Expires 1 week from now
Business Program Manager, AI & Automation
full-time
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Job Summary
About the Role
The Business Program Manager, AI & Automation Unit, plays a transformative role in shaping how AltSchool integrates artificial intelligence and automation into all its learning experiences. You are the Chief Integrator and Innovator — leading the charge to ensure every AltSchool graduate is equipped with the AI skills, tools, and mindset required to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital world.
You will serve as both a strategic enabler and business owner, responsible for embedding AI-driven thinking, learning, and automation capabilities across all AltSchool diploma programs, while also designing and launching new AI-focused learning products, including Nanodiplomas, and Masterclasses.
This role requires someone who can think broadly across disciplines, connecting engineering, data, product, and creative schools into a unified ecosystem powered by AI. You’ll collaborate closely with school leads, instructors, product teams, and industry partners to design programs that are market-relevant, scalable, and commercially viable.
Your success will be measured by the depth of AI integration across schools, the impact of new programs you launch, and the revenue and learner growth generated from these initiatives.
Above all, you’re deeply passionate about reimagining education for the AI era, ensuring that every learner at AltSchool graduates ready to build, adapt, and lead in an automated world
Job Details
Business & Program Leadership
- Take full ownership of the success of the AI & Automation Unit, driving program innovation, learner engagement, enrolment growth, and business sustainability.
- Design and implement a cohesive AI Integration Strategy across all AltSchool diploma programs, ensuring every learner graduates with practical AI skills and literacy relevant to their discipline.
- Identify key opportunities where AI tools, workflows, or technologies can enhance existing programs’ outcomes or delivery models.
- Develop and launch new AI-focused learning products — including Nanodiplomas, short masterclasses, and industry bootcamps — that expand AltSchool’s market reach and revenue streams.
- Collaborate with School Business Program Managers, Product, and Learning Design teams to co-create and embed AI learning modules within existing curricula.
- Build strong relationships with industry partners, AI startups, and corporate organizations to co-develop courses, certifications, and job-placement pathways.
- Track and analyze the adoption and performance of AI-integrated learning programs — using data to inform continuous improvement and scaling.
- Manage program timelines, budgets, and delivery milestones across multiple AI initiatives.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams (Learning, Product, Partnerships, Marketing) to ensure all AI-related projects meet business, learner, and market needs.
- Serve as the bridge between innovation and implementation — translating emerging AI trends into practical educational experiences.
- Stay ahead of the global AI education landscape to position AltSchool as a continental leader in AI-driven learning.
- Lead internal capability building — training instructors and program teams to confidently integrate AI tools and methodologies into their work.
Requirements
Must Have
- Strong business acumen with experience in program design, innovation, or education technology.
- Proven ability to own and deliver on program or product growth targets.
- Strong understanding of AI tools, automation platforms, and their real-world applications.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills — both verbal and written.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to operationalize new ideas quickly and effectively.
- Demonstrated project management and executional excellence.
- Analytical mindset with experience using data to inform decision-making.
- Strong collaboration skills and experience working across multiple departments or domains.
- Passion for education, learning innovation, and the future of work.
Nice to Have
- Experience designing or launching learning programs in AI, automation, or digital transformation.
- Prior experience in EdTech, product management, or learning innovation.
- Understanding of curriculum design, instructional technology, or AI-assisted learning tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Midjourney, Notion AI, etc.).
- Exposure to partnership development or co-creation with industry players.
- Familiarity with emerging trends in low-code automation, AI literacy, and data-driven creativity.
Benefits
- Join a team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, where your ideas and contributions are highly regarded.
- Experience our unwavering commitment to fostering career growth and providing ample development opportunities.
- We celebrate your milestone with dedicated support funds.
- Join a team with a culture that values ownership, open communication, excellence, teamwork, and collaboration, empowering our team to achieve extraordinary results.
- We are genuinely enthusiastic about the work we do, so we have fun while making an impact!
About Company
Alt School Africa
AltSchool Africa is an Edtech platform, an alternative to school, on an impact journey of empowering Talents in Africa with easy access to in-demand "future of work" skills. One of our motivations is to increase employability and improve the quality of life for Africans