Project Manager - AI Projects

American Bureau of ShippingSpring, TX
4h$80,000 - $110,000

About The Position

ABS is seeking an exceptional Project Manager to join us full-time. In this senior role, you will lead end-to-end delivery of AI projects across a maritime portfolio, orchestrating a team of 5 – 10 technical and domain specialists. You will own planning, execution, and governance for dozens of concurrent client engagements, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality are consistently met.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, with business or STEM disciplines preferred.
  • 5+ years of project management experience leading complex, technically focused projects in IT, OT, or engineering environments.
  • Proven track record managing multi-stakeholder, multi-project portfolios in industrial or safety-critical sectors (e.g., maritime, energy, offshore, logistics, or similar).
  • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams and vendors, with responsibility for project financials, forecasts, and performance metrics.
  • Strong project management capabilities, including hands-on experience with scoping, scheduling, budgeting, risk and issue management, and status reporting across concurrent projects.
  • Demonstrated financial acumen, including experience with project P&L, forecasting, margin management, and supporting commercial decisions.
  • Proven ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams (e.g., data, AI, engineering, and domain experts) and align them to clear milestones and outcomes.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including engaging senior client sponsors and internal business leaders with clear, concise updates and recommendations.
  • Familiarity with structured delivery frameworks (e.g., PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum) and proficiency with project/portfolio management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate technical detail into actionable plans, trade-offs, and risk-based decisions.
  • Ability to operate in matrixed, cross-business environments, coordinating demand and delivery across AI Strategy, AI Assistants, Custom Models, Process Optimization, Policy Optimization, and Data Standardization initiatives.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with a disciplined approach to documentation, governance, and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

  • Familiarity with AI, data, or digitalization initiatives in operational environments is highly desirable, particularly within or adjacent to the maritime sector.

Responsibilities

  • Operate at the intersection of commercial, technical, and operational teams to translate demand into executable, high-impact AI solutions across all AI Practice services.
  • Lead end-to-end delivery of AI projects across a maritime portfolio, owning scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality management.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, building strong relationships, managing expectations, and driving high satisfaction and repeat business.
  • Coordinate and allocate a team of 5 – 10 AI and domain specialists across multiple concurrent engagements, balancing workload, priorities, and development opportunities.
  • Maintain delivery quality and consistency by enforcing standards, facilitating reviews, and driving continuous improvement across projects and workstreams.
  • Partner with commercial and technical leads to translate pipeline demand into executable delivery plans, forecast resource needs, and support revenue and margin visibility.
  • Track and report project and portfolio performance, providing clear status, risk, and financial updates to internal leadership and client stakeholders.
  • Anticipate and manage project risks, dependencies, and issues, driving mitigation plans and structured decision-making across business lines.

Benefits

  • medical insurance (PPO and HD)
  • dental and vision insurance
  • Health Savings account (HSA)
  • Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
  • life insurance
  • accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • disability leave programs
  • parental leave program
  • paid holidays
  • paid vacation time
  • Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
  • 401K plan with a generous company match
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