AI Implementation Project Manager

Senior AI Implementation Project Manager

Public Consulting Group (PCG) seeks a senior AI Implementation Project Manager to lead AI‑enabled solutions for health and human services agencies. The role owns end‑to‑end project delivery for AI initiatives, driving timelines, managing risk, aligning cross‑functional teams, and serving as the primary point of accountability for client outcomes.

• Not a program manager focused primarily on reporting, coordination, or PMO governance overhead.
• Not a software engineer or data scientist role; technical depth is a plus, not the primary value.
• Not an entry‑level project coordinator; this role requires autonomous leadership of client‑facing delivery.

• Own delivery planning, scheduling, and risk management across AI implementation work streams.
• Drive sprint and release planning in collaboration with engineering leads and architects.
• Maintain delivery accountability across multiple parallel tracks including requirements, build, integration, and UAT.
• Identify and escape delivery blockers; proactively manage scope, timeline, and resource constraints.
• Produce and maintain project artifacts: charters, schedules, status reports, and decision logs.

• Serve as primary client‑facing lead; manage senior stakeholder relationships at state agency director level and above.
• Facilitate executive‑level status briefings, steering committee updates, and milestone reviews.
• Translate client program and policy context into delivery priorities and acceptance criteria.
• Navigate client organizational dynamics typical of state government IT modernization engagements.

• Lead implementation of AI‑enabled workflows, agentic pipelines, and decision‑support systems in HHS contexts.
• Coordinate across engineering, solution architects, and QA teams to ensure delivery against technical and functional requirements.
• Manage implementation of AI evaluation, validation, and human‑in‑the‑loop processes as defined by program requirements.
• Maintain awareness of AI governance, compliance, and explainability requirements relevant to government deployments (FedRAMP, CMS, state data use agreements).

• Partner with business analysts to ensure requirements are scoped, traceable, and acceptance‑ready.
• Coordinate with subcontractors, vendors, and state agency IT counterparts.
• Support proposal and business development activities including staffing plans, delivery approach narratives, and past performance documentation.

• 6+ years of project management experience in technology implementation, with at least 3 years in a client‑facing, billable consulting context.
• Demonstrated delivery of complex, multi‑workstream technology programs from inception through go‑live.
• Public sector or government consulting experience — state, local, or federal HHS preferred.
• PMP certification required (active);
  Agile certifications (SAFe, CSM) a plus.
• Working knowledge of AI systems in production contexts: model behavior, agentic workflows, integration patterns, evaluation.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to translate technical progress into executive‑level narratives.
• Experience managing delivery across matrixed teams including engineers, architects, QA, and subject matter experts.
• Proficiency with project management tooling (Jira, ADO, Smartsheet, or equivalent).

• Experience delivering AI, ML, or data platform programs in government (SNAP, Medicaid, MMIS, or IES modernization a strong plus).
• Familiarity with federal compliance environments:
  FedRAMP, CMS ARC‑AMPE, or equivalent.
• Background in HHS program policy, eligibility systems, or public benefits administration.
• Experience with cloud delivery on AWS Gov Cloud or Azure Government.
• Track record in RFP/RFI pursuit support: delivery approach sections, staffing models, work plans.
• Comfort managing client environments with significant political, regulatory, or oversight sensitivity.

• A portfolio of multi‑year government technology implementations they personally led to successful outcomes.
• Ability…