Project Manager

Role: Project Manager Duration: 6-12+ Months Contract Location: Santa Clara, CA - 5D Onsite Must Have Skills Skill 1 – 10+ years of experience as a Technical PM, Product Owner, Engineering PM, or similar role. Skill 2 – Working understanding of GenAI/LLMs, prompt engineering, vector stores, embeddings, or AI service integrations Skill 3 – Strong understanding of full stack development concepts (UI frameworks, APIs, databases, DevOps pipelines). Good To have Skills – Skill 1 – Certifications such as PMP, CSM, SAFe, or cloud certifications Key Responsibilities Business & Stakeholder Engagement • Serve as the primary focal point between Business teams and Engineering. • Conduct requirement gathering sessions to fully understand business objectives, use cases, and constraints. • Translate high level business needs into clear functional and technical requirements. • Coordinate with multiple stakeholder groups, including Product, Engineering, Architecture, QA, Operations, and Leadership. Project Planning & Execution • Create detailed Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), delivery roadmaps, and execution plans. • Define scope, schedule, resource needs, risk mitigation strategies, and dependency maps. • Drive day to day project execution, tracking progress against committed timelines. • Manage sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release timelines in agile environments. • Publish and maintain delivery plans, project documentation, and status dashboards. Status Reporting & Communication • Provide timely and transparent communication to all stakeholders—including risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans. • Present weekly/monthly status updates to leadership and business owners. • Ensure alignment across global teams, working across time zones and facilitating collaboration with offshore development teams. Technical Leadership • Collaborate closely with full stack developers, architects, and data/AI teams to ensure technical feasibility and alignment with enterprise standards. • Understand and review technical designs, solution architectures, and integration approaches. • Enable teams in leveraging GenAI/AI services, cloud native platforms, and modern full stack frameworks. Delivery Management • Ensure end to end delivery quality—from requirements to production deployment. • Oversee testing strategy, defect triage, UAT coordination, and release readiness reviews. • Proactively identify delivery risks and handle escalations. ________________________________________ Required Skills & Experience • 10+ years of experience as a Technical PM, Product Owner, Engineering PM, or similar role. • Strong understanding of full stack development concepts (UI frameworks, APIs, databases, DevOps pipelines). • Practical knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP. • Working understanding of GenAI/LLMs, prompt engineering, vector stores, embeddings, or AI service integrations. • Hands on experience with Agile/Scrum delivery models. • Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills. • Experience working with offshore/remote teams. ________________________________________ Preferred Qualifications • Technical degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. • Certifications such as PMP, CSM, SAFe, or cloud certifications. • Prior experience managing AI/ML or cloud native product implementations. • Ability to write user stories, acceptance criteria, basic SQL queries, and evaluate technical design documents.