
• Experience embedding AI into continuous improvement programs
• Experience with AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot Studio, Microsoft Fabric and Azure AI / Foundry

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.