Senior AI Programs Manager

What makes us Qlik?

A Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader for 14 years in a row, Qlik transforms complex data landscapes into actionable insights, driving strategic business outcomes. Serving over 40,000 global customers, our portfolio leverages pervasive data quality and advanced AI/ML capabilities that lead to better decisions, faster.

We excel in integration and governance solutions that work with diverse data sources, and our real-time analytics uncover hidden patterns, empowering teams to address complex challenges and seize new opportunities.

The Senior AI / ML Program Manager Role

As a Senior AI & Machine Learning Program Manager, you’ll lead our AI initiatives from concept to deployment, driving innovation and shaping the future of AI at Qlik. You’ll own the end-to-end execution of AI programs, from building reusable frameworks for machine learning models to establishing best practices in MLOps. In close collaboration with engineering leaders and stakeholders, you'll work to identify and tackle long-term infrastructure challenges, accelerating delivery and optimizing outcomes across projects.

What makes this role interesting?

This position offers an exciting opportunity to develop and implement AI strategies that can redefine data-driven insights for our clients. You’ll be at the forefront of strategic AI projects, collaborating across teams to create impactful solutions and enable stakeholders to unlock the full potential of AI. You’ll shape the frameworks and best practices that guide our machine learning model development, enabling rapid deployment and more efficient processes for our AI initiatives. Additionally, your expertise will help evaluate new AI-driven business opportunities and lead projects from planning through execution—ensuring meaningful impact across the organization.

Here’s how you’ll be making an impact:

• Strategy Development: Partner with cross-functional teams to create AI strategies and roadmaps, set goals, and uncover new opportunities for leveraging AI in business solutions.
• Project Leadership: Oversee AI initiatives from initial concept through execution, including budgeting, resource management, and maintaining high-quality outcomes.
• Enhanced Frameworks: Develop and enhance reusable frameworks for AI/ML models, drive MLOps best practices, and help engineering teams improve efficiency.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks early and implement strategies to mitigate them, keeping projects on track.
• Innovation and Improvement: Stay current with emerging AI tech, recommending improvements to frameworks, processes, and tools to push the envelope in AI advancement at Qlik.

We’re looking for a teammate with:

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3-5 years in program or project management focused on AI, data, or ML initiatives
• Proven understanding of machine learning, NLP, and deep learning concepts
• A quantitative approach to problem solving and a collaborative implementer to holistic solutions; a systems thinker
• Ability to simplify the technically complex and drive well-educated decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science team members
• Deep focus on execution, follow-through, accountability, and results
• Manage program communications with key stakeholders at all levels across the company to enable transparency and timely information sharing
• Strong presentation and communication skills with the confidence to influence stakeholders.
• Problem-solving skills and a creative mindset, especially in AI solutions
• Previous experience with machine learning (building models, deploying models, setting up cloud infrastructure and/or data pipelines) and familiarity with major ML frameworks such as XGBoost, PyTorch, AWS SageMaker, etc.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure

The location for this role is:

King of Prussia, PA, USA

Waltham, MT, USA

Selected locations East Coast USA

Apply now and help change how the world transforms complex data landscapes into actionable insights and turns complex data challenges into new opportunities!

More about Qlik and who we are:

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What else do we offer?

·          Genuine career progression pathways and mentoring programs

·          Culture of innovation, technology, collaboration, and openness

·          Flexible, diverse, and international work environment

Giving back is a huge part of our culture. Alongside an extra “change the world” day plus another for personal development, we also highly encourage participation in our Corporate Responsibility Employee Programs

The anticipated base salary range for this role is $100,000 USD – $120,000 USD per year. Final compensation offered by Qlik will be based on factors such as the candidate’s location, job-related skills, education, experience, and other business and organizational needs. Qlik offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Qlik is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to fostering a workplace that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, genetic information, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. For United States applicants and employees, go to the US Department of Labor’s website to review the Equal Employment Opportunity Posters, including the “Know Your Rights” and “Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination” posters.

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