Role: Project Manager (AI/ML)
Location: Woodland Hills CA (Day 1 Onsite)
Job Type: Contract
Required Skills (Must-have):
- Project management - 10 Yrs of Exp
- AI/ML product deliveries or cloud-native product environments - 9 Yrs of Exp
- Agile/Scrum - 9 Yrs of Exp
- AI/ML technologies (e.g. LLMs NLP retrieval-augmented generation) - 6 Yrs of Exp
- Jira Azure DevOps Confluence and Smartsheet - 6 Yrs of Exp
Must have Certifications: PMP PMI-ACP or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification.
Domain Experience (If any): Healthcare - Familiarity with healthcare data environments including HIPAA PHI payer systems or healthcare benefit structures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and manage the full project lifecycle-from initiation to delivery-across multiple concurrent AI product development workstreams.
- Create and maintain detailed project plans schedules and status reports while actively managing risks blockers and delivery constraints.
- Act as the primary point of contact between Elevance Health leadership engineering teams UST stakeholders and third-party partners-ensuring clear and timely communication at all levels.
- Lead Agile ceremonies (e.g. sprint planning stand-ups retrospectives) and drive disciplined execution across global cross-functional AI teams.
- Translate complex technical progress into executive-ready updates roadmaps and summaries aligning on scope priorities and KPIs.
- Coordinate and track deliverables across data science LLM/NLP engineering ML Ops and DevOps teams to ensure timelines are met.
- Continuously foster collaboration clarity and accountability across a multi-vendor ecosystem supporting Elevance Healths AI strategy.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Project Management Engineering Computer Science Business or related field (Masters preferred).
- 7 years of hands-on project management experience with a proven track record of managing complex software or AI/ML product deliveries.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to lead cross-functional conversations across technical operational and executive audiences.
- Experience managing Agile/Scrum software teams preferably in AI/ML or cloud-native product environments.
- Strong organizational skills attention to detail and ability to drive multiple projects under tight deadlines.
Preferred Skills:
- PMP PMI-ACP or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification.
- Familiarity with healthcare data environments including HIPAA PHI payer systems or healthcare benefit structures.
- Working knowledge of AI/ML technologies (e.g. LLMs NLP retrieval-augmented generation) even at a conceptual level to facilitate effective team coordination.
- Proficiency with project tracking tools such as Jira Azure DevOps Confluence and Smartsheet.