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Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint’s all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you’re in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we’re missing is you!
Forcepoint is seeking an IT AI Technical Program Manager to join our Enterprise AI team within the Enterprise Systems and Technologies organization. This team builds and operates the Forcepoint Intelligence Platform, the internal AI platform delivering a portfolio of programs that automate revenue, finance, customer success, and IT workflows across the company. This role owns delivery of that portfolio and will be strategically important and highly visible with senior leadership.
The Technical Program Manager will run the delivery framework that carries each AI program through defined milestones, from requirements and architecture through development, staging, production deployment, and measured production adoption. You will coordinate engineers, platform administrators, and business stakeholders across multiple concurrent programs, keep milestone status accurate in Jira, surface risks and slips early, and produce the weekly and executive-level reporting that leadership uses to steer the portfolio. You will also maintain visibility into AI infrastructure spend so program value can be weighed against cost, and you will own launch enablement so business teams are trained and ready when each program reaches production. A successful candidate brings structure and pace to a fast-moving portfolio without slowing the builders down.
How you will work: Remote USA
Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end delivery of the Enterprise AI program portfolio through its milestone framework, from requirements through production usage
- Maintain accurate program and milestone status in Jira, and run the operating cadence (standups, milestone reviews, gate checks) that keeps programs moving
- Identify risks, dependencies, and slips early; drive them to resolution across engineering, security, and business teams
- Produce weekly leadership reporting that ties each program's progress to its business outcome, in language executives can act on
- Track AI infrastructure and platform spend and partner with leadership on budget visibility and forecasting
- Enforce governance and production readiness gates, including security review, documentation, and adoption measurement
- Run enablement and training for teams adopting new AI programs, including launch readiness, training sessions, and documentation, so adoption starts on day one of production
- Coordinate cross-functionally with Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Technologies, and Atlassian Engineering teams on shared dependencies
Skills & Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field
- 4+ years of technical program or project management experience in IT or software delivery
- Strong working knowledge of Jira and agile delivery practices
- Demonstrated ability to run multiple concurrent workstreams with structured milestone tracking
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting
- Critical thinking and analytical abilities
- Ability to work independently and take initiative
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Experience delivering AI, ML, or data platform programs
- Familiarity with cloud cost management, preferably AWS
- Experience with AI governance, production readiness, or SDLC frameworks
- Experience partnering with finance on budget and spend reporting
- Experience building enablement or training programs for enterprise technology rollouts
- PMP, agile, or equivalent program management certification
Forcepoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range and variable compensation for this role is $131,452.00 - $158,400.00 USD annual and represents the low and high end of compensation for this position. Actual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to, location, experience, job-related skills, relevant education or training and performance. The range listed is just one component of Forcepoint's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include bonuses, paid time off policy, and many region-specific benefits.
Don’t meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don’t meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace – so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.
The policy of Forcepoint is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.
Forcepoint is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to recruiting@forcepoint.com.
Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which you have applied.
Who is Forcepoint?
Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint’s all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you’re in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we’re missing is you!
Forcepoint is seeking an IT AI Technical Program Manager to join our Enterprise AI team within the Enterprise Systems and Technologies organization. This team builds and operates the Forcepoint Intelligence Platform, the internal AI platform delivering a portfolio of programs that automate revenue, finance, customer success, and IT workflows across the company. This role owns delivery of that portfolio and will be strategically important and highly visible with senior leadership.
The Technical Program Manager will run the delivery framework that carries each AI program through defined milestones, from requirements and architecture through development, staging, production deployment, and measured production adoption. You will coordinate engineers, platform administrators, and business stakeholders across multiple concurrent programs, keep milestone status accurate in Jira, surface risks and slips early, and produce the weekly and executive-level reporting that leadership uses to steer the portfolio. You will also maintain visibility into AI infrastructure spend so program value can be weighed against cost, and you will own launch enablement so business teams are trained and ready when each program reaches production. A successful candidate brings structure and pace to a fast-moving portfolio without slowing the builders down.
How you will work: Remote USA
Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end delivery of the Enterprise AI program portfolio through its milestone framework, from requirements through production usage
- Maintain accurate program and milestone status in Jira, and run the operating cadence (standups, milestone reviews, gate checks) that keeps programs moving
- Identify risks, dependencies, and slips early; drive them to resolution across engineering, security, and business teams
- Produce weekly leadership reporting that ties each program's progress to its business outcome, in language executives can act on
- Track AI infrastructure and platform spend and partner with leadership on budget visibility and forecasting
- Enforce governance and production readiness gates, including security review, documentation, and adoption measurement
- Run enablement and training for teams adopting new AI programs, including launch readiness, training sessions, and documentation, so adoption starts on day one of production
- Coordinate cross-functionally with Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Technologies, and Atlassian Engineering teams on shared dependencies
Skills & Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field
- 4+ years of technical program or project management experience in IT or software delivery
- Strong working knowledge of Jira and agile delivery practices
- Demonstrated ability to run multiple concurrent workstreams with structured milestone tracking
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting
- Critical thinking and analytical abilities
- Ability to work independently and take initiative
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Experience delivering AI, ML, or data platform programs
- Familiarity with cloud cost management, preferably AWS
- Experience with AI governance, production readiness, or SDLC frameworks
- Experience partnering with finance on budget and spend reporting
- Experience building enablement or training programs for enterprise technology rollouts
- PMP, agile, or equivalent program management certification
Forcepoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range and variable compensation for this role is $131,452.00 - $158,400.00 USD annual and represents the low and high end of compensation for this position. Actual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to, location, experience, job-related skills, relevant education or training and performance. The range listed is just one component of Forcepoint's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include bonuses, paid time off policy, and many region-specific benefits.
Don’t meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don’t meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace – so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.
The policy of Forcepoint is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.
Forcepoint is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to recruiting@forcepoint.com.
Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which you have applied.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as an AI Program Manager
Verify your degree qualifies under STEM OPT
AI Program Manager roles typically accept computer science, data science, engineering, and information systems degrees. Cross-reference your CIP code against the DHS STEM OPT Designated Degree Program List before you apply to confirm your program qualifies.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Every employer hiring you on STEM OPT must be enrolled in E-Verify. Search the E-Verify employer search tool by company name and location to confirm enrollment status before signing any offer letter.
Frame your I-983 training plan around AI delivery outcomes
Generic training plans get pushed back by DSOs. Map your AI Program Manager responsibilities to measurable learning goals, like overseeing model deployment cycles or managing cross-functional ML sprint reviews, to satisfy USCIS requirements for a structured training plan.
Target companies with active AI infrastructure buildouts
Program managers are hired when an organization is scaling, not experimenting. Focus your search on employers who have posted multiple AI or ML engineering roles recently, which signals active project pipelines that need program management oversight.
Use Migrate Mate to filter jobs by E-Verify status
Screening hundreds of AI Program Manager postings for E-Verify enrollment manually is impractical. Migrate Mate surfaces roles from verified E-Verify employers, so you spend your time on applications that are actually available to you on STEM OPT.
Understand cap-gap coverage if your OPT end date falls mid-process
If your employer files an H-1B visa petition before your OPT expires and you're selected, cap-gap extends your work authorization through September 30. Confirm the exact filing and selection timeline with your DSO so there's no gap between your STEM OPT end date and cap-gap activation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an AI Program Manager role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree, not the job title. The STEM OPT extension is tied to your CIP code, not the role itself. If you hold a qualifying STEM degree in computer science, data science, engineering, or a related field, and the AI Program Manager position uses that training, your DSO can authorize the 24-month extension. Check the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List to confirm your CIP code is included.
What E-Verify requirement applies to my STEM OPT employer?
Every employer who hires you on STEM OPT must be enrolled in E-Verify, full stop. This applies to the specific legal entity employing you, not just the parent company. Before accepting an offer, use the E-Verify employer search to confirm the exact hiring entity is enrolled. A company using a staffing agency or subsidiary as the employer of record must have that entity enrolled, not just the parent organization.
What should my I-983 training plan include for an AI Program Manager role?
Your I-983 must describe how the position provides practical training directly related to your STEM degree. For an AI Program Manager role, that means documenting specific responsibilities tied to your field, such as managing machine learning project delivery, coordinating between data science and engineering teams, or overseeing AI model lifecycle processes. Vague descriptions referencing only general management skills will likely prompt a DSO revision request.
How do I find AI Program Manager jobs that are open to STEM OPT students?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for STEM OPT and visa-sponsored job searches. It filters AI Program Manager roles by employers already enrolled in E-Verify, so you're not wasting applications on companies that can't legally hire you under STEM OPT. Standard job boards don't filter by E-Verify status, which means you often can't tell whether a posting is actually available to you until late in the process.
What happens to my work authorization if my employer files an H-1B petition while I'm on STEM OPT?
If your employer files a timely H-1B petition before your STEM OPT expires and you're selected in the lottery, cap-gap automatically extends your work authorization through September 30 of that year, or until your H-1B start date if it's later. You can continue working for the same employer during cap-gap without any interruption, as long as USCIS has accepted the petition. Confirm your OPT end date and petition filing timeline with your DSO well in advance.