Job Description Senior Project Manager
Location:Chennai / Coimbatore
Experience:5-10 years
Department:Engineering
Employment Type:Full-time
AboutiNextLabs
iNextLabsis a fast-growing IT and Gen-AI-based software development company specializing in building next-generation AI-driven solutions for enterprises across HR, customer support, IT, and sales. With a global presence in India, Singapore, and the UAE, we help organizations harness Generative AI to drive growth, efficiency, and digital transformation.
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
What Success Looks Like
- Projects delivered on time with measurable business impact
- Teams operate efficiently in AI-first, experiment-driven environments
- Agile practices are followed without becoming bureaucratic
