Senior Program Manager, AI Adoption Strategy & Delivery

Position Summary  

Bentley Systems is seeking a Senior Program Manager to play a key role in shaping Bentley's global AI adoption & strategy. This position is a critical driver in our mission to embed AI into our core operations. The Senior Program Manager will help execute the company-wide strategy to accelerate AI adoption, which will involve enabling colleagues and teams across the business to see and realize the potential of AI in their daily work, acting as a liaison to understand the unique work and culture of each business unit and bringing those insights back to the AI team.  

Responsibilities 

• Design and run a multi-faceted program to drive the adoption of Bentley’s selected AI tools with direct accountability for the fulfilment of key corporate AI adoption OKRs

• Deliver upskilling programs within business functions to accelerate the company's transformation to AI-first practices through training, workshops, and showcases

• Build and sustain community and champion networks that prompt the grass-roots adoption of Bentley’s selected AI toolset and create a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and support

• Act as the voice of the business by translating organizational needs, workflows, and cultural realities into insights that shape the AI roadmap and tool selection

• Partner with the digital workplace function on enablement that reflects current tool capability and feeds tool decisions back from the field

• Contribute to vendor strategy and tool evaluation, including how external AI partners and consultancies are leveraged at Bentley

• Build deep, trust-based relationships across business units to understand how teams operate and where AI fits naturally

• Operate as part of a cross-functional team co-accountable to shared OKRs, including the CIO, CHRO, Digital Workplace Tool leads, Enterprise Architecture, and AI Engineering teams

Qualifications 

• 10+ years of proven experience in a role focused on change or program management within a large, complex organization 

• A strong track record of executing large-scale, cross-functional programs, with a focus on communication and stakeholder management 

• Experience driving the adoption of new, transformative technology (AI experience is a plus) using established change management frameworks

• Excellent ability to communicate complex ideas simply and persuasively to a diverse audience 

• A genuine desire to learn about the different ways people work across the company and experience leading with listening to understand the unique needs of different global teams

• Proven ability to build trust and credibility with a wide range of stakeholders, operating effectively through influence rather than direct authority

What We Offer

• A great Team and culture – please see our colleague video. 

• An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction - watch this short documentary about how we got our start.  

• An attractive salary and benefits package. 

• A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups. 

• A company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact. 

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