About the Role
Samsara is seeking a talented and execution-focused Senior Program Manager to join the Sales Programs AI team. This role is crucial for driving the successful delivery of Samsara’s most critical AI initiatives, which range from internal productivity copilots to customer-facing AI applications. The Senior Program Manager will work closely with the Principal AI Architect and collaborate cross-functionally with key stakeholders in Sales, Revenue Operations, and other Go-To-Market organizations.
This position demands strong program management skills, the ability to navigate both technical and business domains, and a proven passion for emerging AI technologies. The ideal candidate is organized, curious, and adept at translating ideas into action within a fast-paced environment.
This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US, with the exception of the San Francisco Bay Metro Area, NYC Metro Area, and Washington, D.C. Metro Area.
In this role, you will:
- Drive execution of AI programs across internal and customer-facing domains (e.g., LLM copilots, AI knowledge assistants, etc).
- Partner with the AI Engineering team to operationalize prototypes into scalable programs.
- Define program charters, project plans, stakeholder maps, and milestone schedules.
- Facilitate alignment across AI Product, AI Engineering, GTM, and Legal/Data Governance teams.
- Track and report KPIs around adoption, performance, and business impact.
- Lead change management efforts: enablement, communications, and rollout plans.
- Stay connected to developments in GenAI, LLMs, and related AI tooling to inform roadmap planning.
- Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s values and operating principles as we scale globally and across new offices.
Minimum requirements for the role:
- Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year institution.
- 6–8 years of program management or business operations experience, preferably in a SaaS or data-driven tech company.
- Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional programs with technical and business teams.
- Strong organizational and communication skills; able to influence without authority.
- Familiarity with AI-related technologies and workflows, including basic exposure to Python, Databricks, or ML models.
- Comfort working in remote and distributed team environments.
An ideal candidate also has:
- PMP certification, Agile/Scrum Certification.
- Hands-on experience supporting AI product rollouts or data science workflows.
- Experience partnering with technical leads, data teams, or MLOps functions.
- Familiarity with Salesforce, NetSuite, Gong and/or other sales systems.
- Passion for building AI solutions (e.g. custom GPTs, custom Gems, etc).