It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare, you’ll find your purpose here.

Primary Function of the Position

We are seeking a hands-on Sr. Manager to lead Intuitive's AI Code Assistant Platform and AI Enterprise Tools programs: governed, self-service access to AI coding tools, models, and internal data for engineers, and phased company-wide deployment of enterprise AI tools for all business teams. The ideal candidate has a strong technical program management background in developer platforms or AI/ML enablement, experience coordinating engineering, security, and learning & development teams, and solid knowledge of AI assistants, data-access patterns, and identity and access governance. You will build and grow a team as needed to support the growth of these tools. This is a self-starter who takes ownership, clears roadblocks without waiting for direction, and gets work done. You will turn an approved roadmap into delivered capability, manage budget and timelines, and report progress and ROI to executives, influencing across teams without direct authority. This role reports to the owner of both programs.

Essential Job Duties

• Own and maintain the multi-year project plan across all workstreams of the AI Code Assistant Platform and AI Enterprise Tools rollout, driving delivery against committed milestones, budget, and owners.

• Serve as the single point of accountability for both programs, resolving cross-team blockers and escalating decisions that need executive input.

• Partner with Security and IT Architecture to govern how engineers, employees, and autonomous agents access company tools and data (including enterprise AI tool integrations), including authentication, access provisioning, and risk management.

• Coordinate the build of a unified, governed interface spanning multiple AI coding tools, models, and vendors, including usage governance across the platform.

• Lead the phased AI Enterprise Tools rollout, from pilot through company-wide deployment: coordinate IT, Security, Legal, HR, and business-unit leaders on admin configuration, SSO and provisioning, use-case onboarding, data-handling policy, and change management.

• Drive modernization of internal tools and systems so they work well with AI assistants, and guide evaluation of emerging model options.

• Own the training curriculum and enablement roadmap, including required training, ongoing learning content, and a recurring lunch-and-learn series, for both engineers and business users.

• Build and manage a champions network that drives adoption and provides frontline support across engineering and business functions.

• Track and report program success metrics, maintaining a leadership-facing dashboard that demonstrates adoption and return on investment across both programs.

• Over time build, lead, and grow a team of specialists, scaling headcount as tool adoption and scope expand, while remaining hands-on in delivery.

Required Skills and Experience

• 10+ years in technical program/product management, including 3+ years building and managing teams and leading a platform, developer-tools, or AI/ML enablement program at enterprise scale.

• Demonstrated ability to run cross-functional programs spanning engineering, security, and learning & development, with budget and executive-reporting ownership.

• Working knowledge of developer tooling and AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Devin, Copilot, Cursor) and enterprise AI productivity tools and how engineering teams adopt them.

• Understanding of how AI tools integrate with internal systems and data sources.

• Effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences to foster understanding, influence, and build consensus across teams.

• A proven self-starter who drives work to completion, removes roadblocks independently, and manages and influences without direct authority.

• Strong written and verbal communication; comfortable presenting to engineering leadership and cross-functional steering committees.

Required Education and Training

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering Management, or a related field.

Working Conditions

Weekly days onsite

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience establishing governance for autonomous or agentic AI systems.

• Experience building an internal champions or community-of-practice program at a similar scale.

• Background in regulated or compliance-sensitive environments, such as medical device or financial services.

• Experience evaluating or deploying AI model options, including open-source or self-hosted models.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees
who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s
start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidate’s experience, knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidate’s qualifications, consistent with applicable law.

Accommodation & Accessibility Notice:

Intuitive is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation during any part of the application or interview process, please contact People Services at [email protected].

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target compensation ranges are listed.