Strategic Project Manager — Cross-Functional Delivery

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 82,656 - 123,984; Full time

Job summary

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC in San Diego, CA is seeking a Business Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of initiatives, aligning business, product, engineering, and vendor teams. This contract role emphasizes prioritization, cross-functional workflows, and delivering Item-related capabilities on time to support key business outcomes.

The PM will provide clear updates to directors and executive leadership, manage project ceremonies, and ensure data readiness and governance before

Qualifications

• 7 years of Project or Program Management experience in technical, digital, retail, or supply‑chain related environments.
• Strong experience with Item attributes, data flows, vendor onboarding, SKU setup, or related product/merchandising processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional teams and drive prioritization with business stakeholders.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Strong communication, analytical thinking, and stakeholder management skills, including executive communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead major projects from initiation through delivery, including discovery, planning, execution, and rollout.
• Partner with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Finance, Digital, and other business stakeholders to understand requirements, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Facilitate prioritization discussions across business and technical teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategies, capacity, and resource constraints.
• Translate business needs into clear project plans, timelines, scope, and measurable success criteria.
• Coordinate with engineering, data, integrations, and vendor teams to ensure system design, data flows, and Item attributes are defined and implemented correctly.
• Proactively identify risks, issues, and cross-team impacts, drive mitigation plans and escalation when needed.
• Prepare and deliver structured project updates, dashboards, and executive summaries to business stakeholders, technology leaders, and cross-functional teams.
• Manage project ceremonies, status updates, steering discussions, and communication with all levels of the organization.
• Ensure data readiness, Item attributes mapping, governance, and workflow changes are defined and validated before deployment.
• Track progress across initiatives, monitor KPIs, and ensure teams stay accountable to milestones and deliverables.
• Support UAT, cutover planning, training, and change management to ensure smooth adoption across the organization.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile / Waterfall / hybrid

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Job description

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC in San Diego, CA is seeking a Business Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of initiatives, aligning business, product, engineering, and vendor teams. This contract role emphasizes prioritization, cross-functional workflows, and delivering Item-related capabilities on time to support key business outcomes.

The PM will provide clear updates to directors and executive leadership, manage project ceremonies, and ensure data readiness and governance before