AI Project Management Lead

Publicis Groupe; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401K

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Digitas in Boston is seeking an experienced Manager of Project Management to lead end-to-end technical AI projects, coordinating cross-functional teams of product managers, engineers, data scientists, and client stakeholders to deliver value.

You will drive alignment, manage budgets and timelines, mitigate risks, and help scale AI features with the Digital Product Management group in a fast-paced agency setting.

Qualifications

• A four-year degree.
• 6+ years of project management or program management experience in a digital, technology, or agency environment.
• 2+ years managing technical, data-driven, or AI-related projects.
• A proven ability to manage projects, including creating project plans, tracking and prioritizing tasks, resourcing and balancing team workloads, managing budgets, identifying risks, driving timelines, creating workflows, and ensuring effective communication and collaboration across teams.
• Demonstrated understanding of digital marketing, AI, software development lifecycle, and agile methodologies.
• Are comfortable communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage complex cross-functional projects and lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with risk management, resource planning, and workflow optimization.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management abilities.
• Familiarity with AI prompting and generative AI technologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on and lead the end-to-end management of technical AI projects, overseeing scope, timeline, resources, and budgets to ensure successful delivery.
• Assess impact, coordinate triage, and drive resolution of platform bugs & time-sensitive issues in partnership with product managers and engineers.
• Partner with other project managers, product managers, engineers, data scientists, and client teams to navigate ambiguity and translate business needs into actionable project plans and milestones.
• Serve as the connective tissue between experience design, technical, and business stakeholders—driving alignment, transparency, and collaboration throughout project lifecycles.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks; proactively resolve project roadblocks and issues.
• Contribute to the development and operationalization of new AI features, products, and solutions in partnership with the Digital Product Management team.
• Ensure projects follow best practices in both agile and traditional project management methodologies.
• Document and communicate progress, decisions, and changes to stakeholders at all levels.
• Support knowledge management efforts by capturing and sharing learnings, process improvements, and best practices across the AI team.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence.
• Creating and tracking detailed project plans
• Managing team workflows and resources
• Streamlining processes to ensure efficient, high-quality delivery across concurrent AI initiatives.
• Facilitating project meetings, workshops, and cross-team communication.
• Monitoring technical project deliverables for quality and alignment to business goals.
• Supporting the development, integration, and adoption of new AI tools, platforms, and processes across teams.
• Effectively handling risk, escalating when needed and assisting the team in resolution

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Communicate technical concepts

Risk management

Education

Four-year degree

Tools

AI platforms

Job description

Digitas in Boston is seeking an experienced Manager of Project Management to lead end-to-end technical AI projects, coordinating cross-functional teams of product managers, engineers, data scientists, and client stakeholders to deliver value.

You will drive alignment, manage budgets and timelines, mitigate risks, and help scale AI features with the Digital Product Management group in a fast-paced agency setting.