Project Manager

Position: AI Data Engineer 2
Location: Redmond, WA-98052-Remote
Duration: 06+ months

Summary:

• The main function of an AI Product Manager is to oversee the application of project management methodology during all phases of the product cycle, with responsibilities that include product design, scope management, cost control, quality and performance reporting. These experts then determine how machine learning and artificial intelligence can help solve certain problems.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop, track and manage project plans, timelines and scope
• Manage project resources including procuring project staff, developing, motivating, coaching and advising
• Partner closely with other members of functional project teams to define business requirements
• Lead and own product initiatives, epics and features that results in the delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet business needs
• Define test plans and ensure that products are defect free before User Acceptance Testing
• Facilitate the User Acceptance Testing process, developing rollout plans and procedures
• Prepare and present cost-benefit analyses
• Ensure appropriate systems development and project management processes are being utilized
• Make presentations to steering committees or project sponsors
• Working with people from many different teams from across Microsoft and backgrounds requiring an open mindset and strong negotiation skills.
• Be able to identify and partner with other groups to achieve joint or complementary goals.
• Create, maintain, and track project level information and be responsible for status updates, tracking action items and deliverables, create timelines and initiative milestones and strive for cross-team alignment toward them.
• Support product management with actions leading to clarity, decisions across teams, as well as help establish and implement best practices for high quality execution and product delivery.
• proven track record of successfully managing enterprise-wide projects and shipping high quality products and delivering on time providing measurable impact to be successful in this role.

Skills :

• Proven product management experience
• People management and team building skills
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible/ adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment and to manage competing priorities
• Proven ability to learn business processes quickly and to work well with business partners at different levels within the organization
• Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions
• Experience delivering technology and business application solutions in a large-scale, multi-platform systems environment

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required. MBA or other related advanced degree preferred.
• PMP or PMI certification is a plus
• 5-7 years experience "