Senior Program Manager, AI Enablement

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Englewood, CO, USA
In-Office
84K-120K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Cloud • Digital Media • Information Technology • Mobile • News + Entertainment • Generative AI
Welcome to EchoStar
The Role
Leads enterprise AI enablement programs by coordinating engineering, product, legal, security, privacy, and business stakeholders. Manages AI initiative intake, prioritization, implementation playbooks, pilot deployments, compliance reviews, and executive reporting. Facilitates agile action teams, tracks complex workflows and risks, and maintains dashboards showing milestones, timelines, and mitigation strategies.
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Company Summary

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.

Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.


Department Summary

Our Technology teams challenge the status quo and reimagine capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play a vital role in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.


Job Duties and Responsibilities

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview. 

 

The Senior Program Manager, AI Enablement solves operational bottlenecks in scaling artificial intelligence adoption across enterprise business units. This role addresses the challenge of aligning cross-functional teams—engineering, legal, product, and business—to accelerate pilot deployment while maintaining security standards. By establishing structured intake workflows, optimizing playbook governance, and guiding compliance reviews, the position eliminates friction in enterprise AI integration. Additionally, this role converts complex operational metrics into actionable executive reporting to drive strategic decision-making.

What Success Looks Like (Objectives)
  • Facilitate agile action teams of engineers, product managers, legal experts, and business stakeholders to execute defined AI milestones

  • Optimize and scale the enterprise AI implementation playbook to refine organizational workflows as the AI Office expands

  • Manage the AI initiative intake queue to evaluate and prioritize project proposals against business goals and technical readiness

  • Drive new AI pilot projects through InfoSec and Data Privacy review pipelines prior to deployment

  • Maintain executive-level dashboards that deliver clear status metrics, project timelines, and risk mitigation strategies to senior leadership


Skills, Experience and Requirements
Core Skills and Competencies (What You’ll Bring)
  • AI literacy and practical understanding of how to evaluate, deploy, and scale enterprise AI solutions

  • Demonstrated expertise in cross-functional leadership, meeting facilitation, and consensus building among diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders

  • Mastery of modern project management methodologies and workflow tracking systems

  • Strong data interpretation and executive presentation capabilities using data visualization tools

  • Critical experience steering complex projects through regulatory, information security, or data privacy review processes

  • Proven ability to track multi-faceted workflows, manage competing priorities, and maintain accountability under tight schedules

Additional Qualifications
  • Experience working directly within corporate IT, software development, or fast-paced technology operations

Minimum Requirements
  • Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Project Management, or a related field

  • Minimum Experience: 5+ years of experience in project management, program management, or scrum mastering

  • Required Technical Skills:

    • Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet)

    • Experience with dashboard and reporting software (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)

 

Visa sponsorship not available for this role


Salary Ranges
Compensation: $83,950.00/Year - $119,900.00/Year
Benefits

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.

 

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. 

 

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

 

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

 

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.
EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.
Click the links to access the following statements: EEO Policy Statement, Pay Transparency, EEOC Know Your Rights (English/Spanish)

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in project management, program management, or scrum mastering
  • Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Smartsheet
  • Experience with dashboard and reporting software such as Power BI or Tableau
  • AI literacy and practical understanding of evaluating, deploying, and scaling enterprise AI solutions
  • Cross-functional leadership, meeting facilitation, and consensus-building experience
  • Expertise in modern project management methodologies and workflow tracking systems
  • Strong data interpretation and executive presentation capabilities using data visualization tools
  • Experience steering complex projects through regulatory, information security, or data privacy reviews
  • Ability to track multifaceted workflows, manage competing priorities, and maintain accountability under tight schedules
  • Experience working within corporate IT, software development, or fast-paced technology operations
  • Willingness to participate in at least one in-person interview

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EchoStar Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with company match and discretionary profit sharing are prominently offered, with formal plan infrastructure confirmed in corporate and SEC materials. These features position long‑term savings as a core element of total rewards.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility An Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount is a headline benefit. Post‑merger equity alignment steps (e.g., option exchanges) signal accessible participation in ownership programs.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Perks such as DISH/Sling/Boost discounts, wellness tools/EAP with five free counseling sessions, and HSAs/FSAs extend value beyond base pay. Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 further supports personal and professional wellbeing.

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The Company
HQ: Englewood, CO
14,500 Employees
Year Founded: 1980

What We Do

Tune into the innovation, collaboration and culture that our team members bring to the office every day. We want you to be a part of our journey to build the next generation of technology that transforms the way the world communicates. Our team members are the key to our history of groundbreaking innovation and our continued progress. If you bring an inquisitive curiosity, a sense of pride in your work, an openness to adventure and a drive to win, we’ll provide the structure to take the next step in your career. This is more than just another job, this is your launchpad to achieve your potential and a community dedicated to your growth.

Why Work With Us

At EchoStar, we work to create opportunity and cultivate an environment where people thrive. Between our brands, our partners, our teams and our customers, the opportunities are endless. Get started on your next career adventure with EchoStar!

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All team members are in person at one of our locations across the globe. We proudly call Colorado home with several corporate offices in the Denver-Metro area and 4,000+ team members in the Denver-Metro area.

Typical time on-site: None
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