Job Opportunity: AI Program Manager - Dallas, TX | Chicago, IL - 3 Months (CTH)
Venu Goud
Job Title: AI Program Manager
Location: Dallas, TX | Chicago, IL
Duration: 3 Months (CTH)
Send me the resumes to Venu.e...@infosharesystems.com
Job Description:
● The AI Implementation Project Manager is responsible for the coordination, planning, scheduling, and control over assigned AI and automation projects through the entire software development life cycle.
● Lead the comprehensive elicitation and validation of stakeholder requirements to establish a clear project baseline, utilizing these defined parameters to drive accurate cost estimation, budget allocation, and ongoing financial forecasting.
● Responsible for managing multiple CMSO projects, varying in size and complexity—specifi cally those targeting cost reductions, productivity enhancements, and customer experience (CX) improvements—and adhering to a committed schedule with milestones.
● Responsible for working with resource managers and using the department's project management tool (Planview) to track and report on resource utilization and capacity loading while tracking all costs related to development, deployment, and support.
● Demonstrate best practices for developing schedules, with the ability to identify and manage the critical path for the deployment of AI/automation/CX enhancements.
● Able to follow BOTH a waterfall methodology and Agile project plan, occasionally balancing between the two strategies.
● Identify resource constraints or deficiencies and lobby for appropriate support and/or subject matter expertise to support complex AI enhancement initiatives where necessary.
● Act as the point of contact for stakeholders and the Business Operations team, communicating project status, reporting critical project challenges, and escalating issues as warranted.
● Monitor project execution to ensure all obligations are met, and drive projects to completion as per schedule, scope, and budget commitments.
● Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve conflicts in opinions and/or agendas, and ensure alignment to the project objectives, particularly regarding employee engagement and adoption of new AI tools.
● Quickly identify and communicate any changes to scope or expectations, following the Change Request process to determine impact to the resource plan and schedule.
● Identify and track risks and issues along with their potential impact, while driving mitigation strategies and corrective actions.
● Effectively coordinate the project close-out and conduct lessons learned, while documenting and storing all assets in the project repository.
● Has a strong understanding of the latest AI technologies such as LLMs, agentic AI etc., and defining a pipeline strategy & roadmap for AI deployments
● Be comfortable working with Data Scientists and ML Engineers, and facilitate technical discussions and actions, production readiness, deployments etc."
Key Responsibilities:
"Job Description & Responsibilities:
● The AI Implementation Project Manager is responsible for the coordination, planning, scheduling, and control over assigned AI and automation projects through the entire software development life cycle.
● Lead the comprehensive elicitation and validation of stakeholder requirements to establish a clear project baseline, utilizing these defined parameters to drive accurate cost estimation, budget allocation, and ongoing financial forecasting.
● Responsible for managing multiple CMSO projects, varying in size and complexity—specifi cally those targeting cost reductions, productivity enhancements, and customer experience (CX) improvements—and adhering to a committed schedule with milestones.
● Responsible for working with resource managers and using the department's project management tool (Planview) to track and report on resource utilization and capacity loading while tracking all costs related to development, deployment, and support.
● Demonstrate best practices for developing schedules, with the ability to identify and manage the critical path for the deployment of AI/automation/CX enhancements.
● Able to follow BOTH a waterfall methodology and Agile project plan, occasionally balancing between the two strategies.
● Identify resource constraints or deficiencies and lobby for appropriate support and/or subject matter expertise to support complex AI enhancement initiatives where necessary.
● Act as the point of contact for stakeholders and the Business Operations team, communicating project status, reporting critical project challenges, and escalating issues as warranted.
● Monitor project execution to ensure all obligations are met, and drive projects to completion as per schedule, scope, and budget commitments.
● Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve conflicts in opinions and/or agendas, and ensure alignment to the project objectives, particularly regarding employee engagement and adoption of new AI tools.
● Quickly identify and communicate any changes to scope or expectations, following the Change Request process to determine impact to the resource plan and schedule.
● Identify and track risks and issues along with their potential impact, while driving mitigation strategies and corrective actions.
● Effectively coordinate the project close-out and conduct lessons learned, while documenting and storing all assets in the project repository.
● Has a strong understanding of the latest AI technologies such as LLMs, agentic AI etc., and defining a pipeline strategy & roadmap for AI deployments
● Be comfortable working with Data Scientists and ML Engineers, and facilitate technical discussions and actions, production readiness, deployments etc."
What are the Mandatory skills and skill proficiencies required for this position?
"Basic Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have:
● Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field along with 3+ years of experience in a Project Management role.
● Demonstrated success in leading technical, IT, or AI-related projects.
● Experience with Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid methodologies.
● Experience and competency with office tool suites (e.g. MS Office, Google Workspace).
● Experience with a project management tool (e.g. MS Project, Smartsheet, Planview, etc.).
● Leadership capability with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence without authority.
● Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
● Organized and process-oriented mindset with team building experience.
● Formal Project Management training with proof of coursework completion (desired).
● PMP Certification (desired).
● Agile/Scrum Certification (desired).
● ITIL certification or foundational knowledge (desired)."