Senior Deployment Project Manager

Metropolis is seeking a Senior Deployment Project Manager to lead technical design and project management for non-parking launches in its Recognition portfolio. The role oversees deployments from initial planning through go-live handoff, developing scalable processes, managing technical architectures and mitigating risks to deliver consistent-quality recognition solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, resource requirements, scheduling, and risk registers for each recognition deployment
• Serve as the technical anchor for the project lifecycle, defining system specifications and ensuring architectural integrity from kickoff through go-live
• Define clear scopes of work for third-party integrators, manage timelines and budgets, and conduct site audits to enforce quality standards
• Act as the primary point of accountability and contact for customers, managing expectations and providing clear context for technical decisions
• Collaborate with the Support organization to coordinate technical execution and ensure a structured handoff of fully deployed environments
• Proactively identify problematic trends in current deployment processes and propose new solutions to reduce administrative overhead for technical teams
• Set quality gating criteria for project milestones and ensure system functionality matches the agreed-upon project scope

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in technical project management, specifically leading complex infrastructure or security-related deployments
• Demonstrated experience with large-scale field deployments and operational support for distributed hardware
• Familiarity with enterprise IP video cameras and systems, such as Axis, Avigilon, and Genetec
• Advanced skills in risk mitigation, stakeholder management, budgeting, and sophisticated communication strategies
• Proven ability to resolve a wide range of issues in creative ways and work with a high degree of autonomy
• Comfort with AI tooling
• Ability to translate complex customer requirements into scalable technical designs and standardized deployment architectures
• Ability to support regional business development activity and address coverage gaps
• Experience in a high-growth or technology-driven company
• Familiarity with software-centric computer vision solutions
• Languages + Frameworks: TypeScript, React, Scala (principally), Java (limited)
• Datastores: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Snowflake
• Cloud: AWS
• Version control: Git & GitHub
• AI Tooling: Copilot on GitHub
• Observability: Datadog