AI Portfolio Lead/Manager

AI Portfolio Lead/Manager#26-03663 Eagan, MN Fully Remote Contract Starts 4/13/2026 Ends 9/30/2026 Job Description Genesis10 is currently seeking an AI Portfolio Lead/Manager for a remote contract position with a Leading Pharmacy Benefit Manager. This is a 6+ month contract opportunity. Pay range: $70.42 - $72.60 per hour This role is responsible for leading AI opportunities from intake through value validation and readiness for build. The consultant sits at the intersection of business strategy, value realization, and AI delivery, ensuring that AI initiatives entering the pipeline are well defined, aligned to enterprise priorities, and positioned to deliver measurable business oues.

Responsibilities:

Manage the AI opportunity intake and validation process, ensuring business cases areplete, value-driven, and aligned to the enterprise AI strategy Facilitate value definition, success metrics, and assumptions with business owners prior to selection for build Ensure opportunities meet readiness criteria before advancing to the delivery stages Serve as the primary point of contact for business partners during the opportunity and validation phases Translate business problems into clearly articulated AI use cases, oues, and scope Drive alignment across business, IT, data science, architecture, security, and governance stakeholders Support enterprise leadership in prioritizing AI opportunities based on value, feasibility, risk, and capacity Maintain visibility into the AI opportunity pipeline, status, and dependencies Partner with Architecture and Risk teams to surface technical, operational, andpliance risks early Enforce stage gate expectations (e.g., value sign off, scope clarity, measurement approach) Partner with AI Delivery Project Managers to ensure a clean, well-documented transition from approved to build Ensure validated value metrics and success criteria are carried forward into delivery and UAT Remain engaged post-handoff to support value tracking and change management as needed

Requirements:

5+ years of experience in project management, program management, or business transformation, preferably in AI, automation, or advanced analytics initiatives Strong experience working with business cases, value realization, and intake/prioritization processes Ability to collaborate with technical teams (data science, engineering, architecture) while remaining business-oue focused Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, andmunication skills Experience working in Agile, hybrid, or enterprise SDLC environments Knowledgeable in ML, LLM, and Agentic AI solutions If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please ! About Genesis10: Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals. For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: Access to hundreds of clients, most of whom have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years. The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years. Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average) Behavioral Health Platform Medical, Dental, Vision Health Savings Account Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident) Voluntary Term Life Insurance 401K Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities) Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois) Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.