Job Title: AI Product Manager
PS Job Title: AI Product Manager
Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid
Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC
***The preferred location for this position is New Orleans, LA or The Woodlands, TX. Other locations within the service territory may be considered***
Job Summary: The Product Manager role within our utility company is pivotal in orchestrating product development, overseeing delivery teams (referred to as pods), and establishing and refining a repeatable and agile delivery methodology. This role involves leading and directing the daily operations of these teams, serving as Product Owner, ensuring their performance aligns with established benchmarks, and cultivating an agile culture conducive to efficient product delivery. Purpose Statement: This role’s primary purpose is to spearhead product development efforts, leveraging organized delivery teams (pods) and maintaining a dynamic, repeatable agile delivery methodology. It entails not only leading the day-to-day activities of these teams but also monitoring and reporting their performance to ensure alignment with objectives. Moreover, fostering an agile delivery culture is paramount to this role’s responsibilities because it promotes an environment where innovation, collaboration, and adaptability drive successful product delivery within the organization.
9 Performance Tracking: Monitor and assess the performance of products within the portfolio, making data-driven decisions to maximize value and ROI.
well-defined and the team has a clear understanding of what needs to be built. Translate requirements into Develop user stories and epics.
A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a closely related discipline is required. Additionally, candidates should possess a strong academic background with coursework or specialization in strategic planning, project management, and leadership. Equivalent professional experience in the field demonstrating expertise and a proven track record in technical planning and delivery.
· 4 + years of leading products, projects, or programs, preferably within the utility industry · Experience with process improvements and optimizations. · Experience with strategy and change management for an office function. · Experienced in both Agile and Waterfall methodology and JIRA tool.
The ideal candidate will bring a combination of educational achievements, professional certifications, and a substantial track record of hands-on experience in AI planning and delivery, reflecting both technical proficiency and strategic leadership capabilities. · Comprehensive understanding of project management methodologies, business strategy formulation and implementation, and change management principles and practices. · Strong skills in overseeing the successful execution of projects, leading organizational change, and establishing and managing key performance indicators (KPIs) for projects, focusing on continuous improvement. · Capacity to navigate and lead in a rapidly evolving technological landscape, with a mindset that encourages and embraces innovation while demonstrating influencing skills to gain support for AI initiatives from stakeholders at various organizational levels.
Program Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) preferred Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) preferred
Functional Knowledge In depth understanding of project management methodology, from initial scoping to final delivery and user adoption.
Business Expertise Strong knowledge of business requirements for aligned business unit and how business needs are will shift over time.
Leadership Proven leadership skills in building, leading, and motivating high-performing teams.
Problem Solving Able to resolve complex problems, especially with translating business requirement to functional and operational capability and to keep projects on track.
Impact Deliver new projects and programs to business units and ensure that the final outcome meets their needs.
Interpersonal Skills Able to coordinate to multiple stakeholders, cross-functional team members, while building consensus on desired outcomes. Effectively resolves conflicts and disagreements within the team.
Office environment with minimal physical requirements. As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans || Arkansas : Little Rock || Mississippi : Jackson || Texas : The Woodlands
Job Function: Corporate
FLSA Status: Professional
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 124985
PS Job Title: AI Product Manager
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%
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Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
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As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.
At Entergy (NYSE: ETR), we power life. More than 100 years ago, our founder Harvey Couch started this company with a handshake, some sawdust and a vision. Couch wanted to bring safe, affordable, reliable energy to the Middle South – energy that would power the lives of people and communities.
Today, we own and operate one of the cleanest large-scale U.S. power generating fleets including more than five gigawatts of carbon-free nuclear capacity, a fleet of highly efficient gas resources, and a fast-growing portfolio of renewable resources.
The nearly 12,000 men and women of Entergy deliver electricity and gas services to 3 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, generating annual GAAP revenues of $13.8 billion. Headquartered in New Orleans, we continue to play a driving role in the economic growth of the Gulf South.
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Entergy currently has a 90% rating on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. This score places Entergy among the top energy and utility companies in the survey.
With roots in the Gulf South region for more than a century, Entergy is a recognized leader in corporate citizenship, delivering more than $100 million in economic benefits to local communities through philanthropy and advocacy efforts annually over the last several years.
With a total of 44 awards from EEI for its restoration and mutual-assistance work, Entergy remains the only utility company to have won either EEI's Recovery or Assistance Award, or both, every year since the awards began in 1998.
