Senior Manager overseeing AI - driven initiatives at Cruise Planners. Managing AI infrastructure on AWS and guiding projects for business efficiency.
About the role
- AI Transformation Programs Director overseeing AI and advanced automation projects for Virtuos game development. Leading teams on complex AI workflows to enhance efficiency across global studios.
Responsibilities
- Lead planning and delivery of a portfolio of AI, GenAI, and agentic AI initiatives (R&D prototypes, internal tools, production systems) from discovery through rollout and adoption.
- Translate business and production problems into clear technical requirements, project scopes, and roadmaps for engineering and data teams.
- Drive the design and integration of multi agent AI workflows into existing production pipelines, tools, and services used by Virtuos studios worldwide.
- Establish and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, and communication cadences; ensure transparent reporting to executive and studio stakeholders.
- Run Agile/Scrum or hybrid ceremonies (backlog management, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) for cross functional teams spanning software, data, infra, and production.
- Partner with security, IT, and legal to ensure AI solutions meet governance, compliance, IP, and data privacy requirements.
- Define and track success metrics (quality, cycle time, cost, user adoption, ROI) for AI initiatives; iterate based on data and user feedback.
- Evangelize AI and agentic AI best practices across Virtuos, coaching teams on how to identify high value use cases and integrate AI safely and effectively.
- Mentor junior project managers and technical leads in modern project management, risk management, and delivery practices.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of experience in technical project or program management, with at least 5 years leading complex, multi stakeholder technology initiatives.
- Strong track record delivering software, data, or platform projects end to end in gaming, media, or similarly complex tech environments.
- Hands on experience working with AI/ML, GenAI, or intelligent automation projects (e.g., LLMs, agents, recommendation systems, smart tooling).
- Solid understanding of agentic AI concepts (multi agent orchestration, tool using agents, workflows, safety/guardrails) and modern AI frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with engineering leaders, data scientists, MLOps, and DevOps to deliver reliable, scalable systems.
- Strong command of Agile project management, with experience tailoring methodologies for R&D and production contexts.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to engage both technical and non technical audiences across regions and cultures.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; Master’s degree a plus.
- Relevant certifications (PMP, PMI ACP, Scrum Master, SAFe, or similar) are preferred, not mandatory.
- Preferred / nice-to-have
- - Experience in AAA or AA game development, game tools, or digital content pipelines.
- - Prior work with cloud platforms, data platforms, and CI/CD for AI/ML systems.
- - Familiarity with change-management and rollout for global organizations, including training plans and playbooks.
- - Passion for games and curiosity about how AI can augment creative and engineering workflows.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical healthcare provided for all staff
- Relocation support
- Career and international mobility opportunities with Virtuos Internal Mobility Program
- Access to various in-house and external learning opportunities
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