Project Manager

Role : Project Manager - AI
Location – Santa Clara, CA (5Days onsite)
Experience: 12+ years
VISA: All Except OPT
Must Have Skills:
Skill 1 – 10+ years of experience as a Technical PM, Product Owner, Engineering PM, or similar role.
Skill 2 – Working understanding of GenAI/LLMs, prompt engineering, vector stores, embeddings, or AI service integrations
Skill 3 – Strong understanding of full stack development concepts (UI frameworks, APIs, databases, DevOps pipelines).
Key Responsibilities
Business & Stakeholder Engagement
* Serve as the primary focal point between Business teams and Engineering.
* Conduct requirement gathering sessions to fully understand business objectives, use cases, and constraints.
* Translate high level business needs into clear functional and technical requirements.
* Coordinate with multiple stakeholder groups, including Product, Engineering, Architecture, QA, Operations, and Leadership.
Project Planning & Execution
* Create detailed Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), delivery roadmaps, and execution plans.
* Define scope, schedule, resource needs, risk mitigation strategies, and dependency maps.
* Drive day to day project execution, tracking progress against committed timelines.
* Manage sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release timelines in agile environments.
* Publish and maintain delivery plans, project documentation, and status dashboards.
Status Reporting & Communication
* Provide timely and transparent communication to all stakeholders—including risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
* Present weekly/monthly status updates to leadership and business owners.
* Ensure alignment across global teams, working across time zones and facilitating collaboration with offshore development teams.
Technical Leadership
* Collaborate closely with full stack developers, architects, and data/AI teams to ensure technical feasibility and alignment with enterprise standards.
* Understand and review technical designs, solution architectures, and integration approaches.
* Enable teams in leveraging GenAI/AI services, cloud native platforms, and modern full stack frameworks.
Delivery Management
* Ensure end to end delivery quality—from requirements to production deployment.
* Oversee testing strategy, defect triage, UAT coordination, and release readiness reviews.
* Proactively identify delivery risks and handle escalations.
Required Skills & Experience
* 10+ years of experience as a Technical PM, Product Owner, Engineering PM, or similar role.
* Strong understanding of full stack development concepts (UI frameworks, APIs, databases, DevOps pipelines).
* Practical knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
* Working understanding of GenAI/LLMs, prompt engineering, vector stores, embeddings, or AI service integrations.
* Hands on experience with Agile/Scrum delivery models.
* Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
* Experience working with offshore/remote teams.
Preferred Qualifications
* Technical degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
* Certifications such as PMP, CSM, SAFe, or cloud certifications.
* Prior experience managing AI/ML or cloud native product implementations.
* Ability to write user stories, acceptance criteria, basic SQL queries, and evaluate technical design documents.