AI Program Manager / Scrum Master (Al Initiatives)

Scrum Master / Program Manager - Al Initiatives

Role Summary

Lead enterprise Al and digital transformation initiatives while serving as Scrum Master for cross-functional teams. Drive discovery, delivery, governance, stakeholder align adoption across business and technology organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, Backlog Refinement and Retrospectives.
• Serve as Scrum Master for Agile teams and ensure adherence to Agile principles and delivery excellence.
• Drive discovery, planning, roadmap creation and execution for Al-enabled business initiatives.
• Partner with Product Owners, Architects, Engineering Leads, Data Scientists, UX teams and business stakeholders to define priorities.
• Track dependencies, risks, issues and impediments across teams and vendors.
• Manage program level reporting, governance, status updates, metrics and executive communication.
• Coach teams on Agile maturity, continuous improvement and self-organization.
• Ensure timely delivery of discovery artifacts, user stories, solution designs and business outcomes.
• Lead Pl planning, release planning and roadmap reviews using Jira and roadmap tools.
• Coordinate onsite-offshore teams and multi-vendor delivery models.

AI & Innovation Responsibilities (Preferred)

• Identify opportunities to leverage Generative Al, Machine Learning and Intelligent Automation within financial services processes.
• Coordinate Al proof-of-concepts, pilots and production deployments.
• Work with Al Engineering and Enterprise Al Council to translate business problems into Al use cases.
• Facilitate Al backlog prioritization using business value, risk and feasibility criteria.
• Support responsible Al practices including governance, model risk awareness, explainability and compliance considerations.
• Track Al adoption KPIs, business value realization and operational impact.
• Help establish Al operating models, delivery frameworks and best practices.