Associate Principal - Program & Project Management

Experience 10 Years in Software Delivery with 3 Years leading AI GenAI Data Science or AIdriven Digital Transformation initiatives Role Summary We are seeking a highly motivated Technical Project Manager to lead the delivery of nextgeneration AInative products and platforms The ideal candidate will drive endtoend execution of AI programs involving Generative AI Agentic AI LLMbased applications AI Agents RAG solutions cloudnative platforms and modern engineering practices This role requires a blend of technical depth delivery leadership stakeholder management Agile execution and AI transformation expertise The TPM will work closely with Product Owners AI Architects Data Scientists ML Engineers MLOps teams and business stakeholders to deliver scalable secure and responsible AI solutions Key Responsibilities Program Delivery Leadership Own endtoend delivery of AInative products from ideation through production deployment Develop project plans roadmaps release schedules budgets and resource plans Drive Agile execution across multiple crossfunctional teams Manage scope risks dependencies and program governance Establish delivery metrics and executive reporting mechanisms AI Project Management Lead projects involving oGenerative AI oAgentic AI oMultiAgent Systems oRAG Architectures oAI Copilots oAIpowered Automation Solutions oPredictive Analytics Machine Learning Coordinate AI model lifecycle activities including development evaluation deployment monitoring and retraining Ensure alignment between business objectives and AI solution outcomes Technical Leadership Collaborate with Solution Architects and Engineering Leads on oAI architecture decisions oCloud deployment strategies oIntegration patterns oScalability and performance requirements 
 Drive engineering best practices including CICD DevSecOps MLOps and observability 
 Stakeholder Management 
 Engage with executive sponsors product leaders and client stakeholders 
 Facilitate steering committee reviews and governance forums 
 Translate technical concepts into business outcomes and value realization 
 AI Governance Responsible AI 
 Ensure adherence to Responsible AI principles 
 Drive compliance with security privacy data governance and regulatory requirements 
 Establish AI adoption change management and business readiness frameworks 
 Innovation AI Adoption 
 Promote AIassisted SDLC practices 
 Drive adoption of modern AI engineering tools and platforms 
 Identify opportunities for productivity improvements through AI 
 Required Skills Experience 
 Project Management 
 Strong experience managing largescale enterprise software programs 
 Expertise in Agile Scrum SAFe and hybrid delivery models Strong experience in oRAID Management oFinancial Tracking oCapacity Planning oVendor Management oStakeholder Management oExecutive Reporting AI Engineering Working knowledge of oLLMs OpenAI Claude Gemini Azure OpenAI oPrompt Engineering oRAG Architecture oVector Databases oAI Agents Agent Orchestration oMLOps LLMOps oAI Evaluation Frameworks Understanding of cloud platforms oAzure preferred oAWS oGoogle Cloud Knowledge of APIs microservices and cloudnative architectures Tools Azure DevOps Jira GitHub GitHub Copilot Azure AI Services Databricks Power BI Confluence CICD Platforms Qualifications Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Technology or related field PMP PRINCE2 SAFe certification preferred AIrelated certifications preferred oPMI CPMAI oMicrosoft AI Engineer oAzure AI Engineer oGenerative AI Certifications Success Metrics Ontime delivery of AI initiatives Business value realization from AI deployments Reduction in delivery cycle time through AIenabled engineering practices Model deployment success rate and adoption metrics Stakeholder and customer satisfaction Budget and schedule adherence Preferred Candidate Profile Experience managing AInative platforms AI products or enterprise transformation programs Exposure to Agentic AI Copilot implementations and AIpowered business solutions Strong consultative and clientfacing skills Ability to lead globally distributed engineering teams Passion for leveraging AI to accelerate software delivery and business outcomes