AI Project Manager (IT Deployment)

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Project Manager with expertise in data-engineering platforms and AI model integration. The role involves leading a cross-functional team to manage data-analytics projects, ensuring timely delivery and effective communication with senior leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Define and own the roadmap for data‑analytics, AI model integration, and ontology development that supports business intelligence and advanced analytics
• Manage Agile teams (data engineers, AI/ML engineers, software engineers, DBA, etc.) to deliver end‑to‑end solutions on schedule
• Oversee the ingestion, versioning, deployment, and monitoring of AI/ML models (e.g., predictive scoring, NLP) within the data platform using NiFi, SAP HANA, or cloud‑based model serving frameworks
• Guide the creation and maintenance of domain ontologies (taxonomy, semantic relationships) to enable semantic querying and data federation
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical and schedule risks; maintain a risk register and communicate mitigation plans
• Provide regular status, risk, and opportunity updates to steering committees, PMO, and executive sponsors through dashboards, executive summaries, and presentations
• Refine processes, tooling, and delivery efficiency; champion automation and best practices for AI/ML lifecycle management
• Ensure all solutions meet data‑governance, security, and regulatory standards

Requirements:

• Experience in project ownership / project‑management on data‑centric, software or AI projects
• Previous experience in Data engineering, software engineering or AI engineering
• Proven ability to manage multiple development teams simultaneously
• Proficient with JIRA, Confluence, or similar tools
• Strong schedule‑management and critical‑path tracking
• Proven project management skills
• Clear, concise written and verbal reporting to senior leadership
• Stakeholder‑management across technical and business domains
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Certifications: PMP, Program Mangt
• Prior work on regulated‑industry projects (defense, aerospace, finance)
• Proactive problem‑solver
• Ability to influence without direct authority
• Analytical mindset; data‑driven decision making
• Comfortable handling ambiguous requirements and rapidly changing priorities