Remote AI Project Manager — Client-Facing Delivery

Makai Labs, LLC.; California City (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote role (EST)

Health insurance premium reimbursement

Career growth & development

Job summary

Makai Labs is seeking a project manager to own delivery of AI-powered client and platform projects from planning through rollout. You will collaborate with engineers, product, design, client services, and stakeholders to keep projects on schedule, within budget, and aligned with business objectives.

This role emphasizes ownership and disciplined follow-through in a fast-paced startup environment. The ideal candidate thrives on meticulous planning, risk management, and clear client communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience, including client-facing software or technology projects.
• Proven track record of successfully managing complex, cross-functional projects.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including presenting project status to client executives and Steering Committees.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with SaaS, AI, or ML projects or technical implementations.
• Professional services or consulting delivery experience, including managing SOWs and change orders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and completion of several client and platform projects.
• Build and maintain project plans, timelines, and milestones as priorities change.
• Facilitate cross-functional coordination across internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain a risk and issue log, flag risks and blockers with proposed solutions.
• Run client meetings and internal project check-ins with clear owners and next steps.
• Coordinate project rollout and user adoption, including handoff to production support.
• Track budget and burn against the SOW, manage scope changes and change orders.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and leverage AI tools to automate tasks.

Skills

Client-facing PM

Cross-functional coordination

Risk management

Communication to executives

Multi-project prioritization

SaaS/AI/ML projects

SOW and change orders

AI tool usage in PM

Tools

Jira

Asana

Slack

Google Workspace

Job description

Makai Labs is seeking a project manager to own delivery of AI-powered client and platform projects from planning through rollout. You will collaborate with engineers, product, design, client services, and stakeholders to keep projects on schedule, within budget, and aligned with business objectives.

This role emphasizes ownership and disciplined follow-through in a fast-paced startup environment. The ideal candidate thrives on meticulous planning, risk management, and clear client communication.