Technical Program Manager, Smart Manufacturing AI Pathfinding & Innovation (AIPI)

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Job Summary – Technical Program Manager, Smart Manufacturing AI Pathfinding & Innovation (AIPI)

We are seeking a highly strategic and technically fluent Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our Smart Manufacturing AI Pathfinding & Innovation (AIPI) team. In this role, you will sit at the absolute forefront of technological discovery, guiding initiatives from speculative research concepts into functional proofs-of-concept (PoCs). This team focuses explicitly on exploring unproven AI architectures, next-generation large language models (LLMs), speculative multimodal systems, and emerging agentic frameworks.

As an AIPI TPM, you will thrive in deep ambiguity. You aren't just tracking timelines; you are structuring the discovery process itself. You will bridge the gap between research, machine learning engineers, infrastructure teams, and executive leaders to systematically de-risk and validate the future of our AI technical roadmap.

This role requires a strong technical foundation and hands-on experience in managing complex AI/ML and data-driven projects. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including data scientists, engineers, SMEs, and senior leadership to define functional objectives, translate them into actionable plans, and ensure seamless execution.

Job Responsibilities:

• Drive the daily work and enable the long-term strategy of AIPI programs. • Develop and document processes and methodologies to drive consistency across AIPI initiatives. • Represent the AIPI function in cross-functional operations initiatives/working teams/meetings to further priorities, establish relationships and act as liaison between organizations. • Develop, coordinate, and sustain top-level organizational objectives with regular read-outs to senior/executive stakeholders. • Oversee all aspects of AI pathfinding projects, including resourcing and timeline. • Identify and work to close any technical gap or barrier stalling project achievement. • Design and maintain scalable project roadmaps aligned with strategic goals. • Act as a central point of contact and single source of truth for AIPI programs. • Advise leadership on technical feasibility, risk mitigation, and resource allocation to optimize outcomes. • Partner to identify technical bottlenecks, evaluate trade-offs, and decide when to pivot, scale, or sunset experimental paths. • Remove technical and operational barriers so research teams can move fast. • Communicate high-level technical risks and breakthroughs clearly to non-technical executives. • Establish quick learning loops, milestones, and metrics for unproven technologies.