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Senior Technical Program Manager – AI

Technical Program ManagerTechnical Program ManagerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 1,001-5,000H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

New Jersey + 1 moreAll locations: New Jersey | New York

Posted

6 days ago

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0

Seniority

Senior

12 yrs expEnglishAWSCloud

Job Description

Senior Technical Program Manager – AI

Ness Digital Engineering

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution to onboard, integrate, and scale enterprise AI tools into our existing technology stack • Manage technical relationships with third-party AI vendors, holding partners strictly accountable to technical commitments, delivery timelines, and security baselines • Partner with engineering teams to oversee cloud infrastructure delivery in AWS, ensuring robust VPC configuration, identity federation, and multi-AZ architectures • Architect and enforce programmatic transitions that allow Proof of Concept (PoC) environments to systematically harden into production environments without requiring complete rebuilds • Drive Identity & Access Management (IAM) governance, establishing strict frameworks for non-human identities, service account governance, and least-privilege scoping across all AI tools • Act as the primary bridge between engineering teams and InfoSec, managing security and compliance gates as hard, non-negotiable delivery requirements • Maintain absolute program discipline using Jira and Confluence to track complex dependencies, milestones, and deliverables • Own the program's RAID log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies), translating complex technical blockers into clear risk-mitigation strategies suitable for Steering Committee (SteerCo) visibility • Manage communication and alignment across senior technical architects and business leadership.

Job Requirements

  • 12+ years of technical program management experience
  • Proven track record running complex, cross-functional technical programs at the enterprise level
  • Direct experience delivering AWS-based infrastructure, including hands-on familiarity with VPCs, identity federation, and highly available multi-AZ setups
  • Demonstrated success running programs where stringent information security, privacy, and compliance review gates were critical path requirements
  • Deep understanding of identity architectures, specifically governing service accounts, non-human identities, and enforcing zero-trust/least-privilege access models
  • Experience managing environments that evolve from initial pilot phases straight into hardened, production-grade systems
  • Strong history of managing third-party technology providers, enforcing SLAs, and validating technical integration points
  • Mastery of disciplined project tracking, RAID logs, and reporting formats designed for executive and SteerCo leadership.

Benefits

  • Remote is okay (US - East Coast hours preferred)

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