Job Description

Technical Program Manager - Group AI

Location: Dublin, Ireland | Hybrid
Reports To: Head of Program Management & Procurement

About Us

Join the place creatives call home!

Fremantle is a powerhouse of the TV and Film industry. We’re one of the world’s largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries.

From Got Talent to My Brilliant Friend, Family Feud to Poor Things, Mussolini: Son of the Century to It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, Too Hot To Handle to Big Mood, Maxton Hall to Idols, and Maria to The Zelensky Story, our focus is simple – Fremantle creates and delivers irresistible entertainment.

Our purpose

We aspire to tell stories that connect people around the world. We believe our shows should reflect and celebrate the world we live in and we want to create irresistible entertainment and engage with our audience. To achieve this, we must have people from all backgrounds and cultures working in our teams and on our shows, and we commit to creating opportunities for talent by being inclusive in all that we do.

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) drives the successful delivery of AI initiatives across the Group AI organization. Working closely with engineering, product, production and operations, you will ensure work is scoped effectively, milestones are achieved, and outcomes align to strategic objectives. This is a hands-on delivery role requiring strong technical fluency, structured program management, and the ability to bridge technical and business stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

• Own the end-to-end delivery of complex AI and platform programs, ensuring alignment between technical execution and business priorities.
• Partner with engineering leads to plan and track sprints, releases, and cross-team dependencies.
• Build and maintain detailed delivery plans, roadmaps, and status reporting for senior leadership.
• Identify and proactively manage risks, trade-offs, and delivery constraints.
• Facilitate effective communication across engineering, product, design, and research functions.
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery practices, tool usage, and agile processes.
• Support resourcing, prioritization, and capacity planning in collaboration with team leads.
• Ensure clear documentation, accountability, and visibility of program progress.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven ability to deliver complex technical programs (preferably in AI, data, or platform engineering).
• Strong understanding of AI/ML development lifecycles, including model experimentation, deployment, and evaluation.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills (e.g backlog management, sprints).
• Proficiency in agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and modern collaboration tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence, Miro).
• Ability to translate technical details into clear business updates and vice versa.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and risk management abilities.
• High level of attention to detail with a bias toward structured execution and follow-through.

Experience & Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in program/project management within technology or engineering organizations
• Proven solid experience supporting delivery for software engineering teams, ideally in AI, data, or platform domains.
• Background in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Experience operating in a matrixed or enterprise-scale environment.

Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, content and digital, itself a division of the international media giant Bertelsmann

For more information, please visit www.fremantle.com, follow us @FremantleHQ or visit our LinkedIn and Facebook pages.

Company: FremantleMedia Group Ltd | Job ID: 287917