Senior Manager, AI Strategy And Transformation, People And Places
As the Senior Manager, AI Strategy And Transformation, People And Places you will play a pivotal role in driving the execution of our AI strategy across the People & Places organization and aligning it with broader enterprise initiatives. You will be responsible for coordinating cross-functional workstreams, managing governance processes, and operationalizing frameworks for responsible and effective AI adoption. This role is essential in helping us scale early momentum, ensure ethical implementation, and deliver measurable impact through AI across our people systems and practices.
You will report into the Senior Director, People Insights & Solutions Design and will work remotely based in the United States or Canada.
Responsibilities
- Lead the coordination of AI-related initiatives across People & Places and other connect the HR perspective to enterprise level initiatives
- Drive execution of the People and Places AI roadmap, including milestone tracking, budget alignment, and KPI monitoring
- Own and evolve the PPL AI Decision-Making Framework and Responsible AI Framework to guide ethical, scalable implementation
- Manage cross-functional governance structures, including steering committee and tiger team activities
- Serve as the central point of contact for PPL's engagement with legal, data privacy, trust, and compliance teams on AI topics
- Translate technical AI opportunities into clear program plans with business relevance and stakeholder alignment
- Develop executive-ready communications and reporting to track ROI, adoption, and organizational readiness
Minimum Qualifications
10+ years of program or portfolio management experience, ideally in enterprise transformation or technology enablementExperience in an HR or people-focused function, especially in tech or innovation initiativesDemonstrated experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders in matrixed environmentsStrong familiarity with AI / GenAI technologies, concepts, and use cases in a HR contextStrong strategic communication skills, including ability to synthesize complex workstreams for executive audiencesProven track record of delivering multi-phase programs with measurable business impactPreferred Qualifications
Knowledge of responsible AI frameworks, ethical AI principles, or data governance practicesCertification in program management methodologiesExperience working with AI transformation initiatives at the enterprise level