Senior Project Manager - Data and AI

About the Position

As a Senior Project Manager (Data & AI), you can expect to...

• Lead the successful delivery of Data & AI programs ranging from cloud modernization and analytics initiatives to AI adoption and enterprise data platform implementations.
• Manage the full project lifecycle across small to large engagements, including scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, change control, and delivery governance.
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestone schedules, RAID logs, sprint plans, status reporting, and delivery tracking mechanisms that provide visibility and accountability across stakeholders.
• Facilitate discovery workshops and design sessions to gather requirements, align stakeholders around business objectives, and establish clear delivery roadmaps.
• Lead executive steering committees and governance forums, translating complex delivery information into actionable insights, decisions, and recommendations.
• Oversee multi-team delivery efforts by managing dependencies across client teams, delivery teams, third-party vendors, Microsoft partners, and other stakeholders.
• Establish and reinforce effective project governance, including roles and responsibilities, communication plans, escalation paths, and ways of working that support delivery success.
• Drive proactive risk identification and mitigation strategies while ensuring timely resolution of issues that could affect scope, timelines, quality, or business outcomes.
• Support customer success by maintaining strong alignment between project execution, stakeholder expectations, adoption objectives, and measurable business value realization.
• Guide release and deployment planning activities, including multi-sprint delivery models, ensuring successful transitions from development through production deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of Data & AI programs.
• Manage the full project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain project plans and tracking mechanisms.
• Facilitate workshops and design sessions.
• Lead executive steering committees and governance forums.
• Oversee multi-team delivery efforts.
• Establish effective project governance.
• Drive proactive risk identification and mitigation.
• Support customer success and value realization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of project management experience delivering complex enterprise technology programs.
• Experience managing data, analytics, cloud, or AI-related delivery projects; consulting experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong experience with project delivery methodologies including Agile/Scrum, Hybrid, and Waterfall approaches.
• Proven ability to manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, dependencies, risks, issues, change requests, and delivery governance.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Experience establishing project governance frameworks, maintaining delivery documentation, and delivering clear project reporting.
• Working knowledge of data governance, privacy, security, and responsible data management practices.
• Experience managing project financials, commercial delivery, forecasting, burn rates, margins, and change orders.
• Proficiency with project and delivery management tools such as Azure DevOps (ADO), Jira, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.
• PMP certification is highly desirable; PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe, or similar certifications are a plus.

We Offer

• Competitive pay with a performance-based bonus.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Flexible and affordable benefits program including medical, dental & vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement account, and a 401(k) plan with a company match.
• Opportunity to work alongside enthusiastic and energetic teammates in a dynamic and thriving environment.

About the Company

HSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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