AI Program Manager
Wipro
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Wipro is seeking individuals who combine excellent customer service and problem-solving skills with the ability to function effectively both as part of a team or on an individual basis to bring their talent to our team.
Wipro is a leading global IT Solutions and Services company with over 200,000 dedicated employees serving clients across more than 66 countries.
We offer a strong compensation package that includes competitive pay and day one benefits. Wipro also offers many opportunities for career advancement within our engaging and exciting culture.
100% Remote
USC and Green Card only
No relocation
Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a high impact, cross-functional AI program that covers multiple projects within Insurtech. This role is a hybrid position that requires program leadership and hands-on project management expertise. The successful candidate will work directly with cross-functional teams, manage day-to-day project execution, and maintain a strong executive presence to effectively communicate program status, challenges, and strategic insights to senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the delivery of an AI program consisting of multiple high-priority projects, ensuring alignment with objectives and timelines and effective change management
- Serve as the main point of contact for both the executing teams and executive leadership, ensuring clear communication, accountability, and resolution of risks.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive program roadmaps, timelines, and resource allocation plans in collaboration with the team, outlining scope, resources, risk mitigation strategies, timelines, and key deliverables.
- Lead project teams, delegate responsibilities, and identify required resources to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
- Ensure project backlogs are created and maintained and ensure requirements are clearly tracked through tools such as JIRA, Service Now and Confluence.
- Define key project metrics to track success, including product, process, and customer KPIs, ensuring data is analyzed and reported back to stakeholders.
- Ensure consistent communication of project status, blockers, and achievements across all phases through dashboards, reports, and regular updates.
- Establish and enforce best practices, standardized frameworks, and tools across all managed programs and projects.
- Actively capture learnings from ongoing projects to improve future project planning and execution processes.
Qualifications:
- Strong track record of successfully delivering complex, large-scale programs with multiple projects in parallel, ensuring consistent delivery and alignment with strategic goals.
- Deep understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies with hands-on experience leading teams in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
- Strong technical acumen, with the ability to converse with technical challenges.
- Executive presence with excellent communication, influencing, and presentation skills to engage senior leadership effectively.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on driving results and ensuring accountability across teams.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience setting up center of excellence capabilities and program that can be built out internally
Required Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Business, or a related field
- PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent certification
- 8+ years of experience in program management, project management, or a hybrid role managing both strategic and technical projects