Project Manager - Cognitive AI

About This Role

We are looking for a Cognitive AI Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of a large-scale Cognitive AI program. This role will manage multi-vendor teams and ensure successful delivery of platform capabilities, operational readiness, and governance outcomes.

The ideal candidate will oversee dependencies across cloud platforms, AI components, security, data, integration, and observability while driving program cadence, stakeholder alignment, and production readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery plan including milestones, workstreams, resources, and integrated schedule
• Manage multi-vendor delivery execution and dependency coordination
• Maintain RAID register (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and drive mitigation actions
• Ensure alignment with architecture, security, and data governance checkpoints
• Coordinate acceptance management including completion criteria, testing, and sign-offs
• Drive operational readiness including ITSM integration, monitoring, SIEM logging, and DR planning
• Manage change control including scope baseline and impact analysis
• Run stakeholder communications including status reporting and executive updates
• Coordinate documentation, training materials, runbooks, and release notes
• Support procurement and commercial governance aligned to SLAs and contractual obligations

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong project management experience in complex multi-vendor technology programs
• Ability to manage dependencies across cloud, AI, data, security, and operations
• Expertise in planning, scheduling, and delivery control methodologies
• Strong RAID and change management capabilities
• Executive-level stakeholder communication skills
• Understanding of cloud-native delivery (Agile, DevSecOps, IaC/GitOps)
• Ability to drive outcomes through governance and structured delivery

Preferred Background

• 7+ years of project/program management experience in enterprise platforms or cloud/data/AI initiatives
• Experience coordinating multiple vendors and managing contractual deliverables
• Exposure to regulated environments (government, telco, or critical infrastructure)
• Familiarity with Kubernetes platforms, observability, and ITSM/SIEM integration
• Experience with hybrid delivery models (waterfall governance + agile execution)
• Certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum, or ITIL are advantageous

Preferred Tools

• MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps Boards, Confluence
• Power BI, Excel for dashboards and tracking
• Microsoft Teams, Miro, Figma
• SharePoint, GitHub for documentation and deliverable tracking

Soft Skills

• Strong facilitation of governance and delivery cadence
• Clear and concise executive communication
• Proactive risk management and structured problem-solving
• Vendor negotiation and conflict resolution
• High ownership and delivery-focused mindset
• Ability to manage pressure and escalations effectively