Senior Project Manager

Company Description

iNextLabs is a leading innovator in developing intelligent applications powered by advanced Generative AI. With a strong track record of delivering enterprise-grade solutions, iNextLabs provides secure, scalable, and cutting-edge technologies for complex and mission-critical use cases. iNextLabs specializes in addressing challenging business problems, from enhancing customer engagement to enabling advanced data analysis, helping organizations drive innovation and achieve their goals.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager with strong experience delivering projects in an Agile / Scrum environment. The ideal candidate is highly adaptable to AI-native ways of working, capable of managing uncertainty, rapid iterations, evolving requirements, and cross-functional AI teams.

You will work closely with engineering, product, design, and business stakeholders to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of GenAI solutions.

Project & Delivery Management

Lead end-to-end delivery of projects, from discovery to production and scale.

Own scope, schedule, budget, risks, and dependencies across multiple concurrent initiatives.

Drive execution using Scrum / Agile frameworks (Sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives).

Manage delivery in environments with rapid experimentation, and evolving requirements.

Agile & Scrum Execution

Act as Scrum Master / Delivery Lead where required.

Ensure sprint goals align with business outcomes.

Facilitate backlog grooming, story prioritization, and velocity tracking.

Remove impediments and enable teams to deliver consistently.

GenAI & AI Collaboration

Work closely with the development team including Developers, Designers, AI Engineers, Deployment Team

Understand AI workflows will be an added advantage

Translate business problems into executable delivery plans.

Stakeholder & Communication Management

Engage senior stakeholders with clear progress updates, risk insights, and outcome-based reporting.

Manage expectations in AI projects where certainty evolves over time.

Communicate complex AI concepts in simple, business-friendly language.

Governance, Quality & Compliance

Ensure adherence to data privacy, security, and responsible AI principles.

Track and report delivery metrics (burndown, velocity, cycle time, AI accuracy benchmarks).

Manage change requests and scope adjustments pragmatically.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Core Project Management

Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager / Program Manager.

Strong expertise in Agile, Scrum, and hybrid delivery models.

Hands-on experience with tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or similar.

Experience with AI Projects will have an advantage

GenAI & AI Understanding

• Experience delivering projects involving:
• LLMs, chatbots, copilots, or AI assistants
• NLP, document intelligence, analytics, or recommendation systems
• Solid conceptual understanding of:
• Generative AI workflows
• Model lifecycle and experimentation
• AI limitations, hallucinations, and evaluation metrics

Leadership & Soft Skills

Strong facilitation, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.

High ownership mindset with the ability to lead without authority.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Good to Have

Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure / AWS / GCP) in AI projects

Familiarity with Responsible AI, AI governance, and compliance frameworks

Experience working with enterprise customers and regulated industries