Senior Project Manager

Position Summary

The Project Manager AI Business Pilots leads quick-turnaround business projects that apply agentic AI to modernize and streamline business processes while creating new capabilities. This role is responsible for planning leading and providing hands-on support for these fast turnaround pilots and providing relationship management for pilot stakeholders.

This role partners closely with business and AI technology project team members to move from pilot planning to delivery quickly delivering results and demonstrating value within an agile delivery focused federal environment.

Key Responsibilities

• AI Pilot Planning and Execution
  • Lead quick turn-around high priority business pilots validating and/or delivering agentic AI solutions that enhance business and/or staff efficiency capabilities and performance.
  • Plan and manage pilot project scope schedule dependencies and risks in rapid iterative delivery cycles (SAFE agile).
  • Provide hands on execution support including process analysis and reengineering backlog refinement sprint coordination end-of-sprint demonstrations issue resolution and delivery readiness.
  • Coordinate with internal governance and control owners (e.g. architecture review board legal) for pilot reviews and approval.
  • Support documentation traceability and transparency needed for audits reviews and governance without inhibiting speed.
  • Track and communicate expected improvements in cycle time quality workload reduction mission outcomes etc.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
  • Serve as primary point of contact and relationship management to the pilot business sponsor and business team serving as a trusted liaison between the business and AI Program.
  • Prepare concise briefings dashboards demos and executive updates that highlight progress risks and realized benefits.

Required Qualifications

• Experience planning and leading pilots and proofs of concept.
• Significant experience leading fast paced delivery driven projects within federal programs financial services or similarly regulated environments.
• Demonstrated success managing ambiguity evolving requirements and tight deadlines.
• Practical fluency in modern AI concepts including automation orchestration and intelligent decision support (hands on coding not required).
• Strong facilitation communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience applying AI intelligent automation or decision support tools.
• Familiarity with Agile/SAFe Lean or hybrid delivery models.
• PMP Agile/Scrum or equivalent project management certification

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.