Job#: 3037509 Job Description: AI Project Manager
Location: Chicago, Illinois (Partial Remote)
Role Overview
A high-visibility opportunity is available for an AI Program Manager to support an enterprise Agentic AI rollout following a Copilot deployment. This role drives the day-to-day execution across agent rollout, citizen development, and governance enablement. The position involves facilitating cross-functional alignment with product, engineering, and leadership teams, managing RAID logs and Jira, and ensuring milestone delivery in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day project management for Agentic AI rollout and scaling efforts.
- Drive execution across AI agent deployment, citizen development initiatives, and enablement activities.
- Coordinate across product, engineering, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and timely delivery.
- Facilitate daily syncs and cross-functional working sessions in a highly visible program setting.
- Track milestones, dependencies, and deliverables across multiple workstreams.
- Facilitate conversations around AI governance, controls, and monitoring frameworks.
- Support the rollout of citizen developer frameworks and operating models.
- Own and maintain RAID logs (Risks, Actions, Issues, Dependencies) and ensure high-quality Jira hygiene.
- Act as the central coordination point across AI program leadership.
Required Qualifications
- 6+ years of Program or Project Management experience in enterprise environments.
- Proven ability to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives with limited structure.
- Experience managing RAID logs, dependencies, and milestone tracking.
- Hands-on experience with Jira or similar tools, with attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to operate with urgency, autonomy, and accountability.
- Communication skills with the ability to drive meetings and speak up proactively.
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to AI, GenAI, Copilot, or Agentic AI initiatives.
- Experience supporting enterprise technology rollouts or digital transformation programs.
- Familiarity with governance, risk, or compliance processes in technology programs.
- Experience working in high-visibility programs with executive stakeholders.
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
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