Staff Program Manager - Enterprise AI

Rubrik Rubrik · Enterprise · Palo Alto, CA · Information Technology & Services

The Enterprise AI team at Rubrik is looking for an AI Program Manager to be the operational backbone for their AI initiatives. This role will own program execution, drive cross-functional coordination, build program infrastructure, manage stakeholder communications, support resource planning, facilitate AI adoption, track business outcomes, and manage vendor relationships. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of program management experience, with at least 2 years managing AI/ML/data platform programs, strong executive communication skills, and experience with change management and enterprise tool rollouts.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own AI program execution end-to-end — manage the portfolio of AI initiatives across Platform Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering, Business Operations, and Global Support, ensuring projects move from concept to production on schedule.
  2. Drive cross-functional coordination — serve as the connective tissue between engineering, product, security, legal, finance, and business teams to remove blockers, align priorities, and maintain execution momentum.
  3. Build and maintain program infrastructure — establish project tracking, status reporting, RAID logs, and communication cadences that give leadership real-time visibility into AI program health.
  4. Manage stakeholder communications — prepare executive updates for SLT/ELT, run program reviews, and translate technical progress into business impact narratives.
  5. Support resource planning and allocation — partner with team leads to forecast capacity, manage contractor and vendor engagements, and ensure the right people are on the right workstreams.

Skills

Required

  • 7+ years of program or project management experience in technology organizations
  • at least 2 years managing AI, ML, or data platform programs
  • Proven track record managing complex, cross-functional programs with multiple concurrent workstreams and stakeholders
  • Strong executive communication skills
  • Experience with program management tools and methodologies (Jira, Asana, or similar; Agile, SAFe, or hybrid frameworks)
  • Hands-on experience managing vendor and contractor relationships, including SOW management, performance tracking, and budget oversight
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Experience with change management and enterprise tool rollouts
  • Collaborative, low-ego operator who thrives in fast-paced environments with ambiguity and shifting priorities

Nice to have

  • PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program management certification
  • Experience in enterprise SaaS or cybersecurity companies
  • Familiarity with AI development workflows, LLM ecosystems, and agent-based architectures
  • Experience managing FinOps or cost governance programs alongside technical delivery
  • Background in building PMO functions from scratch
  • Experience supporting global teams across US and India time zones

What the JD emphasized

  • AI program execution end-to-end
  • cross-functional coordination
  • program infrastructure
  • stakeholder communications
  • resource planning and allocation
  • AI adoption and rollout
  • business outcomes
  • vendor and third-party relationships
  • managing AI, ML, or data platform programs
  • managing complex, cross-functional programs
  • executive communication skills
  • program management tools and methodologies
  • managing vendor and contractor relationships
  • analytical skills
  • change management and enterprise tool rollouts
  • ambiguity and shifting priorities
  • AI development workflows
  • agent-based architectures
  • FinOps or cost governance programs
  • building PMO functions from scratch