Project Delivery Lead

About Adarga 

Adarga is one of the most exciting Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies in the world. Headquartered in London and with offices in the US and Australia, Adarga works at the cutting-edge of the AI revolution. Specialising in information intelligence, our technology addresses the integral need for defence, national security, and commercial organisations to interpret fast-proliferating, worldwide data sources at breakneck speed. In today’s increasingly complex geopolitical environment this is a vital capability if they are to understand emerging threats, mitigate risk, and remain competitive.  Our world-class team has combined cutting-edge natural language processing, machine learning and network science technology into a fully scalable software product that can extract, connect, and contextualise information at a speed and scale previously unimaginable.

Adarga's services team delivers rapid prototyping opportunities as a start point for scaling AI adoption, and intelligence-as-a-service offerings that help customers ahead of fast-moving global developments.

The Role 

Adarga is a rapidly scaling up technology SME company and we are growing our Mission Engineering team. You will work in our expanding team to deliver customised AI based solutions to our customers, having supported their design, and to support on identifying, capturing, and winning new business. In addition to this, you will use your technical knowledge to act as an invaluable link between sales and technology.  

What will you be doing? 

• Oversee all management aspects for designated projects, including project planning; eliciting user, data, and deployment environment requirements; conducting feasibility assessments; creating deliverables; and ensuring stakeholder buy-in final as work progresses
• Manage the risks, issues, changes, and quality of the project, working with influence to remove blockers and impediments that affect the delivery team's performance using agile governance processes
• Measure and evaluate the project performance, value, and benefits.
• Work with the Product team to identify areas of the current project requirements that can be taken into core roadmap development. 

What essential experience do you need?  

• Project delivery experience in a relatable sector and business area
• Proven experience of product and / or project management working in consulting and professional services
• Ability to apply a mix of business knowledge and agile delivery practices to projects to achieve the best results
• The ability to establish trusting working relationships with stakeholders, both internal and external, including supporting sales and business development efforts
• The ability to work effectively as a member of a dynamic, dispersed team within a fast-paced, short turnaround work environment
• Excellent communication, presentation, and planning skills.