Project Manager – AI & Innovation

SGS; España; Híbrido; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible schedule

Hybrid/Remote model

Learning & development resources

Benefits platform

Descripción de la vacante

SGS is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager – AI & Innovation to lead pragmatic AI initiatives across Business Assurance IT. You will work directly with AI tools, develop prompts, test use cases, and translate business needs into scalable solutions.

The role spans POCs, MVPs, automation, and digital products, requiring collaboration with IT, Operations, Sales, and global stakeholders. Fluency in English and Spanish is a plus; hybrid/remote work is offered.

Formación

• Five+ years in project management, digital transformation, or related field.
• Experience in Certification/Business Assurance industry is strongly preferred.
• Track record delivering technology-enabled or business transformation projects from concept to implementation.
• Hands-on experience using generative AI tools, prompt engineering for business use cases.
• Experience managing AI, automation, analytics, or digital product initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Experience in global, matrix organisations with cross-geo collaboration.
• An agile, experimental mindset; able to turn ideas into practical solutions.
• English fluency; Spanish is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Lead AI, automation, and innovation projects from concept to deployment and adoption.
• Hands-on with AI tools; develop, test, and refine prompts for business use cases.
• Translate operational challenges into AI use cases, workflows, experiments, prototypes.
• Conduct structured experimentation, gather feedback, iterate to improve solutions.
• Partner with technical teams and business users to scale concepts.
• Promote responsible AI use with data quality, governance, and measurable value.
• Manage POCs, MVPs, pilots, digital products and business transformations.
• Develop clear plans, budgets, timelines, risk controls, and adoption steps.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Maintain momentum and ensure measurable business value and impact.
• Balance governance with agile, delivery-focused approach.
• Identify opportunities for AI, automation, analytics, and emerging tech.
• Support AI roadmap development and execution.
• Drive rapid prototyping, experimentation, validation, and scaling of solutions.
• Assist stakeholders in adopting AI where it adds value.

Conocimientos

Project management

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Prompt engineering

Generative AI tools

Communication

Global/matrix collaboration

Herramientas

Generative AI tools

Prompt development tools

Salesforce (Salesforce-related use cases)

Descripción del empleo

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

At SGS, we have an open corporate and international culture. We offer a dynamic work environment in a leading global company. Our high professional standards and our sustainability approach guarantee you a future-oriented work environment. We invest in our employees for the long term and are committed to supporting your development within the company. Our business principles include: Integrity, Health, Safety & Environment, Quality & Professionalism, Respect, Sustainability, and Leadership.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced, highly hands‑on Senior Project Manager – AI & Innovation to lead and deliver strategic innovation initiatives across Business Assurance IT. This is not a purely governance‑focused project management role. The successful candidate will be comfortable working directly with AI tools, developing and refining prompts, testing use cases, supporting rapid prototyping, and translating business needs into practical solutions.

The role will manage a portfolio of AI‑driven projects, Proofs of Concept (POCs), Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), automation initiatives, and emerging digital solutions from idea through implementation. These initiatives span multiple business functions and require close collaboration across IT, Operations, Sales, and other business stakeholders.

The role will support the Global Head of IT in shaping the future Business Assurance AI roadmap by identifying high‑value opportunities, translating strategic priorities and business needs into a coherent portfolio of initiatives, and establishing clear sequencing, dependencies, governance, and success measures. Working across the five IT pillars and with key business stakeholders, the role will provide the analysis, coordination, and decision support needed to align investment, accelerate responsible adoption, and turn the AI ambition into a practical, scalable roadmap.

Experience within the Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) industry is strongly preferred, as it would support a faster understanding of Business Assurance processes, audit workflows, and operational use cases.

Our Strategic Pillars

• Customer Experience
• Operational Efficiency
• Auditor Experience
• Customised Audit
• Data Analytics

Each pillar is led by a dedicated IT Manager responsible for delivery within their area. This role will focus on initiatives that cut across several pillars or sit outside existing pillar ownership.

Key Responsibilities

Hands‑on AI and Innovation Delivery

• Lead AI, automation, and innovation projects from initial concept through deployment and adoption.
• Work hands‑on with AI tools, including developing, testing, and refining prompts for specific business use cases.
• Translate operational and commercial challenges into practical AI use cases, workflows, experiments, and prototypes.
• Conduct structured experimentation, validate outputs, gather user feedback, and improve solutions through iteration.
• Partner with technical teams and business users to move successful concepts from prototype to scalable implementation.
• Promote responsible and effective use of AI, with appropriate attention to data quality, security, governance, and measurable value.

Project Leadership

• Manage POCs, MVPs, pilots, digital products, and business transformation initiatives.
• Develop clear project plans, business cases, budgets, timelines, risk controls, success measures, and adoption plans.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams, business stakeholders, technology teams, and external partners.
• Maintain momentum, resolve dependencies, and ensure initiatives deliver measurable business value and operational impact.
• Balance structured project governance with a practical, agile, and delivery‑focused approach.

AI and Innovation Portfolio

• Identify and evaluate opportunities for AI, automation, analytics, and other emerging technologies.
• Support the development and execution of the Business Assurance AI roadmap.
• Manage innovation initiatives that are not yet assigned to a dedicated pillar.
• Drive rapid prototyping, experimentation, validation, and scaling of successful solutions.
• Support AI adoption by helping stakeholders understand where AI can add value and how it can be applied effectively.

Qualifications and Experience

• At least five years of experience in project management, digital transformation, innovation management, digital product delivery, or a related field.
• Experience in the Certification/Business Assurance industry is strongly preferred.
• A proven track record of delivering technology‑enabled or business transformation projects from concept through implementation.
• Practical, hands‑on experience using generative AI tools and prompt engineering, including developing, testing, and refining prompts for business applications.
• Experience managing AI, automation, analytics, or digital product initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills, with the ability to connect business needs and technical delivery.
• Experience working in global, matrix organisations and coordinating contributors across functions and geographies.
• An agile, experimental mindset with the ability to work through ambiguity and turn early‑stage ideas into practical solutions.
• Experience with AI initiatives supporting Sales or Salesforce‑related use cases would be a strong advantage.
• Agile project delivery experience is preferred.
• Fluency in English, in addition to the local language, Spanish is a plus.

What Success Looks Like

• Successfully delivers a portfolio of practical AI and innovation initiatives with measurable business outcomes.
• Demonstrates a hands‑on approach by actively shaping prompts, use cases, prototypes, and solution testing.
• Accelerates responsible adoption of AI capabilities across Business Assurance.
• Transforms ideas and emerging opportunities into scalable, user‑focused business solutions.
• Enables effective collaboration across IT pillars and business functions.
• Acts as a trusted, delivery‑focused partner to the Global Head of IT in advancing the Business Assurance innovation agenda.

Why SGS?

• Global and very stable company, world leader in the TIC (Testing, Inspection and Certification) industry.
• Flexible schedule and hybrid/remote model.
• SGS university and Campus for continuos learning options.
• Multinational environment where you will work with colleagues from multiple continents.
• Benefits platform.

Join Us:

At SGS we believe in innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment that encourages professional growth and personal development.