Project Manager (San Jose, CA)

Blue Acorn iCi•San Jose, CA

1d•$125,000 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Blue Acorn iCi is seeking a Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and tracking of projects end-to-end, including scope, timeline, budget, resources, and risk. This role will coordinate cross-functional dependencies across engineering, data, design, and business teams while ensuring projects remain aligned with delivery objectives and stakeholder expectations. This is a Hybrid role, with 3 days a week onsite expected in San Jose, CA.

Requirements

4-8+ years of experience in Project Management, Program Management, or a related field.
Experience planning, executing, and tracking projects end-to-end, including scope, timeline, budget, resources, and risk.
Hands-on experience with project management tools such as Jira, Workfront, MS Project, or similar.
Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum and/or Waterfall methodologies, with the ability to apply the right approach based on project needs.
Experience managing cross-functional dependencies across engineering, data, design, and business teams.
Ability to build and maintain project plans, milestone tracking, and status reporting, including RAG status, dashboards, and executive updates.
Strong risk and issue management skills, including proactively identifying blockers and driving resolution.
Experience with resource planning and allocation, including coordinating onshore/offshore teams.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience running status meetings, steering committees, and leadership readouts.
Ability to work effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments while managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
Willingness to work directly with customers/stakeholders to gather requirements, manage expectations, and ensure delivery alignment.
For US based roles, candidates must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future. Infosys Nova Holdings, LLC does not provide immigration or visa sponsorship for this position (including H4 EAD, H‑1B, OPT, CPT, TN, O‑1, E‑3, or J‑1 visas).

Nice To Haves

Experience in a customer-facing or technical PM role, particularly within data, analytics, or enterprise platform environments.
Familiarity with data engineering/cloud concepts, including pipelines, warehousing, ETL/ELT, AWS, Azure, or GCP, to effectively coordinate with technical teams.
Experience managing projects involving AI/ML, Generative AI, or LLM-based initiatives.
Experience with budget/funding tracking, financial forecasting, or investment justification for projects.
Experience driving governance processes, including intake, approvals, JIRA/ticket tracking, and reporting for cost or efficiency initiatives.
PMP, CSM, SAFe, or equivalent project/program management certification.
Track record of taking projects from planning/MVP through full production launch and rollout.
Experience managing a portfolio of projects or a PMO function, including mentoring junior PMs.
Experience presenting project status and strategic recommendations to senior leadership or governance boards.

Responsibilities

Plan, execute, and track projects end-to-end, including scope, timeline, budget, resources, and risk.
Build and maintain project plans, milestone tracking, and status reporting, including RAG status, dashboards, and executive updates.
Apply Agile/Scrum and/or Waterfall methodologies based on project needs.
Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
Manage cross-functional dependencies across engineering, data, design, and business teams.
Proactively identify project risks, issues, and blockers and drive resolution.
Manage resource planning and allocation, including coordination across onshore and offshore teams.
Use project management tools such as Jira, Workfront, MS Project, or similar platforms to support project execution and tracking.
Work directly with customers and stakeholders to gather requirements, manage expectations, and ensure delivery alignment.
Run status meetings, steering committees, and leadership readouts.
Maintain strong communication and stakeholder management throughout project delivery.