高级项目经理（数据与AI）（远程，NC，美国，99999）

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At GXO, we know our greatest asset is people like you - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. Your career matters to us because your passion and excitement will help keep our company moving forward.
Senior Project Manager (Data & AI)
Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a rapidly growing global company? As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead complex IT and Data Platform initiatives, driving the successful delivery of enterprise projects focused on data lakes, cloud technologies, and product-driven solutions. This role is responsible for managing the full project lifecycle while partnering with business and technology stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment, governance, and operational excellence. If you're looking for an exciting opportunity with dynamic organization, we'd love to hear from you.
Pay, benefits and more
We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability and the opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan.
What you'll do on a typical day

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to develop and execute comprehensive project plans aligned with business and product objectives.

• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, success criteria, and business outcomes in partnership with key stakeholders.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex IT and Data Platform projects from planning and execution through governance, monitoring, and successful operational handoff.

• Develop and manage integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, forecasts, milestones, dependencies, and risk registers.

• Partner with business stakeholders to balance requirements, priorities, costs, resources, and delivery trade-offs while identifying win-win solutions.

• Ensure adherence to project governance standards, raising risks and issues to management and stakeholders as required.

• Apply Agile methodologies to project delivery by coordinating sprints, iterations, and incremental product value delivery.

• Deliver projects within agreed scope, quality, timeline, budget, and customer expectations.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks while developing contingency plans and maintaining comprehensive risk registers.

• Manage project change requests, approvals, documentation, meeting minutes, and decision traceability in accordance with governance standards.

• Oversee third-party supplier engagements, including contract negotiations, performance management, and accountability for contractual obligations.

• Serve as the primary liaison between project teams, business stakeholders, technology teams, and external suppliers.

• Prepare and deliver project status reports, executive updates, and presentations for governance and steering meetings.

• Translate complex technical concepts into clear business language for executive and non-technical audiences.

• Obtain formal customer acceptance of project deliverables and ensure successful project closure.

• Track and maintain project performance metrics to support continuous improvement in delivery quality, demand management, and operational effectiveness.

• Lead, organize, and motivate cross-functional matrix teams comprised of internal resources, application experts, and third-party suppliers.

What you need to succeed
At a minimum, you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Proven experience delivering complex IT projects with a strong emphasis on Data Platforms, including Snowflake, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), or similar technologies.

• Demonstrated experience leading projects with a strong product management focus.

• Experience preparing, presenting, and obtaining approval for project business cases.

• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, resources, risks, dependencies, and supplier performance throughout the project lifecycle.

• Experience managing third-party suppliers, contracts, and vendor relationships.

• Ability to build strong relationships with end users, senior stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.

• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and deliver system improvements.

• Strong understanding of project governance, risk management, and budget optimization.

• Excellent leadership, communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

• Executive-level communication skills with the ability to simplify technical concepts for business audiences.

• Ability to apply sound judgment and make informed decisions in fast-paced environments with limited information.

• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and make an immediate impact.

It'd be great if you also have

• Strong understanding of data lake architecture, data governance, and modern product development principles.

• Experience working within Agile delivery environments and applying Agile project management methodologies.

• Experience leading enterprise cloud transformation or modern data platform initiatives.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to drive organizational improvements.

• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders across complex organizations.

• Experience leading matrixed teams across multiple business functions and external partners.

We engineer innovative technology solutions that power data-driven business transformation.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer including Disabled/Veterans.
GXO adheres to CDC, OSHA and state and local requirements regarding COVID safety. All employees and visitors are expected to comply with GXO policies which are in place to safeguard our employees and customers.
All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
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