Tech Project Manager (AI) Fulltime

Skill : Tech Project Manager (AI)
Location : Columbus OH
Experience 8 to 12 Experience

Job Title: Technical Project Manager (AI)
Agentic AI

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead the end to end delivery of a fixed bid milestone driven project under a Master Services Agreement (MSA). This role requires strong ownership of scope schedule risks and client communication combined with the ability to work closely with architects tech leads engineering teams and client stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

The ideal candidate has deep experience managing complex technology projects preferably involving AI/ML Salesforce cloud-native systems or workflow automation and understands the rigor required to deliver within fixed bid constraints.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery & Execution

• Own end to end delivery of the fixed bid project ensuring all milestones deliverables and acceptance criteria are met as per the SOW/MSA.
• Drive project planning sprint execution backlog management and release coordination across engineering QA architecture and client teams.
• Maintain strict control over scope change requests dependencies and delivery risks to protect project margins and timelines.
• Ensure all deliverables meet quality compliance and documentation standards defined in the SOW.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for the client for delivery status risks and escalations.
• Conduct weekly status meetings milestone reviews and executive updates.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment between business technical and delivery teams.
• Drive UAT planning coordination and sign off with client teams.

Technical Leadership & Coordination

• Work closely with the Solution Architect Tech Lead and Engineering Leads to translate requirements into actionable plans.
• Understand technical architecture integration patterns and dependencies to proactively identify risks and blockers.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across AI/ML backend SFMC DSL QA DevOps and cloud.
• Ensure engineering teams have clarity on requirements priorities and acceptance criteria.

Risk Compliance & Governance

• Maintain a risk register mitigation plans and delivery governance artifacts.
• Ensure compliance with the MSA SOW SLAs and change control processes.
• Drive internal governance reviews including RAID logs burn-down tracking and milestone health checks.
• Manage dependencies third-party integrations and cross-team alignment.

Process & Delivery Excellence

• Implement delivery best practices: Agile/Scrum hybrid models documentation standards and DevOps alignment.
• Ensure teams follow SDLC QA security and release management processes.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency across the delivery lifecycle.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10 years of IT project management experience with 5 years managing fixed bid or outcome based projects.
• Proven experience delivering complex technical projects involving cloud AI/ML Salesforce or workflow automation.
• Strong understanding of software engineering processes architecture fundamentals and integration patterns.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including architects developers QA DevOps and data/AI teams.
• Excellent skills in project planning sprint management RAID tracking and stakeholder communication.
• Strong command of SOW/MSA interpretation scope control and change management.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum JIRA Confluence and project reporting tools.
• Exceptional communication negotiation and client facing skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects involving Salesforce (SFMC Sales/Service Cloud) AI/ML or DSL-driven automation.
• PMP CSM SAFe or equivalent certifications.
• Background in IT services consulting or multi-vendor delivery environments.
• Experience managing distributed teams across onshore/offshore models.