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SKILL_PATH // TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER

Coordinate AI initiatives. Across every team boundary.

The person holding the AI initiative together.

AI projects cross every boundary — product, engineering, data, legal, ops. You understand the technical landscape well enough to coordinate without bottlenecking, evaluate timelines against real complexity, and translate between AI engineers and stakeholders.

WHERE THIS ROLE EXISTS
Amazon
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Starbucks
IT project lead for AI vendor integration
YOUR PRIORITY SKILLS

Your target skill profile — what to learn and how deep to go.

1

Use Case Qualification

Proficient

Evaluating project viability and challenging unrealistic proposals

2

Cost Estimation

Proficient

Managing budgets, tracking token spend, reporting ROI

3

Spec Writing

Proficient

Cross-team specs that define scope and success criteria

4

Human-in-the-Loop

Proficient

Phased rollout with human review gates

5

Compliance & Governance

Working

Coordinating with legal — understanding the requirements

60-DAY MILESTONE

Deliver an AI initiative plan — phased rollout, success metrics, risk register, cross-team dependencies, and stakeholder communication.

2-YEAR DESTINATION

Senior TPM / AI Program Director

$180–350K

"The TPM who understands AI complexity enough to manage it without bottlenecking is the person who delivers AI initiatives on time."

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