AI Innovation Project Manager
Role Overview
Own end-to-end delivery of the innovation Proof of Concept pipeline under IT Strategy, Governance & Innovation.
Manage POC requests from intake and prioritization through execution, evaluation, and transition to business-funded implementation.
Work with Enterprise Architecture delivery teams, business and IT stakeholders, and external vendors to deliver timely, governed outcomes.
The posting describes an onsite, one-year extendable contract in Dubai, UAE.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Own end-to-end delivery of the innovation Proof of Concept pipeline under IT Strategy, Governance & Innovation.
Manage POC requests from intake and prioritization through execution, evaluation, and transition to business-funded implementation.
Work with Enterprise Architecture delivery teams, business and IT stakeholders, and external vendors to deliver timely, governed outcomes.
The posting describes an onsite, one-year extendable contract in Dubai, UAE.
Key skills and experience
- Agile/Scrum delivery management and sprint planning.
- Stakeholder management across business and IT teams.
- Vendor and external partner coordination.
- POC lifecycle management from intake and execution to production handover, using the DBC lifecycle or an equivalent stage-gate process.
- Exposure to AI/ML initiatives or emerging technology programs.
- Reporting, governance, and KPI tracking.
- Budget management and fund utilization tracking.
Key responsibilities
- Manage intake, assessment, prioritization, and tracking of innovation POC requests.
- Plan Agile/Scrum sprint cadences for POC execution with Enterprise Architecture delivery resources.
- Coordinate vendors, technology partners, and internal stakeholders throughout the POC lifecycle.
- Organize demonstrations to present POC outcomes, progress, and business value.
- Prepare quarterly status reports, governance updates, and performance dashboards.
- Manage graduation and handover of successful POCs into business-funded implementation through the DBC lifecycle or an equivalent stage-gate process.
- Track innovation budgets, fund utilization, and expenditure against approved allocations.
- Monitor KPIs including POCs initiated and completed, graduation rate, and cost per POC.
- Identify and resolve delivery risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks; ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
- Ensure initiatives comply with IT governance frameworks, delivery standards, and reporting requirements.
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