About the role

  • 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
  • Minimal travel, based on business needs

Job title

AI Program Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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