Senior Manager, AI Strategist

Requisition Number: 78535

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Role Summary

T. Rowe Price is building a future where artificial intelligence transforms how we serve clients, manage investments, and run our business. As part of this journey, we are hiring a Senior Manager to join our AI Strategy & Enablement team. This role is for a strategic operator, someone who can connect enterprise priorities with AI opportunities, drive rigorous prioritization, and ensure the highest-impact initiatives are brought to life. In this position, you will directly engage with senior leaders across the firm to shape the AI agenda, build robust business cases, and track delivery against value. The ideal candidate will bring strong consulting or corporate strategy experience, coupled with fluency in AI/ML concepts, to operate at the intersection of business transformation and applied AI.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Opportunity Framing: Collaborate with business leaders to identify and shape high-value AI opportunities that align with strategic priorities across Investments, Distribution, Operations, and Corporate Functions.
• Market Research & Competitive Intelligence: Monitor emerging AI trends, peer movements, and market signals. Summarize findings into actionable insights to inform strategy and identify whitespace opportunities.
• AI Use Case Prioritization: Assess proposed use cases for business impact, feasibility, and alignment with strategic and technical criteria. Support structured portfolio scoring and prioritization to inform enterprise AI investment decisions.
• AI Portfolio Management: Maintain a clear and actionable view of the firm’s AI use case pipeline and broader use case inventory. Support cross-functional planning and sequencing of initiatives based on business value, complexity, interdependence, and capacity.
• Value Modeling: Work closely with Finance, Product Owners, and BUs to develop business cases, value trees, and benefit tracking models for prioritized initiatives. Support the definition and monitoring of KPIs to measure impact.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as a strategic thought partner to domain leaders, product directors, and enabling functions. Facilitate alignment conversations, clarify decision criteria, and prepare materials for executive review.
• Governance & Ethical Oversight: Contribute to shaping enterprise AI governance practices that ensure responsible use of AI across the firm. Partner with Compliance, Risk, Legal, and Data Governance teams to uphold compliance, fairness, and transparency standards.
• Executive Communications: Craft compelling, executive-level presentation materials that distill complex concepts into clear, business-oriented recommendations. Help shape dashboards and progress updates for the COO, executive leadership team, and the board of directors.

Qualifications
Required:

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, or a related field AND 8+ years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, or enterprise transformation, with a proven record of delivering strategic initiatives.
• Industry Experience: Background in financial services or asset management, with an understanding of industry trends, products, and regulations. Knowledge of AI applications in investment management, distribution, or operations.
• Strategic & Analytical Skills: Demonstrated ability to build robust business cases, prioritize initiative portfolios, and drive cross-functional execution. Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with comfort navigating ambiguity in complex corporate environments.
• AI Knowledge: Solid understanding of modern AI/ML technologies (including generative AI and large language models) and their business applications. Able to identify where AI can drive efficiency and innovation in financial services.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills. Collaborative team player able to influence senior executives and cross-functional partners.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Able to convey complex or technical ideas to non-technical audiences and gain stakeholder buy-in.
• Execution & Drive: Highly organized, proactive, and adaptable. Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Preferred:

• Advanced Education: MBA or other advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g., finance, technology, or management).
• Enterprise AI & Governance: Experience implementing AI in large-scale enterprise environments, including exposure to AI governance or ethics frameworks. Experience contributing to technology standards or policies (e.g., model risk management, AI ethics) is a plus.
• Agile & Product Methodologies: Exposure to Agile delivery and modern product development practices (e.g., working with product owners, writing user stories, defining acceptance criteria).
• Innovation Mindset: Demonstrated enthusiasm for innovation and continuous learning in AI and analytics. Contributions to thought leadership (e.g., whitepapers, internal forums) are valued.

FINRA Requirements 
FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.
 

Work Flexibility 
This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to one day per week from home.

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CountryEEOText_Description: Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We strive for equity, equality, and opportunity for all associates. When we embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work, our firm is stronger, and we create greater value for our clients. Our commitment and inclusive programming aim to lift the experience for each associate and builds allies for our global associate community. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at the firm, but also to your ability to bring your best each day. Benefits: We invest in our people through a wide range of programs and benefits, including: • Competitive pay and bonuses as well as a generous retirement plan and employee stock purchase plan with matching contributions • Flexible and remote work opportunities • Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision) • Tuition assistance • Wellness programs (fitness reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program) Our policies may change as our working lives evolve. Yet, our commitment to supporting our associates’ well-being and addressing the needs of our clients, business, and communities is unwavering. T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.