Senior Project Manager, AI Transformation
Escalent
The role
Job description
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Project Manager based in Canada to lead critical IT initiatives supporting our enterprise-wide AI transformation program, including the development and delivery of AI-driven agents. This is a senior, high-impact role responsible for ensuring execution excellence, governance discipline, and financial visibility across a complex, cross-functional portfolio of technology projects.
What You Will Do
Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent projects and workstreams aligned to the AI transformation roadmap, drive execution and coordination across a portfolio of initiatives, and partner with IT, data, product, finance, and business leaders to define scope, timelines, dependencies, success metrics, and budget tracking requirements.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This position offers the opportunity to shape the foundation for an organization that has already begun adopting AI and is now moving toward a more structured, scalable, and governed approach to implementation. You will play a pivotal role in scaling our AI capabilities, strengthening program rigor, driving disciplined financial tracking, and establishing best practices in project governance, risk management, stakeholder communication, and delivery accountability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 8+ years of project management experience, including leading complex IT, digital transformation, or enterprise technology initiatives
- Proven experience managing cross-functional, globally distributed teams
- Experience directly managing or supervising team members, preferably in a globally distributed team environment
- Strong track record delivering enterprise technology projects on time and within scope
- Excellent executive communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and provide clear decision support to senior leaders
- Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, or similar)
- High level of ownership, accountability, and attention to detail
- Strong financial organization skills, including experience managing spreadsheets, tracking project spend, maintaining forecasts, and ensuring accurate project-related financial documentation
Benefits
- Competitive, market-aligned compensation commensurate with experience
- Minimal travel based on project needs
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Listing details
- Listed location
- Canada
- Annual salary
- $150,000 – $200,000 / year
- Employment
- Full Time
- Published
- Jul 4, 2026
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- Himalayas
- Listing last observed
- Jul 26, 2026
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