AI Program Manager

Position Title: AI Program Manager

Position Status: Exempt

Work Hours: Mon-Fri. Ability to work some evenings and Saturdays; Secondary holidays may be a scheduled work day.

Reports To: Chief Information Officer

Location: Buffalo, Orchard Park, Rochester, NY. A hybrid work schedule may become available.

Job Summary:

The AI Program Manager at Bryant & Stratton College will manage the implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives to enhance student success and operational efficiencies. This role involves working with academic and operational leadership to evaluate where AI can make meaningful impacts and manage the successful integration of AI technologies across various departments of the College. The role will be a member of the AI Steering committee and will take guidance from this committee. The role will report to the CIO.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. AI Governance: Assist with maintaining governance best practices for AI at the College.

2. Project Management: Define project objectives, scope, and deliverables. Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.

3. Use Case Management: Work with College leadership to define, prioritize and manage a running list of AI use cases for the College that align with our Strategic goals. For each use case, develop success criteria to include ROI/metric measurement. Gain an understanding of BSC business process and recommend potential solutions to address existing challenges.

4. Vendor Management: Facilitate vendor assessments, reference checking, demonstrations, communication, and overall relationship management.

5. Academics Collaboration: Work collaboratively with academic leadership team to support innovative strategies that enhance student success, support curriculum enhancement, and promote academic excellence.

6. Project Team Leadership: Lead and manage cross functional project teams, including assigning tasks, monitoring performance, and providing guidance and support.

7. Stakeholder Communication: Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders. Ensure alignment with strategic goals and objectives.

8. Quality Assurance: Ensure the quality and performance of AI solutions through rigorous testing and validation.

9. Training Facilitation: Work with internal training team to develop appropriate materials for new AI solutions.

10. AI System Optimization: Once implemented, monitor success of solution, continuing to refine solution based on operational outcomes.

Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience: Proven experience in managing overall programs with a number of related individual projects. Experience with AI technologies is preferred. Experience in Higher Education industry is preferred.
• Skills: Excellent project management, research, strong leadership abilities, ability to learn BSC business processes, relationship building across levels of the organization and effective communication skills.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Position requires standing or sitting in a stationary position as well as the occasional need to lift, carry, push, and/or move objects up to 10 pounds.

Position also requires the use of computer technology/equipment.

Position requires the ability to receive information in person and over the telephone.

Position requires the ability to convey detailed and important instructions or ideas accurately.

Background Check or Licensing Requirements:

This position requires a background check.

Starting Salary Range: $85,000 - 100,000 per year

Please note that the compensation information is a good faith estimate of the base pay for this position. The selected candidate's actual base pay for this role will take into account a wide range of non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate may not have been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Bryant & Stratton College, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Information about the total compensation package for this position will be provided during the interview process.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. Bryant & Stratton College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.