Senior PMO Lead for Data & AI Projects

American Electric Power (AEP); Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 99,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power (AEP) is seeking an experienced project manager to establish and run PMO status reporting across programs, including weekly updates and executive dashboards. You’ll oversee demand intake, scoping, and business case development to align with strategic priorities and budget.

In this role you’ll direct PMO activities, manage resources and change control, and coordinate contractor onboarding and vendor access, ensuring consistent delivery and clear governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in project management, computer science, or related technical field is required.
• 5 years of relevant work experience is required.
• An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Manage, or assist in the management of, base, intermediate, and/or complex projects and progressively develop to managing intermediate projects in a matrix team environment.
• Provide leadership, direction, coordination, and effective communication to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close projects in a safe, efficient, economical, risk-balanced approach to achieve short and long range goals and to obtain maximum customer satisfaction.
• Provide project transparency and develop relationships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers, enabling them to make sound business decisions.
• Enable and promote team level continuous improvement activities that increase quality and optimize delivery of value.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in project management, computer science, or related technical field

Job description

American Electric Power (AEP) is seeking an experienced project manager to establish and run PMO status reporting across programs, including weekly updates and executive dashboards. You’ll oversee demand intake, scoping, and business case development to align with strategic priorities and budget.

In this role you’ll direct PMO activities, manage resources and change control, and coordinate contractor onboarding and vendor access, ensuring consistent delivery and clear governance.