Contractor Lead Project Manager
INSPYR Solutions is hiring a remote Contractor Lead Project Manager. The career level for this job opening is Senior Manager and is accepting USA based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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INSPYR Solutions
Job Title
Lead Project Manager
Posted
Career Level
Contractor
Career Level
Senior Manager
Locations Accepted
USA
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Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Drive project initiation
- Coordinate RFP/RFI process with Sourcing partners for vendor/product selection, focusing on Generative AI technologies.
- Oversee project planning during discovery phases, ensuring a robust understanding of AI technologies and their business implications.
- Collaboratively scope & prioritize roadmaps
- Actively collaborate with business sponsors and product owners to scope projects and prioritize roadmaps, aiming for quick wins that align with strategic business goals while delivering tactical outcomes.
- Play a key role in bridging technical and business aspects of AI projects, ensuring that the scopes are feasible, aligned with technical capabilities roadmap, market maturity, and targeted towards tangible business values.
- Manage execution of program
- Coordinate and facilitate delivery of project goals
- Ensure completion of tasks, maintaining project schedule and target dates
- Lead high-priority matrix projects, which often require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration and interaction with project sponsors and teams
- Conduct project meetings at leadership and executive director levels
- Develop and manage a project change control process to ensure project team operates within the scope of change approval process
- Provide input and feedback to team members
- Identify and evaluate the risks associated with project activities and take appropriate action to mitigate the risks
- Review available resources to maintain first-hand knowledge of where resources can be best allocated; reevaluate current resources to determine project resource surplus and shortfalls
- Ensure adherence to quality standards and review deliverables
- Track progress and review project activities to make certain deadlines are met appropriately
- Assess project issues and identify solutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer goals
- Prepare and execute project communication
- Coordinate with stakeholders, managers, and cross-functional teams to support and deliver projects efficiently.
- Organize regular meetings, maintain clear communication, and ensure alignment with stakeholder requirements.
- Develop and present reports and updates to executive leadership and stakeholders.
- Oversee project documentation, status, issues, risks, and scope definition.
- Manage project timelines, prioritize tasks, resolve resource conflicts, and lead scrum ceremonies for effective project execution.
- Manage project budget
- Ensure that projects operate within the approved budget
- Monitor all budgeted project expenditures
- Ensure that all financial actuals for the project are up-to-date
- Work with Finance analysts to oversee budget expenditures.
- AI Industry Expertise
- Maintain an up-to-date understanding of Generative AI advancements to ensure the integration of the latest AI technologies and methodologies into project planning and execution.
- Facilitate collaboration with AI experts and vendors.
Skillset / Experience:
- BA in Information Tech., Business, or related field
- 5+ years of Program/Project management experience in software development of AI, with a preference of latest experience in Generative AI/ LLM projects and leading cross-functional teams.
- Technical understanding of LLMs and experience working with AI vendors
- Proficiency in Agile methodologies, Scrum management, with a history of successful project velocity and completion forecasting.
- Demonstrated expertise using project management tools, especially JIRA, Confluence, and GitHub.
- Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure) and a strong understanding of current LLM technologies, and their business applications.
- Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving, and communication skills, capable of engaging effectively with both business and technical teams.
- Experience with financial/budget management and complex cost-benefit analysis
- Experience managing and prioritizing projects withing the portfolio.
- A commitment to delivering high-quality software under challenging conditions.
- Understanding of AI product management methodologies is a plus.
Nice to Have:
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
- Agile Certifications (CSM; ACP; CSPO; SAFe; LeSS)
- Generative AI/ LLM certifications
Our benefits package includes:
- Comprehensive medical benefits
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) Retirement plan
- ...and much more!
FAQs
What is the last date for applying to the job?
The deadline to apply for Contractor Lead Project Manager at INSPYR Solutions is
27th of November 2024
. We consider jobs older than one month to have expired.
Which countries are accepted for this remote job?
This job accepts [
USA
] applicants. .
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