Senior Project Manager

Lyzr AI; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyzr.ai is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead delivery and client success for enterprise AI deployments. You will oversee multi-phase projects from SOW through hypercare, define governance, and manage budgets and timelines across cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates have 6–10 years of client-facing PM experience in AI/ML/SaaS delivery, with PMP or PMI-ACP preferred, and a strong ability to communicate business value to executive stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years in client-facing PM roles.
• Experience delivering AI/ML/SaaS platform projects for enterprises.
• PMP or PMI-ACP certification preferred.
• Hybrid Agile-Waterfall delivery approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; translate requirements for engineers.

Responsibilities

• Delivery & Client Success during deployment and managed services.
• Lead multi-phase AI deployments (SOW through hypercare) for enterprise customers.
• Define scope, WBS, risk register, and governance cadence with budget and status.
• Run executive steering committees and weekly client status calls.
• Manage change requests and avoid scope creep with a structured process.
• Oversee UAT, go-live readiness, and hypercare handover to production.
• Coordinate across solution architects, AI/ML engineers, data engineers, and QA.
• Support deal closure with technical feasibility and delivery timelines.

Skills

Delivery & Client Success

Cross-functional leadership

SOW & SLA understanding

Governance & RAID

Executive stakeholder handling

Education

PMP or PMI-ACP

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Notion

Job description

About The Role

Lyzr.ai is on a mission to put enterprise-grade agentic AI in the hands of every organization. Our Professional Services team partners with marquee clients – from global consulting firms to Fortune 500 enterprises – to design, deploy, and scale Lyzr-powered AI agents in production.

Professional Services - Service Practice

Full-time : Hybrid Experience : 6-10 years

About The Role

Lyzr.ai is on a mission to put enterprise-grade agentic AI in the hands of every organization. Our Professional Services team partners with marquee clients – from global consulting firms to Fortune 500 enterprises – to design, deploy, and scale Lyzr-powered AI agents in production.

What You’ll Own

• Delivery & Client Success during deployment and managed services
• Lead delivery of complex, multi-phase AI agent deployments (SOW through hypercare) for enterprise customers.
• Define project scope, WBS, risk register, and governance cadence from kick-off; maintain a single source of truth for plan, budget, and status throughout.
• Run executive steering committees and weekly client status calls; produce concise written updates that build trust and surface decisions early.
• Manage client-side change requests and scope creep with a structured CR process, protecting both Lyzr's margins and client satisfaction.
• Oversee UAT, go-live readiness, and hypercare handover to ensure every deployment enters production on a stable footing.

Team & Cross-functional Leadership

• Coordinate across solution architects, AI/ML engineers, data engineers, and QA – typically 4–10 person cross-functional pods per engagement.
• Partner with the Pre-Sales and Sales teams during deal closure to validate technical feasibility and shape realistic delivery timelines.
• Act as an escalation point and unblock delivery impediments in real time; know when to escalation to Lyzr leadership vs. resolve independently.
• Contribute to professionalizing the PS practice by refining delivery frameworks, project templates, RAID logs, and lessons-learned libraries.

Commercial Accountability

• Identify and qualify expansion opportunities within active accounts, looping in the account team as appropriate.
• Support SOW drafting and SLA definition for new and renewal engagements.

What You Bring

• We’re looking for a seasoned PM with genuine enterprise delivery chops and the commercial instinct to protect both client outcomes and Lyzr's business.

Experience: 6–10 years in client-facing PM roles

Domain: AI / ML / SaaS platform delivery

Certifications: PMP or PMI-ACP preferred

Methodology: Hybrid Agile-Waterfall delivery

Tools :Jira, Confluence, MS Project / Notion

Stakeholder tier C-suite / VP comfort required

Additionally, You Will Have

• Demonstrable track record delivering AI, automation, or data platform projects for enterprise or consulting clients.
• Strong commercial instinct – comfortable reading an SOW, tracking utilization burn, and having honest conversations about scope.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to simplify technical nuance for business audiences and translate requirements for engineers.
• Bonus: prior experience with agentic AI frameworks, LLM-based products, or RPA / intelligent automation programs.
• Bonus: background in Big-4 consulting, systems integration, or a high-growth AI startup.