Job Title: Project Manager IILocation: Woodland Hills, CA$64/hrKey Responsibilities:
- Own and manage the full project lifecycle from initiation to delivery across multiple, concurrent AI product development workstreams.
- Create and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and status reports while actively managing risks, blockers, and delivery constraints.
- Act as the primary point of contact between Elevance Health leadership, engineering teams, UST stakeholders, and third-party partners ensuring clear and timely communication at all levels.
- Lead Agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) and drive disciplined execution across global, cross-functional AI teams.
- Translate complex technical progress into executive-ready updates, roadmaps, and summaries, aligning on scope, priorities, and KPIs.
- Coordinate and track deliverables across data science, LLM/NLP engineering, ML Ops, and DevOps teams to ensure timelines are met.
- Continuously foster collaboration, clarity, and accountability across a multi-vendor ecosystem supporting Elevance Health s AI strategy.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor s degree in Project Management, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field (Master s preferred).
- 7+ years of hands-on project management experience with a proven track record of managing complex software or AI/ML product deliveries.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to lead cross-functional conversations across technical, operational, and executive audiences.
- Experience managing Agile/Scrum software teams, preferably in AI/ML or cloud-native product environments.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to drive multiple projects under tight deadlines.
- Comfortable working in ambiguity and driving structure in fast-evolving, matrixed environments.
Preferred Skills:
- PMP, PMI-ACP, or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification.
- Familiarity with healthcare data environments, including HIPAA, PHI, payer systems, or healthcare benefit structures.
- Working knowledge of AI/ML technologies (e.g., LLMs, NLP, retrieval-augmented generation), even at a conceptual level, to facilitate effective team coordination.
- Proficiency with project tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, and Smartsheet.
Must have Skills
- Skill 1 10+ Yrs of Exp Project management
- Skill 2 9+ Yrs of Exp AI/ML product deliveries or cloud-native product environments.
- Skill 3 9 Yrs of Exp Agile/Scrum
- Skill 4 6 Yrs of Exp - AI/ML technologies (e.g., LLMs, NLP, retrieval-augmented generation
- Skill 5 6 Yrs of Exp - Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, and Smartsheet