Technical Project Manager -AI/GenAI | Bangalore | Hybrid | 7+ Yrs

Bandhan Technologies Private Limited; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 2,800,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Bandhan Technologies Private Limited is seeking an experienced Project Manager with 7+ years in IT project management and strong exposure to AI/GenAI. The role involves delivering AI-driven initiatives from ideation to production, coordinating AI/ML engineers, data scientists, and business teams, and driving agile practices across the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will blend project delivery expertise with a solid understanding of GenAI concepts, data readiness, model development,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT project management / technology delivery experience.
• Strong exposure to AI/GenAI and AI/LLM projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and agile ceremonies.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of AI/GenAI projects, ensuring scope, timelines, quality and budgets.
• Translate requirements into objectives, deliverables, milestones and execution plans.
• Coordinate AI/ML engineers, developers, data scientists, architects and business teams.
• Lead PoCs, pilots and production deployments with risk and dependency tracking.
• Oversee Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, releases.

Skills

IT Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Agile/Scrum

AI/GenAI

Communication

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Confluence

MS Project

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with 7+ years of IT project management experience and strong exposure to AI/Generative AI. The candidate will be responsible for managing end-to-end delivery of AI-driven technology initiatives, working closely with business stakeholders, product teams, developers, data scientists, and AI/ML teams.

The ideal candidate should combine strong project delivery, stakeholder management, Agile practices, and AI/GenAI understanding to drive projects from ideation/PoC through production.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of AI/GenAI projects, ensuring adherence to scope, timelines, quality, and budgets.
• Translate business requirements into clear project objectives, deliverables, milestones, and execution plans.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including AI/ML engineers, developers, data scientists, architects, and business teams.
• Drive AI/GenAI PoCs, pilots, and production implementations, ensuring timely resolution of dependencies and blockers.
• Track project progress, risks, issues, dependencies, resource requirements, and overall project health.
• Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.
• Manage project governance, stakeholder communication, status reporting, and leadership reviews.
• Work with technical teams to understand and track AI lifecycle activities such as data readiness, model development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Support prioritization of AI use cases based on business value, feasibility, effort, and expected outcomes.
• Proactively identify risks and drive mitigation plans to ensure successful project delivery.
• Ensure effective transition of solutions from development/PoC to production and business adoption.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of experience in IT Project Management / Technology Delivery.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end technology projects with multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Strong exposure to AI, Generative AI, Machine Learning, LLMs, or AI-powered applications.
• Good understanding of GenAI concepts such as LLMs, RAG, AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, and AI-based automation.
• Experience managing AI/GenAI PoCs or implementations will be preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and project management practices.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, MS Project, or equivalent.
• Ability to work effectively with both business and technical teams.

Good to Have

• PMP / PRINCE2 / Scrum / SAFe certification.
• Exposure to Azure, AWS, or GCP AI services.
• Experience with enterprise AI transformation or automation initiatives.
• Understanding of MLOps, AI governance, data engineering, or model lifecycle management.

Key Competencies

Project Delivery | AI/GenAI | Agile | Stakeholder Management | Risk & Dependency Management | Resource Planning | Business & Technology Alignment | Communication & Leadership