Job Description
We are hiring Senior Technical Project Manager Data & AI for a Contract position in Torrance, CA
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• • We will NOT accept 3rd Party (C2C) Contractors * •
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JOB DETAILS:
Position:Senior Technical Project Manager Data & AI
Job Ref #:45003 - JIH5JP00004635
Duration:12+ Months (On-going Contract)
Location:HYBRID - Torrance, CA 90501
Pay Rate:$74.00 per hour (W2 ONLY)
HYBRID: MUST work ONSITE 4 days per week / HOURS: MON-FRI (40 Hours)
HIRING REQUIREMENTS:
• • NOT accepting any 3rd Party C2C candidates for any reason • •
• • NOT accepting candidates willing to relocate (LOCAL CANDIDATES Only) • •
• • NOT accepting candidates who live more than 45 miles from Torrance • •
The Project Manager ensures projects are delivered in alignment with approved objectives, governance standards, and quality expectations while supporting data, analytics, and digital transformation initiatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Project Planning & Execution:
• Develop, maintain, and manage project plans, schedules, work breakdown structures, and milestone timelines in alignment with approved scope and objectives.
• Coordinate project activities across cross-functional teams to support timely and efficient execution of deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
Agile & Scrum Leadership:
• Facilitate all Agile ceremonies and ensure that both data and privacy requirements are visible, prioritized, and worked through in alignment with sprint goals.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain dual-focused backlogs that cover feature delivery, data quality enhancements, compliance tasks, and privacy controls.
• Remove blockers technical, process related, or privacy related to maintain delivery flow. Coach teams to improve Agile maturity while maintaining compliance and governance expectations.
Stakeholder Coordination & Communication:
• Serve as a central point of coordination between business stakeholders, product owners, technical teams, and leadership.
• Facilitate project meetings, status reviews, and decision forums, ensuring clear, consistent communication of progress, risks, dependencies, and impacts.
Scope, Schedule & Risk Management:
• Monitor project scope, schedule, and risk by tracking progress against approved plans and identifying variances.
• Document, manage, and escalate risks, issues, assumptions, and change requests in accordance with established project governance and escalation protocols.
Financial & Resource Management:
• Track and manage project budgets, forecasts, and resource allocations to ensure alignment with approved funding and staffing plans.
• Support financial reporting, cost monitoring, and resource planning activities in coordination with leadership and finance partners.
Delivery Governance & Quality Assurance;
• Ensure project deliverables meet defined acceptance criteria, quality standards, and governance requirements by supporting review, validation, and approval processes.
• Maintain accurate and complete project documentation in accordance with organizational, audit, and compliance standards.
Data & AI/Advanced Analytics Project Management;
• Lead end to end planning and delivery of data pipelines, modeling efforts, analytics solutions, dashboards, and data modernization initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional work across data engineering, BI, data governance, QA, product, and business groups.
• Ensure strong data governance practices including metadata accuracy, documentation, lineage, and quality controls are embedded throughout all projects.
• Manage dependencies across systems and teams to ensure data solutions integrate cleanly and securely.
Operational Transition & Continuous Improvement;
• Support the transition of completed initiatives into operational teams by coordinating knowledge transfer, documentation, and handoff activities.
• Capture lessons learned and identify opportunities to improve project delivery practices, tools, and processes.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:
• 7+ years of experience managing technology, data, or digital platform projects supporting large-scale enterprise applications and data platforms.
• Experience managing data, analytics, AI, or digital transformation projects in alignment with established governance and quality standards.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and delivering projects using structured project management methodologies.
• Strong organizational, risk management, and issue resolution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives with competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills appropriate for executive, business, and technical audiences.
• Knowledge of Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid project management methodologies.
• Experience with project tracking and reporting tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Clarity, or similar platforms.
• EDUCATION: Bachelor s Degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Project management experience must include:
• Project schedule and milestone management
• Scope and budget management
• Project status reporting
• Stakeholder management
• Risk and issue management
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Calance Consultant Benefits Offerings:
• EPO/PPO Medical Plans
• HMO/PPO Dental programs
• Vision - VSP (Vision Plan Summary)
• 401K Retirement vesting program (VOYA)
• Paid Bi-Weekly/Direct Deposit
• Flex Spending Plan
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, STD or LTD plans
Estimated Pay Range: 153,000.00
