AI Automation and Program Specialist

American Financial Group, Inc.

$85K — $110K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in program management, AI, automation, or technology delivery.
  • Experience supporting AI, data, or technology-driven initiatives is required.
  • Strong background in creating and maintaining documentation for complex initiatives.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with IT and business teams to develop and track AI initiatives.
  • Shape operating models and establish governance for AI project delivery.
  • Facilitate alignment sessions to prioritize tasks and resolve dependencies.
  • Continuously improve processes to scale the AI program effectively.
  • Lead discovery and requirements definition for AI initiatives.
  • Create and maintain high-quality documentation and implementation artifacts.
  • Prepare status materials for executive review and decision-making.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Wellness plans, parental leave, and adoption assistance.
  • Tuition reimbursement for further education.
  • Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
  • 401(k) plan with company match and employee stock purchase plan.
Full Job Description
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities
  • Partner with IT, product, business, and shared service teams to surface, develop, track, and move AI initiatives from intake through adoption, ensuring alignment to enterprise priorities, governance expectations, and delivery objectives.
  • Help shape the operating model and ways-of-working standards for how AI initiatives move through the enterprise, establishing consistent processes, governance expectations, decision frameworks, and delivery practices.
  • Facilitate cross-functional alignment sessions across IT, business, engineering, architecture, and shared service partners to drive prioritization, resolve dependencies, enable decision-making, and maintain momentum across AI initiatives.
  • Continuously improve the operating model and ways of working to scale the AI program, identifying opportunities to increase consistency, transparency, efficiency, and effectiveness across participating teams and stakeholders.
  • Lead end-to-end discovery and requirements definition for AI and automation initiatives, ensuring clear problem framing, scope definition, assumptions, success measures, and alignment with enterprise objectives.
  • Own the creation and maintenance of high-quality documentation and implementation artifacts, including business requirements, user journeys, process flows, automation and AI runbooks, governance materials, and decision documentation.
  • Prepare decision-ready materials and provide portfolio-level visibility into initiative status, risks, dependencies, tradeoffs, and outcomes to support leadership reviews, governance activities, and executive decision-making.
  • Escalate risks, dependency conflicts, and stalled initiatives with actionable recommendations, while providing senior-level analysis and project support across AI workstreams to drive successful outcomes.
  • Great American's culture is built on connection, shared learning, and strong relationships. To support this, employees in this role are expected to be on-site four days a week, with the flexibility to work one day remotely. Core in-office days are Tuesday-Thursday, with the fourth day determined by business needs.


Job Requirements
Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Experience: Generally, a minimum of 8 years of experience in program management, product operations, business analysis, transformation, AI, automation, technology delivery, or related roles. Experience supporting AI, data, automation, or technology-driven initiatives required.

Scope of Job/Qualifications:
  • Demonstrated ability to help shape and support governance frameworks, operating cadences, intake processes, prioritization methodologies, and cross-functional decision forums.
  • Leads discovery, requirements definition, and business analysis activities for complex initiatives, translating business needs into well-defined, implementation-ready requirements and artifacts.
  • Strong experience creating and maintaining high-quality documentation, including business requirements, process flows, operating procedures, governance materials, decision records, and executive-ready communications.
  • Demonstrates strong judgment and decision-making skills, with the ability to operate effectively in ambiguity while balancing competing priorities and stakeholder interests.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills, including the ability to gather and analyze information, manage risks and dependencies, track progress, and support successful delivery outcomes.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex initiatives into clear, actionable updates for stakeholders and senior leadership.
  • Recognized as a trusted partner who effectively facilitates cross-functional collaboration, drives alignment, and helps scale enterprise programs through continuous improvement of processes and ways of working.


Company:
SCI Summit Consulting, LLC

Benefits:

We offer competitive benefits packages for full-time and part-time employees*. Full-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. Full-time and eligible part-time employees also enjoy Paid Time Off and paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, and commuter benefits.

Compensation varies by role, level, and location and is influenced by skills, experience, and business needs. Your recruiter will provide details about benefits and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process. Learn more at http://www.gaig.com/careers.

*Excludes seasonal employees and interns.

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