AI Transformation Delivery Manager

Opus; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

AI/ML exposure

Collaborative culture

Competitive pay

Job summary

AppliedAI, a fast-growing AI technology company, is seeking a Project Manager to lead Opus deployment projects. Based in the US with Austin, TX preferred, you will own the delivery lifecycle and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, governance discipline, and experience with SaaS/AI projects. Collaborate with Product, Engineering and Clients while driving successful client transformations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of project management experience.
• Experience delivering IT transformation projects across cross-functional teams.
• Experience with SaaS, AI, data, or process-automation projects.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Proficiency in delivery tools (Jira, Monday, Asana, Confluence, Gantt tools).
• Experience running project governance: stand-ups, sprint cycles, retros, steering committees.

Responsibilities

• Own full delivery lifecycle for assigned projects: scoping, planning, execution, testing, deployment, and post-go-live stabilization.
• 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.
• Act as the primary day-to-day contact for client project teams.
• Coordinate client discovery sessions to uncover and define new strategic product use cases.
• Translate requirements into actionable plans and ensure alignment across functions.
• Manage expectations, budgets, quality, scope changes, decisions, and approvals with clarity and consistency.
• Support UAT, training, and enablement activities for client stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional

SaaS/AI projects

Delivery tools

Governance

Agile/Waterfall

Communication

Tools

Jira

Monday

Asana

Confluence

Gantt tools

Job description

AppliedAI, a fast-growing AI technology company, is seeking a Project Manager to lead Opus deployment projects. Based in the US with Austin, TX preferred, you will own the delivery lifecycle and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, governance discipline, and experience with SaaS/AI projects. Collaborate with Product, Engineering and Clients while driving successful client transformations.