AI Program Manager at Sally Beauty designing and coordinating AI initiatives for effective usage across teams. Driving adoption and governance to ensure clear business value.
Responsibilities
Support the overall AI program plan by organizing timelines, priorities, dependencies, and cross-functional work.
Help design and run lightweight governance and intake processes so AI work is visible, aligned to business goals, and managed with appropriate guardrails.
Track AI initiatives from idea through pilot and scale, including success criteria, risks, and status, and surface issues early.
Partner with business teams to understand where AI can support real workflows and decisions and translate needs into clear workplans and tasks.
Coordinate awareness, training, and basic usage guidance for AI and productivity tools, including approved use and how to get started.
Draft concise communication materials such as one-pagers, FAQs, and short decks that explain what is possible, what is approved, and how to engage.
Partner with analytics and BI teams to define and maintain simple dashboards that show adoption, usage, and business impact.
Prepare regular updates for senior leadership summarizing progress, key risks, key decisions needed, and next steps.
Help define and track core AI KPIs such as adoption, time saved, and business value.
Use generative AI and low-code tools to accelerate work, prototype practical workflows, and capture reusable patterns, prompts, and playbooks others can adopt.
Requirements
5+ years of experience in project or program management in IT, digital, analytics, product, or a related business or technology area.
Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional initiatives and drive execution with multiple stakeholders.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to simplify complex topics for business and senior leaders.
Demonstrated use of generative AI tools in day-to-day work, with a clear interest in staying current on capabilities.
Experience working with enterprise productivity and collaboration platforms, and comfort partnering with technical teams.
Solid business acumen with exposure to at least two of the following: merchandising, marketing, HR, IT, finance, or corporate strategy.
Preferred: hands-on experience building solutions with low-code or no-code tools (workflow automation, simple business apps, basic dashboards).
Preferred: experience supporting technology or digital transformation programs in a retail, e-commerce, or consumer-facing environment.
Benefits
Hybrid working 3 days a week
Frequent collaboration across business and IT teams
Periodic after-hours support may be needed for major go-lives, escalations, or time-sensitive executive deliverables
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