Project Manager - AI & Data Transformation

Position Purpose:

• Assume end-to-end accountability for achieving the project objectives, in line with commitments made to the Business, in compliance with the entity’s strategic direction and the sponsor’s expectations.
• Lead the entire project and coordinate all stakeholders and contributors.
• Act as the project’s primary point of contact.
• Support the delivery of innovative AI-driven solutions aimed at improving IT operational efficiency, decision-making, resilience, and production stability.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Assume end-to-end accountability for achieving the project objectives, in line with commitments made to the Business, in compliance with the entity’s strategic direction and the sponsor’s expectations:

– Be accountable for achieving the project objectives within budget, deadlines, and deliverable quality

– Coordinate preliminary studies in liaison with the Business/sponsor

– Ensure business needs and AI/Data use cases are properly defined and validated

– Ensure requirements are consistent with the selected needs and that the proposed AI/Data solutions are technically feasible.

– Ensure the solution is suitable (including sizing) for all requirements

– Ensure the solution is validated with all stakeholders

– Prepare, consolidate, and validate estimates and the project plan throughout the project lifecycle

– Ensure delivery, operability, and go-live of the solution

– Identify and manage risks that may arise during project delivery, in coordination with all stakeholders. Develop the mitigation plan for these risks, including the associated cost

– Identify resource needs in terms of headcount and technical/functional skills

– Based on delivery capacity (technical and human resources), identify the project’s impacts on strategic demand planning and adjust it as needed

Contributing Responsibilities

Act as the primary point of contact for the entire project:

– Act as the main contact with the project sponsor

– Be responsible for communication to all contributors and beyond, as applicable

– Support governance bodies, steering committees, and executive reporting.

– Contribute, where applicable, to the evaluation of team members by identifying strengths and areas for improvement.

– Identify best practices and share them within the entity and across the Group.

– Facilitate and/or participate in communities of practice.

– Develop relationship networks across AI, Data, and IT Production teams

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

o Strong understanding of AI & Data concepts:

o Artificial Intelligence:§ Generative AI (GenAI)§ Large Language Models (LLM)§ AI Agents / Agent-to-Agent architectures§ Knowledge Management Systems (KMS)§ Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)§ Machine Learning fundamentals§ Predictive Analytics§ Anomaly Detection§ Prediction / forecasting§ AI Governance and Responsible AI principles§ AI Use Case identification and industrializationo Data:§ Data Management§ Data Governance§ Data Quality§ Data Modelling concepts§ Data Analytics and Reporting§ KPI definition and monitoring§ Data-driven decision-making approaches

Tools:

o Microsoft Copilot Ecosystem (M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio)o Azure AI Foundryo Azure OpenAIo Azure Data Lakeo Azure Data Factoryo Azure Databrickso Power BIo ServiceNowo Jira / ClaritySpecific Qualifications:

Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE II certification is a plus

Agile / SAFe certification is a plus.

Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)

Technical Skills:

1. o Proven working experience in project management
2. o Experience delivering AI, Data, or Digital Transformation initiatives.
3. o Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
4. o Experience working in international and complex environments.
5. o Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience

Behavioral Skills:

1. o Be customer-oriented
2. o Have a strong interest in Artificial Intelligence, Data, and IT transformation topics
3. o Adopt a proactive approach and seek autonomy on the assignment
4. o Ability to adapt
5. o Organizational skills
6. o Ability to collaborate / teamwork
7. o Communication skills – verbal and written
8. o Creativity & innovation / problem-solving skills
9. o Ability to synthesize / simplify

Education Level: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent / At least 10 years of experience

Location: Mumbai / Chennai