KUNGFU.AI

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. KUNGFU.AI is a management consulting and engineering firm focused exclusively on artificial intelligence. As a Senior AI Project Manager, you will work with a delivery team to oversee projects from inception to completion, ensuring high-quality delivery while managing resources and client expectations. Responsibilities • Overseeing projects from inception to completion, ensuring high-quality, on-time, and on-budget delivery while managing scope, risks, and resources • Leading end-to-end project management • Driving project governance (scope, staffing, SOWs, timelines, risk mitigation) • Partnering with leads to keep clients aligned and navigate escalations • Ensuring deliverables exceed expectations • Shaping realistic scopes that enable sustainable delivery • Overseeing financial health (budgets, forecasts, invoicing) • Emphasizing people management, mentoring, and facilitating effective collaboration across engineering and strategy project teams and client stakeholders • Coaching and mentoring teammates, clients, and new hires • Championing delivery excellence through retrospectives, continuous improvement, and process enhancements • Driving and facilitating for clarity and alignment • Partnering with project leads to ensure high-quality, timely deliverables • Translating client and end-user needs into solution requirements • Acting as the voice of the customer to guide solution development • Managing and refining the product backlog • Making real-time scope tradeoff decisions to maintain value and momentum • Bringing a strategic lens to delivery, identifying opportunities for growth and innovation Skills • Substantial experience delivering high-complexity software projects in a consulting or professional services environment, ideally involving AI, data, or emerging technologies, with deep SDLC knowledge • Exceptional EQ - someone who can intuit team dynamics and client needs, anticipate challenges several steps ahead, and clearly translate those insights across internal and external stakeholders • Proven track record of successfully managing senior client relationships while navigating challenging conversations and ambiguous objectives • Someone who has experience managing multiple concurrent projects or programs (typically 2-3 depending on complexity/size) from ideation and initiation through final delivery and client acceptance • Comfort navigating ambiguity, shifting priorities, and experimental or proof-of-concept work • Clear and adaptable written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences • Someone with experience with agile and traditional delivery methodologies and who enjoys spanning across them • A systems thinker who enjoys refining and evolving delivery processes to improve quality, scalability, and collaboration • A collaborative and empathetic leader who invests in the success of their team and fosters a culture of shared ownership and continuous learning • Professional and academic credentials (PMP, CSM, or equivalent) are a nice bonus, but not required Benefits • Company stock grant • Top (‘gold’) level of health, dental and vision insurance (KUNGFU.AI covers 100% of your premiums and 50% for any dependents) • Health and dependent flexible spending accounts • Short- and long-term disability insurance • Generous vacation (that you're encouraged to take) • Paid parental leave Company Overview • KUNGFU.AI provides data, machine learning and artificial intelligence services. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://www.kungfu.ai/. Company H1B Sponsorship • KUNGFU.AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.