We are
At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 17,000+, and has 58 offices in 22 countries within key global markets.
Our challenge
The AI Lead will help establish and operate the governance, planning, financial management, delivery coordination, and executive reporting capabilities required to scale AI across the enterprise. This role will translate the organization’s multi-year AI strategy into an integrated portfolio of initiatives, establish consistent delivery standards, manage dependencies and risks, and provide leadership with clear visibility into progress, investment, value realization, adoption, and control readiness.
Additional Information*
The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within New York, NY is $140k - $160k/year & benefits (see below).
The Role
Responsibilities:
Enterprise AI Program Management
Establish and operate the Enterprise AI PMO, including program governance, reporting cadence, delivery standards, dependency tracking, escalation paths, and decision forums.
Translate the multi-year AI strategy into an integrated program plan with workstreams, accountable owners, milestones, dependencies, required inputs, and measurable outcomes.
Maintain a single enterprise view of roadmap progress, risks, issues, actions, decisions, dependencies, resource constraints, and executive follow-ups across the AI program.
Use Case Intake, Planning & Prioritization
Manage the AI use-case intake process and ensure proposals are captured consistently with business objective, sponsor, expected value, feasibility, delivery approach, control considerations, and required funding.
Coordinate prioritization discussions so leadership can evaluate use cases against strategic value, readiness, complexity, cost, delivery capacity, risk, and expected adoption.
Partner with business transformation leads and workstream owners to convert approved use cases into clear project plans, milestones, acceptance criteria, and success metrics.
Funding Governance, ROI & Value Realization
Support milestone-based funding governance across approval, proof-of-value, scale-up, and transition to business-as-usual, in partnership with Finance and accountable initiative owners.
Partner with the CFO organization and Controllers to validate assumptions, baselines, savings, realized outcomes, and ongoing investment performance.
Produce portfolio-level views of investment, forecast, value at risk, realized benefits, adoption, and expected returns for senior leadership.
Delivery Coordination & RAID Management
Coordinate delivery across cross-functional AI workstreams and pods by aligning accountable technical, business, and control-function owners around shared plans, milestones, and outcomes.
Maintain integrated project plans, timelines, milestone trackers, RAID logs, dependency maps, action registers, and escalation items across the Enterprise AI Program.
Facilitate structured delivery cadences, identify blockers early, drive follow-ups to resolution, and help ensure workstream owners have the inputs and decisions needed to…