AI Program & Product Manager

Job Overview:

Wasserman is a culture-centric agency, serving the best athletes, artists, brands & properties in the world. We have an exciting opportunity for an AI Program & Product Manager to join our growing Technology and Enterprise Systems team as we invest in AI to support how our teams work across sports, entertainment, and culture.

The AI Program & Product Manager will be responsible for driving the delivery, coordination, and adoption of AI initiatives across the company. This role focuses on turning ideas into operational capabilities, ensuring AI efforts are well-prioritized, responsibly delivered, and aligned to real business needs.

This is a high-visibility, hands-on role suited for someone comfortable operating across strategy, delivery, governance, and change, while working closely with both business and technical leaders.

About you – You’re a curious, collaborative problem-solver who enjoys rolling up your sleeves and helping teams move ideas forward in fast-paced, ever-evolving environments. You like partnering closely with both business and technical teams to turn ideas into practical, well-adopted solutions, and you bring thoughtful judgment and a positive, can-do approach to navigating new technology and change. If the above sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

What You'll Do:

• Own the end-to-end AI program roadmap, translating Wasserman’s commercial and operational priorities into executable AI initiatives

• Lead planning and execution for AI initiatives from intake through delivery and adoption
• Partner with leaders across multiple teams to identify and prioritize high-value AI opportunities
• Manage cross-team dependencies across technology, data, enterprise systems, and business stakeholders
• Operate requests intake and prioritization framework. define success metrics and track outcomes such as efficiency gains, adoption, and reliability
• Act as product owner for AI capabilities, identify opportunities to reuse AI components and patterns across similar workflows
• Ensure AI initiatives follow appropriate standards for data use, privacy, and risk
• Drive communications, enablement, and change management to support adoption
• Prepare clear, executive-ready updates on progress, risks, and outcomes
• Contribute to the evolution of how AI work is governed and delivered over time

What We're Looking For:

• 7+ years of experience in program management, product delivery, or large-scale technology initiatives
• Experience working with AI, data, automation, or advanced digital platforms in production environments
• Strong judgment navigating data sensitivity, risk, and cross-functional tradeoffs
• Comfort working with senior stakeholders and operating in ambiguous environments
• Ability to translate between business needs and technical execution
• Clear, concise communication skills—written and verbal

Ideal Background

• Experience in media, sports, entertainment, or other fast-paced, relationship-driven industries
• Familiarity with enterprise platforms (CRM, financial systems, data platforms, workflow tools)
• Experience supporting globally distributed teams
• Exposure to AI governance, responsible AI, or compliance-driven delivery

Base salary range: $150-175K, plus bonus potential if applicable for role.
Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc. The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role 

Wasserman does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

Wasserman is proudly an equal opportunity employer. We are always searching for the most passionate and talented people from all backgrounds and experiences to join us.

20 years into our evolution, we continue to expand services and geographies across the exciting and extraordinary worlds of sports, music, entertainment and culture.

We are committed to making a meaningful difference and driving real change when it comes to diversity equity and inclusion — not only among our employees, but in how we serve clients and push the industry at large.

If this sounds like a place you’d like to work, let’s talk!

Wasserman is a global leader in sports, music and entertainment. Founded in 2002, Wasserman represents many of the world’s most iconic sports and entertainment figures, musical artists, brands and properties, empowering them to shape culture and captivate audiences worldwide.