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Softobiz is hiring a Project Manager, AI Workforce Transformation — a full-time, based in Kochi, India role. Apply directly on Softobiz's careers page below.
SB-1470 - Project Manager — AI Workforce Transformation
Location: Kochi, India
Department: Project Management
Experience: 10- 12 yrs
Skills: pmi, pmp, Project Management, Agile Methodologies, Scrum, Jira
Role Summary
We are looking for a dedicated Project Manager to drive an AI workforce transformation programme in a time-bound manner. The programme introduces AI tools and workflow transformations across teams in the software development lifecycle, using a phased, evidence-gated methodology: mobilise, discovery, baseline, solution design, implementation, and measurement — with repeating design–implement–measure cycles per intervention.
This is a governance-heavy, metrics-driven delivery role. You will convert the methodology into a dated, committed programme schedule and hold owners to it; run the weekly and steering cadence; enforce exit-gate discipline (no phase closes without signed-off deliverables, no intervention starts without a frozen, evidence-backed baseline); and give leadership a single, reliable window into progress, risks, and decisions needed. You will work hand-in-hand with the architecture and engineering teams, team leads, tool admins, security/compliance, and finance.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Planning & Schedule
- Build and own the programme schedule: phase-wise, per-team and per-intervention milestones, starting from preliminary discovery data.
- Produce the indicative programme timeline within the first 30 days and keep it continuously current.
- Surface variances early — no silent slippage; escalate ahead of time with options.
Governance & Cadence
- Run the operating cadence: weekly written status to sponsors, steering committee sessions, phase-exit playbacks with team leads.
- Enforce exit-gate discipline: phases close only on filled, reviewed, signed-off programme templates; interventions start only against a frozen baseline.
- Bring scale / iterate / retire decisions to steering on schedule for every intervention.
Dependencies, Risks & Pipeline
- Track and clear cross-team dependencies and blockers — team leads, tool admins, security/compliance, finance.
- Maintain the risk and dependency register with weekly refresh.
- Manage the intervention pipeline: prioritised backlog, pilot schedules, rollout waves.
Adoption & Programme Record
- Coordinate enablement logistics during pilots and rollouts: training sessions, champions, office hours.
- Maintain the single source of truth: versioned template repository, immutable baseline snapshots, decision log.
- Report programme economics with the AI & Architecture team: tool spend, licence utilisation, measured return per intervention.
Required Technical Skills
| Domain | Skills & Experience | Must / Preferred |
| Programme Management | 8+ years managing software delivery programmes; multi-team initiatives with formal governance, gates and steering committees | Must |
| Metrics-Driven Delivery | Comfort with DORA/flow metrics (lead time, cycle time, deployment frequency, MTTR); evidence-gated reporting; baseline vs target tracking | Must |
| Change & Adoption | Running change/adoption programmes — training plans, champions networks, usage instrumentation and tracking | Must |
| Stakeholder Management | Client leadership and delivery teams; crisp written reporting; steering-level communication | Must |
| Delivery Toolchains | Jira/ADO, Git platforms, CI/CD — sufficient fluency to interrogate extracted delivery data | Must |
| Risk & Dependency Mgmt | Cross-team dependency tracking, risk registers, escalation management | Must |
| AI-Assisted Engineering | Exposure to AI coding assistants, test generation, CI/CD analytics and their rollout dynamics | Preferred |
| Distributed Delivery | Experience operating in or with offshore / captive-centre delivery models | Preferred |
| Agile at Scale | Scrum/SAFe / LeSS / multi-squad agile coordination | Preferred |
Qualifications & Certifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent); MBA a plus.
- Experience: 8+ years in software delivery / programme management, with at least 3 years running multi-team programmes.
- Track Record: Demonstrated track record of time-bound delivery against formal governance — verifiable through references.
Preferred Certifications
- PMP / PRINCE2 Practitioner
- PMI-ACP, SAFe Program Consultant, or equivalent agile-at-scale certification
Soft Skills & Cultural Fit
- Evidence-First Mindset: Insists on data over anecdote, and comfortable telling leadership what the numbers actually say.
- Firm on Process, Collaborative in Style: Can enforce gates without alienating delivery teams.
- Calm, Structured Operator: Manages concurrent workstreams with strong prioritisation under pressure.
- Excellent Written Communication: Weekly status and steering packs are core deliverables of this role.
- Change-Management Sensitivity: Teams must experience the programme as enablement, not surveillance.
What We Offer
- Ownership of a high-visibility, leadership-sponsored transformation programme from its foundation.
- Direct exposure to AI-in-SDLC adoption at enterprise scale — one of the most in-demand delivery specialisations.
- Work alongside a dedicated AI and architecture practice with a defined, evidence-gated methodology.
- Competitive compensation with a structured performance review process.
- Professional development support — certifications, conferences, and emerging tooling.
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