Program Manager - Enterprise AI Platform

Overview

One year Contract, there could be an opportunity to hire at the end. 

About the Role & Team

IDC is extending its enterprise AI platform into China, on China-approved infrastructure and in step with a fast-moving regulatory environment. This is a market entry and deployment initiative, built jointly with a China-based leadership team, an implementation partner, and program leadership in the United States. The Program Manager, China is IDC's on-the-ground owner in Beijing, running the delivery engine end to end and making sure nothing that matters is lost in translation between the China team and program leadership abroad.

What You’ll Do

• Own end-to-end delivery of the phased program plan, from initial cloud provisioning and test environment stand-up through model evaluation, architecture build-out, and production deployment, tracked against agreed milestone and go-live targets.
• Manage required regulatory filings end to end, including engaging a qualified filing agent at kickoff and keeping the multi-week process moving without it becoming a blocker to later milestones.
• Own the data security and privacy compliance review for the China deployment, and document the certification level required against current posture.
• Provision and configure China cloud infrastructure, including network isolation, encryption with keys held outside China, and government disclosure notification clauses in every cloud contract.
• Run parallel evaluation of China-approved language models against a pass or fail quality threshold defined jointly with the United States-based technical product owner.
• Own day-to-day program management for the China workstream, including a current deliverables log, program-level risk and issue tracking, and prompt escalation of high-rated risks to the China country lead and United States program representative.
• Chair local steering committee touchpoints and prepare status materials, and coordinate with IDC's legal team and outside counsel on regulatory review and export control review.

What You Bring

• Required degree or certifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience • Required years of relevant work experience: Significant experience in technology implementation, including several years leading cross-border China deployments.
• Essential technical skills: Bilingual in Mandarin and English; proficiency with project management platforms (Monday, Asana, Smartsheet, Jira); working fluency with AI-enabled productivity tools; strong command of Microsoft 365 (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams, Outlook); proficiency with China-native collaboration platforms (WeCom, Feishu, DingTalk); hands-on experience with China regulatory filings, China data security classification standards, and China-based cloud infrastructure including network isolation, segmentation, and encryption key management; prior budget responsibility on a comparable engagement.
• Personal attributes: Structured and disciplined in managing complexity across multiple workstreams; operates with a bias toward decision-forcing and escalation clarity; communicates with precision for executive audiences; comfortable with ambiguity; change management orientation; collaborative and low-ego in a cross-functional environment.
• Percentage of travel required: Occasional travel abroad for program governance meetings, phase gate reviews, and key milestones.
• Hybrid, based in Beijing, China (on-site/hybrid within the People's Republic of China)

Why This Role Stands Out At IDC, your work helps shape how the world understands technology and where it goes next. You collaborate with curious, high-caliber colleagues who value rigor, integrity, and shared success. As the premier global provider of trusted technology intelligence, IDC equips business and technology leaders with the evidence they need to make confident decisions. Our insights inform strategy, investment, and innovation across industries and regions.

Recognized by IIAR as Analyst Firm of the Year for five consecutive years, IDC sets the standard for credibility and impact. With more than 1,000 analysts worldwide and a truly global perspective, we combine deep expertise with practical relevance. Here, your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your contributions provide the insights leaders rely on every day. It is meaningful work, backed by a culture that supports growth, collaboration, and long-term career development with a globally respected brand.

What We Offer

• Individualized Culture: An environment where you can explore new areas outside your specialty and stay engaged with work you enjoy.

• Hybrid Working: Hybrid working with 4 days in office per week required.

• Time-off and holidays: On top of your statutory holiday allowance and public holidays, IDC grants annually review company–wide closures on 19 August (Unplug Day) and 26 December – 3 January inclusive (Global Shutdown) and a volunteering day.

• A position in a highly professional and globally respected market research and advisory firm, where initiative leading to results is rewarded.

Equal Opportunity Employer

IDC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons. Employment eligibility verification required. We participate in E-Verify. 

If this role relocates to a different country, the salary range will be updated to reflect that country's range, rather than a currency conversion of the original range.

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