IT Project Manager

Position Objectives:

As the AI-Focused Application Development Project Manager, you will spearhead the delivery of complex application development projects with a strong emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics, driving the organization's digital transformation and AI innovation goals. Your primary objective is to lead end-to-end project execution, utilizing Agile, Scrum, and Lean methodologies to ensure timely delivery, cost efficiency, and high-quality outcomes. You will foster collaboration across Cross-functional teams, manage stakeholder relationships, mitigate risks, and champion AI-driven solutions to enhance operational efficiency, customer experiences, and business value

Job Description and Responsibilities

• AI-Centric Project Leadership: Plan, manage, and deliver application development and AI-driven projects from initiation to closure, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, on-time delivery, and budget adherence using Agile, Scrum, or Lean frameworks.
• AI and Digital Transformation: Lead initiatives to develop and deploy innovative AI-powered applications and analytics solutions, integrating machine learning models, generative AI, and data visualization tools to optimize business processes and enhance customer experiences.
• Team Leadership: Mentor and guide cross-functional teams, including AI engineers, data scientists, developers, and IT specialists, fostering a collaborative environment and ensuring optimal resource utilization for AI project success.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, delivering clear, AI-driven insights through reports and presentations to communicate project progress, model performance, and strategic recommendations.
• Risk Management and Compliance: Develop and implement risk management plans tailored to AI project challenges, ensuring compliance with ISO standards, ethical AI guidelines, and data privacy regulations while maintaining business continuity.
• Innovation and AI Process Optimization: Drive process improvements by adopting cutting-edge AI tools, frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch), and methodologies to enhance application development, AI model deployment, and analytics workflows.
• Data-Driven and AI-Enhanced Decision Making: Leverage AI models and analytics to generate actionable insights, monitor KPIs, and support strategic business decisions, ensuring robust model evaluation and performance tracking.

Qualifications and skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master's degree in AI or Data Science is a plus.
• 6-10+ years of experience in project management, with a strong focus on AI-driven application development, machine learning projects, or data analytics initiatives.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PMI-ACP, ITIL, or AI-specific certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Machine Learning, Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer) are highly desirable.
• Proven expertise in leading cross-functional teams, managing complex AI and application development projects, and delivering scalable AI solutions.
• Strong technical skills with hands-on experience in AI frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch), data wrangling, visualization, and analytics tools (e.g., Python, R, Power BI, Tableau).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) for AI model deployment and scalability.
• Excellent communication skills, with proficiency in creating high-level, AI-focused reports and presentations for executives and clients.
• High proficiency in English; Native Arabic Speaker and Saudi National will be preferred