AI Project Manager

Position: AI Project Manager (Contract)
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Job Description:

Job Summary:

Airbus North America Information Management (IM) is seeking a Lead AI Project & Portfolio Manager to join the AI and Analytics domain. This key role is responsible for leading priority AI initiatives from Proof of Concept (PoC) to industrialization, while simultaneously facilitating the coordination and tracking of the North American AI project portfolio.

As a Project Lead, you will champion execution standards, coordinate closely with other Project Managers, and serve as a principal facilitator for the AI Center of Excellence (CoE). You will act as a critical bridge between senior leadership, technical specialists, and business departments, ensuring that Airbus Americas successfully drives organizational adoption of key AI capabilities

Primary Responsibilities:

1) AI Project Delivery & Industrialization (PoC to Scale): 55%

* End-to-End Delivery:
Manage the end-to-end implementation, deployment, and industrialization of high-value AI solutions, with a strong focus on Generative AI and Agentic AI applications.

* Use Case Evaluation & Selection:
Support the upstream ingestion pipeline of new AI ideas; review, qualify, and prioritize proposed AI use cases to select and recommend the right initiatives for Airbus investment.

* Methodology & Gate Assurance:
Apply Airbus LBIP (Lifecycle Business Improvement Process) gates and SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) structures to guarantee project quality, compliance, and standard alignment from initiation through to operations.

* Technical Readiness:
Secure technical readiness by defining scope, deployment strategies, operating models, and structured transition plans.

2) AI Portfolio Management & Project Leadership: 20%

* Portfolio Governance:
Support portfolio-level tracking for North American AI initiatives, maintaining visibility of active and pipeline projects to monitor progress, track budgets, and report status metrics to leadership..

* PM Support & Enablement:
Provide guidance, advice, and onboarding support to other domain Project Managers on AI-specific management activities and delivery standards..

* Quality Assurance & Review:
Periodically review the project plans, risk registers, and key deliverables of other Project Managers to ensure delivery consistency and execution quality.

3) AI Center of Excellence (CoE) & Change Management: 15%

* CoE Leadership:
Coordinate and facilitate the activities of the North American AI Center of Excellence (CoE) to build local capability and foster an AI-first corporate culture

* Training & Literacy:
Design, organize, and manage AI training programs, workshops, and upskilling sessions for both technical teams and business counterparts.

* Champions Network:

Coordinate, nurture, and maintain the AI Champions Network, aligning key business advocates and driving community-led adoption initiatives across all sites..

* User Enablement:
Secure organizational change management by overseeing the delivery of user manuals, documentation, and tailored enablement strategies.

4) Additional Responsibilities: 10%

* Other duties as assigned.

Qualified Experience and Training:

Education:

Required:

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.

Preferred:

* Master's degree or advanced professional certification (e.g., PMP, SAFe SPC/POPM).

Experience:

Required:

* Minimum of 6 years of Enterprise IM Project Management experience, with experience supporting or leading complex technical initiatives.

* Proven experience managing the end-to-end implementation of AI/ML projects, including leading PoCs from initial data qualification to production-grade deployment (industrialization).

* Experience supporting or managing multi-project program tracks or facilitating…