AI Engineering Operations Senior Manager — Boise, ID - Main Site

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all . Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. About our Team: The Smart Manufacturing AI Pathfinding & Innovation (AIPI) team operates at the forefront of AI innovation, exploring emerging technologies that can transform manufacturing and business operations. We partner across research, machine learning, engineering, infrastructure, and leadership teams to evaluate, validate, and scale next-generation AI capabilities, including advanced large language models (LLMs), multimodal systems, and agentic AI frameworks. Position Overview: The AI Engineering Operations Senior Manager leads strategic AI innovation programs that bridge ground breaking research and practical business outcomes. This role provides operational leadership for AI pathfinding initiatives, guiding emerging concepts through experimentation, proof-of-concept development, technical validation, and roadmap planning. Working across data science, engineering, infrastructure, and executive leadership teams, this leader brings structure to ambiguity, establishes operational rigor, and enables teams to rapidly evaluate new AI technologies while managing risk, resources, and interpersonal alignment. Responsibilities: • Lead the execution and long-term strategy of AI Engineering Operations initiatives, driving programs passionate about emerging AI technologies, sophisticated LLMs, multimodal systems, and agentic AI architectures. • Establish and scale operational processes, governance frameworks, roadmaps, metrics, and methodologies that enable consistent evaluation, prioritization, and execution across AI innovation programs. • Serve as the central point of coordination across research, engineering, infrastructure, data science, and business teams by managing resources, timelines, dependencies, risks, and technical roadblocks. • Partner with collaborators, SMEs, and leadership teams to define measurable objectives, track business impact, establish success metrics, communicate progress, and drive data-driven decision-making. • Advise senior leadership on technical feasibility, strategic tradeoffs, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and investment priorities while translating complex technical concepts into actionable business recommendations. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related technical field. • 5+ years of experience leading complex technical programs with demonstrated success delivering large-scale, cross-functional, and global initiatives. • Proven expertise in program management, project management, operational leadership, and vendor relationship management within technology-focused organizations. • Demonstrated experience partnering with senior leaders and executives to drive strategy, influence decision-making, and communicate business impact through metrics and reporting. • Strong understanding of AI and machine learning concepts, including deep learning, neural network architectures, transformers, training and inference lifecycles, modern data processing workflows, and the ability to translate exploratory concepts into structured execution plans. Preferred Qualifications: • Experience leading AI, machine learning, data science, advanced analytics, or emerging technology programs from ideation through proof-of-concept and deployment readiness. • Solid understanding of large language models (LLMs), multimodal AI systems, agentic AI frameworks, and emerging AI technologies, including experience evaluating technical feasibility and business value. • Demonstrated success building operational processes, governance models, targets, and organizational frameworks that improve execution consistency across complex programs. • Experience identifying technical bottlenecks, managing competing priorities, and facilitating tradeoff discussions between research, engineering, infrastructure, and business partners. • Exceptional communication, customer management, and executive presentation skills with the ability to simplify complex technical topics for non-technical audiences and drive alignment across global teams. 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