Associate IT Project Manager

Worldpac is seeking a motivated Associate Project Manager (“APM”) to join our Project Management Office (PMO) and help accelerate the delivery of Worldpac's enterprise AI program across our high-volume wholesale distribution and automotive aftermarket business. This role will plan, coordinate, and manage small to medium-sized AI and technology projects.

Working with the PMO Manager, Project Managers, the Director AI Product Management, AI Engineering, and business stakeholders, the APM helps ensure AI initiatives are well organized, tracked, and delivered on time and to the expected business outcomes. The ideal candidate has solid project management fundamentals, hands‑on exposure to enterprise AI project implementations, strong organizational skills, and a desire to grow into a more senior project management role.

• Manage small to medium-sized AI and technology projects end to end, and support Project Managers on large, complex enterprise initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, task lists, RACI matrices, and project documentation in line with PMO standards.
• Coordinate cross-functional team activities, including AI engineers, data, infrastructure, security, QA, vendors, and business users, to keep work on track.
• Facilitate project meetings, Agile ceremonies (stand‑ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives), and working sessions, documenting decisions and action items.
• Track tasks, milestones, and dependencies in project management tools, and follow up to ensure timely completion.

• Support the delivery of AI solutions such as generative AI assistants, agentic AI workflows, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) solutions, and AI‑enabled process automation.
• Coordinate AI‑specific delivery activities, including data readiness tasks, AI platform environment requests, testing and validation of AI outputs, and user acceptance testing.
• Help manage pilots and proofs of concept, gathering user feedback and metrics to support go/no‑go decisions and production rollout.
• Track AI governance steps and approvals with the AI Governance Committee, Cybersecurity, Legal & Compliance, and Data Governance.
• Maintain project information for the AI use case and project inventory in partnership with the Director AI Product Management.

• Prepare clear, accurate weekly status reports, dashboards, and steering committee materials for the PMO Manager and stakeholders.
• Maintain RAID logs (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies), escalating risks and issues to the Project Manager or PMO Manager as needed.
• Support communication, training, and change management activities that drive user adoption of AI solutions.

• Track project budgets, actuals, and forecasts, including AI platform and model usage costs, in partnership with the PMO Analyst and Finance.
• Coordinate with vendors and implementation partners on deliverables, timelines, and SOW milestones.

• Follow and help improve PMO processes, templates, and tools, including practices tailored to AI project delivery.
• Capture lessons learned from AI projects and contribute to repeatable delivery playbooks.
• Continuously build project management and AI knowledge through mentoring, training, and certification.

• 3‑4 years of project management or lead experience in an IT or enterprise technology environment.
• Hands‑on experience supporting or managing the implementation of enterprise AI projects, such as generative AI, agentic AI, AI‑enabled process automation, or advanced analytics solutions.
• Experience with or exposure to enterprise AI platforms and services such…