Work Hard EverywhereJob Description
Headquarters: Remote
URL: https://www.toptal.com/
About the Role
We're looking for a Technical Project Manager to lead delivery on AI and data product initiatives built on Databricks. This role blends technical project and program management with data product management and change management - you'll drive execution across technical teams while ensuring the organization actually adopts and adapts to what's being built. If you can manage a delivery roadmap and a change curve with equal fluency, this role is built for that.
What You'll Do
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Own technical project and program management for AI and data initiatives, including planning, scheduling, and resource coordination
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Manage delivery across data and AI workstreams built on Databricks, coordinating cross-functional technical teams
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Apply data product management principles to help define scope, prioritization, and roadmap for data/AI products
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Lead change management efforts to drive adoption of new AI-enabled tools, workflows, or data products across the organization
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Translate business objectives into structured project plans, milestones, and delivery roadmaps
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Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and cross-team blockers
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Facilitate stakeholder communication, including status reporting, roadmap updates, and executive updates
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Coordinate across engineering, data science, and business stakeholders to maintain alignment on priorities
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Support governance and structured delivery practices across AI and data programs
What You Bring
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Proven experience in technical project management and/or program management, ideally on AI or data-focused initiatives
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Working knowledge of artificial intelligence concepts and how AI projects are typically delivered
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Experience with or strong familiarity with the Databricks platform and data/AI project workflows
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Experience in data product management, including scoping and prioritizing data-driven initiatives
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Demonstrated change management...
URL: https://www.toptal.com/
About the Role
We're looking for a Technical Project Manager to lead delivery on AI and data product initiatives built on Databricks. This role blends technical project and program management with data product management and change management - you'll drive execution across technical teams while ensuring the organization actually adopts and adapts to what's being built. If you can manage a delivery roadmap and a change curve with equal fluency, this role is built for that.
What You'll Do
-
Own technical project and program management for AI and data initiatives, including planning, scheduling, and resource coordination
-
Manage delivery across data and AI workstreams built on Databricks, coordinating cross-functional technical teams
-
Apply data product management principles to help define scope, prioritization, and roadmap for data/AI products
-
Lead change management efforts to drive adoption of new AI-enabled tools, workflows, or data products across the organization
-
Translate business objectives into structured project plans, milestones, and delivery roadmaps
-
Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and cross-team blockers
-
Facilitate stakeholder communication, including status reporting, roadmap updates, and executive updates
-
Coordinate across engineering, data science, and business stakeholders to maintain alignment on priorities
-
Support governance and structured delivery practices across AI and data programs
What You Bring
-
Proven experience in technical project management and/or program management, ideally on AI or data-focused initiatives
-
Working knowledge of artificial intelligence concepts and how AI projects are typically delivered
-
Experience with or strong familiarity with the Databricks platform and data/AI project workflows
-
Experience in data product management, including scoping and prioritizing data-driven initiatives
-
Demonstrated change management...