AI Deployment Project Lead

AppliedAI

Abu Dhabi

On-site

AED 279,000 - 502,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid annual leave

Health insurance

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

AppliedAI in Abu Dhabi is seeking a skilled Project Manager to lead delivery of Opus deployment projects for clients. You will define strategy, manage SOWs, and align internal teams to ensure successful outcomes.

The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams, proactively managing risks, and delivering projects on time and on budget while communicating with senior stakeholders. UAE-based sponsorship is available.

Qualifications

4–7 years of project management, delivery, consulting, or programme coordination.
Proven ability to manage multiple complex IT transformation projects across cross-functional teams.
Experience with SaaS, technology, AI, data, or process-automation projects.
Excellent communication and stakeholder-management capabilities, including strong presentation skills.
Proficiency in delivery tools (Jira, Monday, Asana, Confluence, Gantt tools).

Responsibilities

Own full delivery lifecycle for assigned projects: scoping, planning, execution, testing, deployment, and post-go-live stabilisation.
Build and maintain detailed project plans, RAID logs, daily and weekly reporting.
Establish governance cadence (stand-ups, steering committees, sprint reviews).
Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure dependencies are managed and deliverables are met.
Track project health through KPIs and milestones, escalating early when needed.