Senior Technical Project Manager (Enterprise Modernization & AI Delivery

Tessera Labs is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead strategic customer implementations of its multi-agent AI solutions. The role owns end-to-end enterprise modernization delivery, coordinating cross-functional teams and workstreams while ensuring safe deployment and measurable customer value.

Responsibilities:

• Lead cross-functional delivery pods of Forward-Deployed Engineers, Data Engineers, and AI engineering teams, setting priorities, removing blockers, and holding the team accountable to outcomes
• Own end-to-end delivery of multi-agent AI modernization programs from discovery through deployment and operational handoff
• Build pod structures, cadences, and operating rhythms that scale across multiple concurrent customer engagements
• Anticipate technical friction points related to data structures, legacy customizations, integrations, and workflow orchestration before they affect the pod’s velocity
• Run multiple parallel workstreams across data, integration, AI agent configuration, testing, and business process alignment, managing dependencies and sequencing between them
• Coordinate across Tessera teams, customer stakeholders, and third-party vendors to maintain delivery momentum across every workstream
• Develop integrated program plans that give leadership a single view of progress, risk, and value across all workstreams
• Support modernization efforts spanning core business systems, CRM, finance, HRIS, and operational platforms
• Map customer value streams end to end, identifying where Tessera’s agentic AI capabilities remove manual effort, shorten cycle times, and reduce cost
• Define and track delivery and value metrics such as time-to-value, throughput, cycle time, and business outcomes achieved, and report them to executive stakeholders
• Prioritize work by business value, so the highest-impact capabilities reach customers first
• Continuously improve delivery flow by identifying bottlenecks, handoff delays, and waste across the program
• Act as the primary technical interpreter between customer technical teams, business stakeholders, and Tessera’s AI and product organizations
• Lead discovery workshops to map system landscapes, business processes, data flows, and integration points to Tessera’s agentic AI capabilities
• Translate technical trade-offs, delivery plans, and value outcomes for both executive stakeholders and delivery teams
• Facilitate alignment across enterprise architecture, IT operations, security, and business functions
• Drive Agile delivery within enterprise change management frameworks and modernization methodologies
• Anticipate risks related to legacy system remediation, data harmonization, integration dependencies, and business continuity
• Develop mitigation plans grounded in operational and technical realities
• Ensure all delivery activities meet enterprise standards for security, compliance, auditability, and operational governance
• Oversee technical prerequisites for integrations across enterprise platforms and cloud environments
• Partner with customer security and infrastructure teams to ensure successful deployments and operational readiness
• Serve as the primary delivery contact during onboarding and implementation
• Manage technical escalations from customer IT and business teams, coordinating responses across pods, engineering, and product
• Build trusted relationships with enterprise customers through clear communication, accountability, and consistent delivery
• Operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities and ambiguous challenges
• Bring structure, clarity, and momentum to complex enterprise transformation programs
• Travel to customer sites for workshops, solution design sessions, and implementation oversight as needed

Requirements:

• 4–6+ years of experience leading technical delivery for large enterprise modernization or transformation programs
• Proven track record leading cross-functional delivery teams or pods through complex, technically demanding implementations
• Demonstrated experience running multiple concurrent workstreams with significant dependencies
• Experience mapping and managing value streams, and tying delivery work to measurable business outcomes
• Comfort defining, tracking, and reporting delivery and value metrics to executive audiences
• Strong understanding of enterprise business systems, integrations, data flows, and modernization challenges
• Experience with one or more enterprise platforms such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor, or similar
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture concepts, APIs, middleware, and cross-platform integrations
• Ability to explain technical concepts, system constraints, integration challenges, and data models to both engineering teams and business stakeholders
• Strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills
• Strong command of Agile methodologies and experience orchestrating complex programs with multiple dependencies
• Experience at a top-tier consulting or system integration firm (e.g., Accenture, Deloitte, PwC, EY, IBM, Capgemini), or leading large enterprise modernization programs internally
• Experience delivering AI/ML-enabled programs, or strong interest in LLMs, automation, and multi-agent AI orchestration
• Familiarity integrating ERP and other core systems with adjacent platforms including CRM, HRIS, finance, analytics, middleware, and cloud infrastructure
• PMP, Scrum Master, SAFe, value stream management, enterprise platform certifications, or related certifications are a plus