Senior Manager, Artificial Intelligence Program

RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES

• AI Strategy & Roadmap: Develop and maintain an AI strategy aligned with Noble's corporate objectives. Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Finance, and HSE stakeholders to support and prioritize high-value AI use cases as aligned with the PMO for Technology Digital Transformation.

• Portfolio Governance: Maintain a centralized inventory of all AI projects, tools, and vendors. Manage the intake, evaluation, and approval process to eliminate shadow AI and prevent redundant vendor spend.

• Project Execution: Lead or co-lead delivery of approved AI initiatives from proof-of-concept through production deployment, managing timelines, budgets, and cross-functional teams in partnership with the IT PMO and Digital Transformation PMO.

• Vendor & Partner Management: Own relationships with AI technology vendors; coordinate with existing IT contracts and Category Management; evaluate emerging technologies relevant to the offshore drilling sector. Collaborate with EA, Data & Analytics, IT Ops, and Security teams.

• Data Governance & Security: Partner with Data, Cybersecurity, and Legal teams to ensure AI initiatives meet Noble's data classification, privacy, and regulatory requirements.

• Change Management & Training: Drive AI literacy and adoption across the organization. Develop change management plans for new AI tools and workflows in alignment with the Company Initiatives.

• Performance Measurement: Define and report KPIs for AI initiatives, demonstrating business value and informing prioritization decisions for the AI portfolio. Present insights to IT leadership and the CIO.

• AI Governance & Risk: Chair or co-chair the AI Governance working group. Establish guardrails, ethical guidelines, and risk frameworks to ensure responsible AI deployment across the enterprise.

• IT Demand Relief: Serve as the primary intake and triage point for all AI-related requests, significantly reducing the burden on core IT engineering resources.

• Stakeholder Communication: Prepare executive-level briefings, board presentations, and business cases to communicate AI portfolio status, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership.

REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• 8+ years of experience in IT program/project management, with at least 3 years focused on AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics initiatives.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, cross-functional technology programs from conception to production in an enterprise environment.

• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts, large language models (LLMs), generative AI, and data science workflows.

• Experience with AI governance frameworks, responsible AI practices, and enterprise data privacy requirements.

• Proven track record in vendor management, contract negotiation, and technology evaluation.

• Exceptional stakeholder management, executive communication, and business-case development skills.

• Ability to translate technical AI concepts into business value for non-technical audiences.

• Experience working within or alongside an IT PMO and familiarity with project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid).

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

• PMP or equivalent project management certification.

Preferred

• Experience in the energy, oil & gas, or offshore drilling industry.

• Familiarity with enterprise platforms such as IFS, OneStream, or similar ERP/EPM systems.

• Knowledge of Microsoft AI ecosystem (Azure OpenAI, Copilot, Foundry, Power Platform, Fabric).

• Experience with data governance platforms and MDM (Master Data Management) initiatives.

• AI-related certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Machine Learning, Google Professional ML Engineer, Microsoft AI-900/AI-102).

• Experience leading organizational change management and AI literacy programs.

SUPERVISORY

The AI Program Manager will lead a small team of Data Scientists, AI analysts or project coordinators as the AI portfolio scales.