Program Manager AI for HR

This role needs to ensure AI initiatives are aligned with HR strategy, governed effectively, and deliver measurable business and employee value.

De positie

About the Role

As Program Manager AI in HR, you will lead the strategic adoption and scaling of Artificial Intelligence across HR processes and services. Building on the learnings from ongoing AI explorations, you will help accelerate the HR function's AI agenda by ensuring initiatives are aligned with business priorities, governed effectively, and deliver measurable value for both employees and the organization.

You will be responsible for shaping and driving the HR AI roadmap, managing a portfolio of AI initiatives, and ensuring successful implementation, adoption, and benefits realization. This role focuses specifically on AI solutions that enhance and power HR processes and services.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Portfolio Management

• Define, maintain, and continuously evolve the AI in HR strategy, roadmap, and portfolio.
• Translate HR strategy into a clear AI agenda with aligned priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Ensure initiatives are aligned with strategic objectives, business cases, and expected benefits.
• Identify opportunities to create value through AI across the end-to-end HR landscape.
• Assess future capabilities required to scale AI adoption within HR.

Program Leadership & Governance

• Lead a portfolio of AI initiatives from ideation through implementation and value realization.
• Monitor progress, risks, dependencies, and strategic decisions across the portfolio.
• Drive prioritization and investment discussions with senior stakeholders.
• Ensure governance, implementation, sustainment, and adoption activities remain aligned.
• Establish clear measures of success and track benefits realization.

Stakeholder Management & Collaboration

• Act as the primary point of coordination across HR, IT, Enterprise Architecture, Data, Security, Legal, and external partners.
• Facilitate decision-making and alignment among senior stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships across functions to accelerate delivery and adoption.
• Navigate complex organizational environments and competing priorities.

Adoption & Change Management

• Drive business adoption and integration of AI into HR processes and ways of working.
• Lead communication and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Promote AI literacy and capability building across the HR organization.
• Support the development of sustainable organizational capabilities that enable long-term AI success.

Risk, Compliance & Responsible AI

• Ensure compliance with privacy, security, legal, regulatory, and Responsible AI requirements.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with AI implementations.
• Ensure ethical and responsible use of AI technologies across HR initiatives.

Wat breng jij

We are looking for a strategic and hands-on program leader who combines strong business acumen with a passion for technology and innovation.

Qualifications & Experience

• Extensive professional experience in program management, transformation, or change leadership roles.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional and international programs.
• Strong understanding of organizational processes and decision-making in large organizations.
• Affinity with emerging technologies and a strong interest in Artificial Intelligence.
• Practical experience with AI-related initiatives, digital transformation, or technology-driven change programs.
• Experience within HR, People Operations, or HR transformation environments is considered an advantage.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Ability to engage confidently with both technical experts and senior business leaders.
• Strong strategic thinking combined with executional excellence.

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