Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Avaap is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Data, Analytics & AI team. This role is responsible for driving successful data project delivery, managing client relationships, and leading project teams to ensure projects are completed on time and meet customer requirements.
Responsibilities
- Manages Data, Analytics and AI client relationships and engagements that are significant in size, scope, complexity, revenue, and/or strategic value
- Develop detailed project plans to deliver on the agreed upon scope of work for data, analytics and AI projects and ensure project is delivered according to the project plan
- Maintains accountability for quality of delivery meeting or exceeding customer requirements
- Ensures that work produced is consistent with contract requirements, that project margins are managed and projects are staffed properly
- Serves as a point of escalation for client delivery assurance
- Manage project teams that include technical and functional resources and provide clear direction and tasks for the team deliver effectively
- Manage project status, risk and escalations and communicate with client stakeholders
- Manage client project stakeholders and client dependencies to ensure project timelines are met
- Creative problem solving on complex projects to resolve issues and remove blockers to ensure project timelines are met
- Lead client-facing presentations and conversations with client leadership, project sponsors and other key client stakeholders to share project updates
Skills
- 5 years of experience in leading large/complex data-driven projects and project teams in a client-facing capacity from inception through completion while ensuring customer satisfaction and all scope/requirements are met
- Knowledge of modern data, analytics, and AI technologies, solutions, methodologies and best practices
- Experience managing project budgets, timelines to align with contractual obligations
- Experience and comfortability overseeing multiple projects at a time
- Consulting delivery experience with demonstrated ability to set strategy, success criteria and scope for clients and then ensure project teams deliver client solutions to meet those needs
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to develop concise and effective communications tailored to specific audiences, both internal and external
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills consistent with consulting uses
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills along with the ability to communicate effectively
- Must be able to perform work indoors and remain stationary at a computer
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
- Passion for exceptional customer service and collaboration
- Ability to work remotely or out of one of Avaap's physical office locations
- Current permanent U.S. work authorization required
- Data, analytics and/or AI related technical experience and/or certifications
- Experience leading client engagements and/or projects involving data modernization initiatives and/or modern cloud data platforms
Benefits
- Open PTO
- Competitive vision, dental, and medical, including fertility coverage
- Paid parental leave
- 401(k) match
- Company-paid disability and life benefits
- Employee Assistance Program, including behavioral health services
- Fitness stipend
Company Overview
Avaap is a technology and management consulting firm that helps organizations modernize systems, transform processes, and drive meaningful outcomes. It was founded in 2001, and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, US, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://www.avaap.com.