Ambarella Corp.
Program Manager, AI Governance & Initiatives
US Headquarters
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About the role
- Ambarella's low-power systems-on-chip (SoCs) integrate proprietary and highly efficient perception and deep learning neural network AI accelerators, enabling electronic systems to become more productive with partial or complete levels of machine autonomy.
- For more information, please visit www.ambarella.com.
- We are seeking a Program Manager, AI Governance & Initiatives to help scale enterprise AI adoption through strong program execution, technical fluency, and disciplined governance.
Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise AI initiatives, including proposal intake, review coordination, POC tracking, final presentation, and deployment recommendation.
- Partner with engineering, IT, and business stakeholders to track initiative scope, implementation progress, resourcing needs, milestones, risks, and measurable outcomes.
- Support AI governance activities related to approved tools, external platforms, subscriptions, and deployment controls in partnership with IT and Legal.
- Ability to engage credibly with technical teams on AI solution patterns such as LLM-based workflows, agentic systems, retrieval and document-based knowledge systems, AI-assisted automation, and enterprise integration.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
- Working knowledge of modern AI technologies, with enough technical depth to understand solution scope, implementation plans, architecture, data requirements, evaluation criteria, and integration needs.
- Familiarity with AI governance and security considerations, including tool approval controls, data usage boundaries, risk review, and coordination with IT and Legal on external or open-source AI technologies.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear executive updates, structured program documentation, and effective cross-functional communications.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting AI governance, digital transformation, PMO, innovation, or portfolio management programs.
- Familiarity with enterprise AI deployment considerations such as API-based integrations, knowledge indexing, workflow automation, and technical evaluation metrics.
- Experience working on programs involving AI security, data governance, or controlled adoption of external platforms in enterprise environments.
- Comfort working across engineering, IT, and business teams in a matrixed environment.
Skills
- Enterprise AI program execution
- AI governance and operational process design
- Stakeholder coordination across technical and business teams
- Risk identification, issue management, and deployment readiness
- Executive communication and structured reporting
- Technical fluency in AI solution architecture and implementation planning
- Why This Role Matters
- Compensation
Compensation
- The base salary range for this role is $200,000-$231,000.
- Final compensation will be based on location, experience, and internal pay equity.
- We also offer new-hire RSU grants, eligibility for annual RSU grants, and other highly competitive benefits.
Company info
- About the Role We are seeking a Program Manager, AI Governance & Initiatives to help scale enterprise AI adoption through strong program execution, technical fluency, and disciplined governance.
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