AI Project Manager

The AI Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering AI-enabled initiatives across corporate functions, managing the full project lifecycle for internal AI deployments within a professional services environment.

Location: United States

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, objectives, milestones, and success metrics in collaboration with functional stakeholders and technical teams.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and status reports for all active AI initiatives.
• Manage project budgets, resource allocations, and vendor engagements as applicable.
• Identify, track, and mitigate risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and accountability for internal AI projects, including process automation, AI-assisted analytics, document intelligence, and productivity tooling.
• Coordinate with IT, legal, compliance, and business unit leads to ensure AI solutions are implemented securely and in alignment with firm policy.
• Maintain a prioritized AI project backlog in coordination with the Corporate Operations leadership team.
• Support vendor evaluation, pilot design, and proof-of-concept scoping for emerging AI tools under consideration.
• Facilitate working sessions, steering committee updates, and executive briefings on project status and strategic progress.
• Partner with change management resources to drive adoption of new AI-enabled workflows.
• Uphold PMO standards for documentation, project intake, reporting, and lifecycle governance.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of AI project templates, playbooks, and best practices.
• Ensure proper documentation of AI use cases, data considerations, and operational handoffs.

Requirements

• 7+ years of project management experience, with at least 3 years leading technology or digital transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional projects in a professional services, consulting, or corporate environment.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience preparing and delivering presentations, executive briefings, and strategic updates to C-suite and senior leadership audiences.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities.