Technical PM – AI/ML & Generative AI Projects
Iconma Portal
2 days ago
Contract
Remote
$52.50 - $52.50 USD hourly
Generative AI
Our Client, an IT Services and Consultant company, is looking for a Technical PM – AI/ML & Generative AI Projects for their Remote location.
Responsibilities:
- Project Delivery & Execution
- Lead end-to-end delivery of AI/ML and Generative AI projects — from ideation, discovery, and proof-of-concept through model development, testing, and production deployment. (Mandatory)
- Develop comprehensive project plans, roadmaps, budgets, timelines, and resource plans.
- Define and manage risk mitigation strategies, contingency plans, and issue escalation paths.
- Manage project scope, cross-team dependencies, milestones, and deliverables to ensure successful execution.
- Coordinate data availability, model training/validation cycles, MLOps pipelines, and infrastructure provisioning with technical teams.
- Agile Delivery & Process Leadership
- Drive Agile, Scrum, or SAFe delivery practices across cross-functional teams (data science, engineering, product, QA).
- Facilitate sprint planning, backlog grooming, stand-ups, retrospectives, and PI planning as applicable.
- Establish and enforce delivery governance, documentation standards, and quality gates specific to AI/ML workflows (e.g., model validation, bias/fairness checks, responsible AI reviews).
- Stakeholder & Executive Communication
- Track and communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and business outcomes to stakeholders, sponsors, and leadership.
- Translate technical AI/ML concepts into business-relevant insights for non-technical stakeholders.
- Prepare and present steering committee updates, dashboards, and executive-level reporting (e.g., KPIs, ROI, model performance metrics tied to business value).
- Cross-Functional Coordination
- Partner with Data Science, ML Engineering, Product, Legal/Compliance, and Infrastructure teams to align priorities and resolve blockers.
- Manage vendor and third-party tool/platform relationships where applicable (e.g., cloud AI services, LLM providers).
- Ensure alignment between AI/ML roadmaps and broader organizational technology and business strategy.
- Risk, Compliance & Governance
- Identify and manage risks specific to AI/ML projects — data privacy, model drift, hallucination/accuracy issues (for GenAI), security, and ethical AI considerations.
- Ensure projects adhere to relevant regulatory, compliance, and responsible AI governance frameworks.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field (Master's preferred).
- [X]+ years of experience in technical project/program management, with demonstrated delivery of AI/ML or Generative AI initiatives.
- Strong understanding of the AI/ML lifecycle (data collection, feature engineering, model training, validation, deployment, monitoring) and GenAI concepts (LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, fine-tuning).
- Proven experience managing Agile/Scrum/SAFe delivery frameworks.
- Experience managing budgets, resource allocation, and multi-team dependencies.
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
- PMP, CSM, SAFe Agilist, or equivalent certification preferred.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on familiarity with ML/AI tools and platforms (e.g., Python, Jupyter, MLflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI, Azure ML, Databricks).
- Exposure to LLM ecosystems and GenAI tooling (OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, vector databases).
- Experience with MLOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for ML models.
- Background in a technical role (engineering, data science) prior to moving into project/program management.
- Experience working in regulated industries (finance, healthcare) with AI governance requirements.
- Category Skills
- Project Management Scope/risk/budget management, roadmapping, resource planning
- Delivery Methodology Agile, Scrum, SAFe, Kanban
- Technical Fluency AI/ML lifecycle, GenAI/LLM concepts, MLOps, cloud platforms
- Communication Executive reporting, stakeholder management, technical translation
- Tools Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet, ML platforms (as applicable)
Why Should You Apply?
- Health Benefits
- Referral Program
- Excellent growth and advancement opportunities