Technical Project Manager – AI Agents & Automation

McKee Foods Corporation•Collegedale, TN

1d•$85,400 - $123,600•Hybrid

About The Position

McKee Foods is seeking a Project Manager to join our Agile Information Services team. Sitting within the IT organization and reporting to IT Project Management, the Technical Project Manager will lead a strategic portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation initiatives. You will partner closely with our internal IT development team to drive cutting-edge agentic AI use cases, while also providing oversight and delivery management for external consultants specializing in automation. We are looking for an exceptional, adaptable leader with a solid technical foundation, strong financial acumen, and a tremendous ability to learn, grow, and adapt in a rapidly changing technology landscape. You must be driven by continuous value delivery. A critical mandate of this role is value realization: you will track project costs, measure performance, and ensure a transparent, consistent Return on Investment (ROI) across the entire automation and AI portfolio.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Analytics or related field
3 years in Technical Project Management, with a proven track record of successfully leading software development, IT, or AI-focused initiatives using Agile or similar methodologies
A tremendous ability to learn, grow, and adapt to new technologies (e.g., GenAI, LLMs, agentic frameworks) while maintaining a relentless focus on delivering business value
Strong capability in financial tracking, cost management, and ROI calculation
A balance of technical literacy and business strategy is required
Experience partnering cross-functionally with internal IT development teams while successfully managing the delivery of external vendors and consultants and presenting to senior leadership teams

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Business Analytics or related field
PMP Certification
5+ years in Technical Project Management, with a proven track record of successfully leading software development, IT, or AI-focused initiatives using Agile methodologies
Familiarity with the UiPath ecosystem or traditional RPA

Responsibilities

Includes the end-to-end Agile delivery of a designated portfolio of AI and automation projects, providing regular reporting on progress, risks, ROI, and milestones to the IT Leadership Team
Partner seamlessly with the internal IT development team to scope, build, and deploy agentic AI and cognitive workflows
Manage the project deliverables of external automation consultants, ensuring their work aligns with IT standards, architectural guidelines, and business timelines
Act as a catalyst for innovation, continuously learning and adapting to rapidly evolving AI trends to identify new, value-driving use cases
Design and execute a practical value realization framework to measure the business impact of all AI and automation deployments
Maintain solid financial tracking mechanisms to accurately monitor project costs, including infrastructure, licensing, vendor billable hours, and internal IT resource allocation
Perform solid financial analysis to calculate and present ROI to executive leadership, ensuring all initiatives consistently deliver tangible business value
Apply a deep understanding of Agile/Scrum principles to manage highly iterative AI development and structured automation deployments
Act as the strategic liaison between business stakeholders, external vendor consultants, and internal IT engineering functions
Maintain rigorous documentation and reporting standards to support data analytics and continuous improvement initiatives