Program Manager, Applied AI Enablement (Hybrid)

We’re seeking someone to join our Applied AI Enablement team as a key member responsible for program management and delivery of strategic AI initiatives across Technology. This role blends technical program management with business enablement, supporting GenAI use case delivery, governance navigation, and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate will have experience in enterprise-scale programs and technology with a passion for innovation and stakeholder engagement.

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Lead Technical Program Management position at Director level, which is part of the job family responsible for overseeing and leading the execution of multiple projects and/or programs, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business objectives. Includes program management and related project support roles.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What you’ll do in the role:

• Drive program management for GenAI initiatives end to end, including planning, execution, dependency management, and delivery tracking across multiple workstreams.

• Partner with business units and technology teams to identify, evaluate, and prioritize GenAI use cases based on business value, technical feasibility, and risk considerations.

• Define and manage program plans, timelines, milestones, and dependencies, ensuring disciplined execution and on‑time delivery.

• Provide transparent, executive‑ready communications on overall program health, adoption progress, risks, and measurable business outcomes to senior leadership.

• Establish and oversee program structure, including use case onboarding processes and standardized program reporting.

• Communicate program strategy, risks, and progress clearly and consistently to senior stakeholders.

• Support AI use cases through their path to production, ensuring readiness for deployment and operational handover.

• Manage core program management artifacts, including backlogs, roadmaps, and dashboards.

• Drive continuous process improvements and proactively remove roadblocks across teams to enable efficient program execution.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• At least 5 years of program or project management experience

• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

• Proven track record in leading Agile teams and delivering enterprise solutions

• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

• Proficient in Jira workflow management and dashboard reporting

• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills

Desired Skills:

• Experience in Financial Services, Technology and/or AI

• Strong leadership and decision‑making capability, including comfort operating in ambiguity and rapidly evolving landscapes while driving clear outcomes

• Visionary thinking with the ability to align AI initiatives to strategic business goals

• Proven ability to inspire and lead cross‑functional teams

• Scrum master experience

At Morgan Stanley Montreal, we support the Firm’s global businesses and infrastructure with cutting edge technology and innovation. The multi-faceted and highly technical Montreal team plays a critical role in building and maintaining our leading technology platform, including electronic trading, algorithm trading, cloud engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity and AI/ML. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in the Montreal community since 2008 and is considered a leading employer among the area’s highly skilled technology talent. There’s ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.

All our positions are located in Montreal, Quebec. We offer a hybrid work environment, combining remote work and attendance in the office.

Knowledge of French and English is required.

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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