IT Program Manager w/AI

Chicago, IL, US • Posted 20 days ago • Updated 15 days ago

Contract W2

On-site

Depends on Experience

Fitment

Dice Job Match Score™

👤 Reviewing your profile...

Job Details

Skills

Summary

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for an IT Program Manager w/AI.

Position type: Contract
Duration: 12 to 18 months
Location: 3 days onsite and 2 days remote in a week in Chicago, IL.

As an IT Program Manager w/AI, you will:

Top Skills:

5+ years of experience on Project Management: Agile & hybrid.
3+ years of experience working on Artificial Intelligence Projects
3+ years in Change Management, Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, Dependency Management, Budgeting, Vendor Management
Nice to have- Python, FastAPI integration patterns, LangChain/LangGraph concepts, RAG workflows, vector & relational database basics, Large Language Model (LLM), evaluation metrics (quality, safety, latency, cost)

Lead end-to-end project planning and execution for AI programs-spanning discovery, prototyping, pilot, and production. Partner with the AI Product Owner, Agentic Framework Engineer, Full-Stack Developer, and REs to manage scope, timelines, dependencies, and governance. Own delivery cadences, RAID management, stakeholder communication, and operational readiness (support, monitoring, knowledge management).

Key Responsibilities
• Establish and maintain integrated project plans for AI initiatives (milestones, dependencies, critical path)
• Run Agile ceremonies (Scrum/Kanban) while adapting to hybrid delivery needs for model and platform work
• Manage RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) with clear owners, due dates, and mitigations
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery across Product, Engineering (Agentic & Full-Stack), RE, Data, and Compliance
• Track budgets, vendor engagement, and resourcing; maintain accurate status and forecast reports
• Ensure Responsible AI governance: data privacy controls, model risk management, bias & fairness checks, explainability, human-in-the-loop processes
• Drive readiness for production support (runbooks, incident playbooks, SLAs/SLOs, observability, ServiceNow Knowledge Management alignment)
• Partner on release planning, change management, and operational handoffs; ensure post-launch retrospectives and continuous improvement
• Maintain project artifacts in Jira/Confluence; uphold documentation standards (JSON-first specs where applicable)
• Facilitate stakeholder communications: executive updates, decision logs, and outcome-based reporting (KPIs/OKRs)
• Support evaluation pipelines (A/B tests, offline benchmarks, red-team testing) and acceptance criteria for AI features
• Align security and compliance reviews (access controls, audit trails, policy exceptions) with enterprise standards

Primary:
Project/Program Management (Agile & hybrid), AI delivery lifecycle, Risk & Controls, Stakeholder Management

Secondary:
Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow (Knowledge & Change), RAID & dependency management, Budget & vendor coordination

Tertiary:
Familiarity with Python and FastAPI integration patterns, LangChain/LangGraph concepts, RAG workflows, vector & relational database basics, Large Language Model (LLM) evaluation metrics (quality, safety, latency, cost)

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration!
This position is only open to applicants who can be engaged on a W-2 basis.
Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.
We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines. ASK ME HOW.
Thank you!

Balbir Rana
+1 678-373-4463
brana@innovasolutions.com

PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:
Pay Range*: $63 - $68 per hour
*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions:

Named One of America’s Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications

Website: https://www.innovasolutions.com/

Innova Solutions offers a referral bonus for qualified Ambassadors who refer eligible referrals. Submit referrals at https://innovasolutions.workllama.com/atsuser/anonreferafriend and earn $250-$1,000 per referral.
Innova Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at hr@innovasolutions.com or (770) 493-5588. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.
The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Innova Solutions and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at Privacy Policy - innovasolutions.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10115307
Position Id: 1012513
Posted 20 days ago

Create job alert

Never miss an opportunity! Create an alert based on the job you applied for.

Similar Jobs

AI Tech Lead

Remote

•

Today

Lead the technical vision, architecture, and execution of advanced analytics systems, predictive models, and Large Language Models (LLMs) at scale. Design, develop, fine-tune, and optimize LLMs for use cases such as text generation, translation, summarization, question answering, and code generation. Build and orchestrate LLM-powered applications using frameworks such as LangChain and LangGraph, enabling multi-step reasoning and agent-based workflows. Develop and deploy scalable AI solutions on

Easy Apply

Contract

60 - 65

Manager - IT Governance: Agile / Scrum

Hybrid in Chicago, Illinois

•

7d ago

NO SPONSORSHIP - NO OPT Manager, IT Governance: Scrum / Agile SALARY: $130k - $150k AND 15% BONUS LOCATION: CHICAGO, IL HYBRID 3 DAYS ONSITE This is a management role but hands on. Need to have managed scrum masters. You are going to manager 7-8 direct reports, they currently have 15 and 10 outsourced resources. Communications and soft skills are everything. Agile transformation across enterprise, people management, agile scrum master, create governance. This role also serves as a Jira Product

Easy Apply

Full-time

$130,000 - $150,000

IT Program Manager III

Chicago, Illinois

•

Today

Job#: 3021137 Job Description: IT Program Manager Chicago IL 10 months (Hybrid) $65.00 - 67.70/hr Description: Lead end-to-end project planning and execution for AI programs-spanning discovery, prototyping, pilot, and production. Partner with the AI Product Owner, Agentic Framework Engineer, Full-Stack Developer, and REs to manage scope, timelines, dependencies, and governance. Own delivery cadences, RAID management, stakeholder communication, and operational readiness (support, monitoring, kn

Easy Apply

Full-time

USD 65.00 - 67.70 per hour

Program Manager (Dynamic Pricing, SAAS Product Offering)

Remote

•

9d ago

Fully Remote Contract Position Must have SAAS experienceMust have Martech experienceMust have worked at Hi-Tech Product Company As a key member of our Pricing & Packaging team, and reporting to the Head of Pricing, you will lead cross-functional programs that shape how we package, price, and deliver value to customers. Your focus will be to translate strategic priorities into clear, executable plans aligning stakeholders across Product, Marketing, Finance, Analytics, and Operations and ensuring

Easy Apply

Contract, Third Party

Depends on Experience

Search all similar jobs