[Remote] Data Analytics & AI, Senior Consultant - Project Manager

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

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