This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Program Director: Coding Data based in Portugal.
This is a fully remote leadership opportunity focused on delivering complex AI and data programs for major clients and high-impact technology initiatives.
You will own the execution of a substantial portfolio of projects, turning strategic objectives into reliable, high-quality production outcomes.
The role combines technology consulting, program leadership, technical oversight, and client management in a fast-moving AI environment.
You’ll work closely with senior client stakeholders, researchers, data scientists, ML engineers, software engineers, and business development teams.
A key focus will be ensuring programs meet ambitious quality, timeline, budget, margin, scalability, and security expectations.
You’ll also shape responsible AI practices and help build high-performing cross-functional teams and delivery processes.
This role is ideal for an experienced technology leader who combines top-tier consulting experience with hands-on software engineering or data science expertise.
Accountabilities
- Own the strategy, roadmap, governance, and success metrics for complex AI programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives and senior leadership expectations.
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of multiple AI and technology initiatives, including LLM-powered products, intelligent automation, analytics, and data programs.
- Ensure projects consistently meet agreed scope, timelines, budgets, quality standards, and commercial objectives.
- Translate ambiguous business challenges into clearly defined technical workstreams, architectures, delivery plans, and measurable outcomes.
- Establish effective program governance, including operating cadences, steering committees, risk and issue management, decision-making processes, and executive reporting.
- Work directly with client researchers, C-level stakeholders, product leaders, data teams, engineering teams, and other technical specialists to maintain alignment and delivery momentum.
- Lead solution design reviews and provide technical oversight, challenging proposed approaches where necessary to ensure AI solutions are robust, scalable, secure, and production-ready.
- Embed responsible and ethical AI principles throughout program delivery, including data privacy, bias mitigation, model monitoring, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
- Manage relationships with external vendors and strategic technology partners, including cloud providers, model providers, and systems integrators.
- Support technical evaluations, contract-related input, partner performance management, and ongoing vendor governance.
- Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams including program managers, technical leads, data scientists, and engineering professionals.
- Identify opportunities to improve delivery processes, operating models, and program execution standards.
- Work closely with Business Development to ensure successful project execution translates into strong client outcomes, long-term relationships, and revenue growth.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in technology consulting, technology delivery, digital transformation, data, or related fields, including significant experience at a Big 3 consulting firm or another top-tier consultancy.
- 5+ years of program or portfolio management experience, including leadership of large, multidisciplinary technology programs with multi-million-dollar budgets.
- Proven track record of taking AI, data, analytics, ML, or LLM-powered solutions from conceptualization through production deployment.
- Hands-on technical background in software engineering or data science, with strong familiarity with technologies such as Python, Java, machine learning, data platforms, and modern AI systems.
- Ability to read and review code and provide informed technical input into architecture, engineering, and solution design decisions.
- Strong understanding of the LLM lifecycle, including development, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical and business concepts clearly to C-level executives, clients, technical teams, and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong strategic thinking combined with a hands-on, execution-oriented approach to program leadership.
- Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments, identify problems proactively, and introduce process improvements.
- Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Experience leading and mentoring high-performing, cross-functional teams.
- Strong understanding of responsible AI principles, including privacy, bias mitigation, model monitoring, and human oversight.
- Willingness and ability to work effectively in a fully distributed, international environment.
Benefits
- Fully remote working opportunity within Europe.
- Full-time or contract engagement options.
- Competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus, and ESOP.
- Paid time off, with additional benefits varying according to location and employment arrangement.
- IT equipment and home office allowance.
- Opportunity to work on complex, high-impact AI and technology programs.
- International and highly collaborative environment with colleagues and clients across multiple markets.
- Significant leadership responsibility and autonomy over major AI delivery programs.
- Opportunity to shape new standards and approaches in the rapidly evolving AI and technology sector.
- Access to a diverse network of experienced technology, data science, engineering, and AI professionals.
- Inclusive environment committed to equal opportunity and merit-based hiring.
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
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