Senior Technical Project Manager - AI / Digital Learning Platform

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Technical Project Manager – AI / Digital Learning Platform

Agency: Georgia Institute of Technology – College of Lifetime Learning
Location: Metro Atlanta, GA
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days onsite / 2 days remote
Candidate Requirement: Local Metro Atlanta candidates only
Employment Type: Contract / W-2

Position Overview

Georgia Tech’s College of Lifetime Learning is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Project Manager to lead the development and implementation of GT Infinity 2.0, a large-scale, AI-enabled lifelong learning platform.

The platform is designed to support personalized learning experiences, skills assessment, adaptive learning pathways, digital credentials, and integrations with institutional and external systems.

This role will manage the full project lifecycle from discovery and planning through prototyping, development, testing, production deployment, and subsequent releases. The Project Manager will coordinate multiple technical and functional teams, internal stakeholders, and external technology partners while managing timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, and deliverables across parallel workstreams.

The ideal candidate has strong experience managing technically complex software and digital product initiatives using Agile methodologies.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university
• At least 5–7 years of recent relevant project management experience with increasing responsibility
• Eligibility to sit for Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Strong experience managing complex software development and digital platform implementations
• Experience managing cloud-based applications and multiple system integrations
• Strong Agile project management experience
• Experience with sprint planning, backlog management, resource coordination, and release management
• Experience coordinating cross-functional technical and business teams
• Experience managing timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, and deliverables
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps for sprint tracking, backlog management, and Agile project delivery
• Experience using collaborative project management and documentation tools

Key Responsibilities

• Manage GT Infinity 2.0 through the full project lifecycle
• Lead discovery, planning, prototyping, development, testing, implementation, and production deployment
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, schedules, budgets, and delivery commitments
• Coordinate software engineers, UX designers, data specialists, business owners, and external technology partners
• Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, release planning, and status reviews
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and competing priorities
• Coordinate multiple parallel workstreams and technical teams
• Track resource needs and delivery capacity
• Maintain project documentation, decisions, requirements, and status reporting
• Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Support product rollout from MVP through production and subsequent releases
• Ensure deliverables are completed within established timelines and budgets
• Provide leadership, direction, and guidance to project teams
• Support continuous improvement of project management processes

Required Technical / Delivery Experience

Strong experience with:

• Agile software development
• Digital platform implementations
• Cloud-based applications
• System integrations
• Azure DevOps
• Sprint planning
• Backlog management
• Release management
• Resource coordination
• Risk and dependency management
• Technical project delivery
• Cross-functional stakeholder coordination

Project Management & Collaboration Tools

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Azure DevOps
• Confluence
• Microsoft Teams
• SharePoint
• Smartsheet
• Microsoft Project

Preferred Experience

Candidates with experience in the following areas are strongly preferred:

• 3+ years supporting AI-enabled applications, personalization systems, or data-intensive digital products
• 3+ years working with learning technologies, EdTech platforms, LMS integrations, or workforce development systems
• 3+ years managing products from MVP through production and subsequent releases
• 3+ years working with cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform
• 3+ years of exposure to enterprise platforms such as Salesforce and Canvas, including integrations and data workflows
• Figma or similar UX/UI design collaboration tools
• Dashboards and reporting tools used to track project performance and delivery

Ideal Candidate

The strongest candidate will have a demonstrated history of managing large, technically complex digital product initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, software development teams, integrations, cloud environments, and clear delivery commitments.

The priority is not expertise in any single software platform. The priority is proven success managing Agile product development from concept and MVP through production and future releases.

Important Location Requirement

This position is limited to candidates who are currently located in the Metro Atlanta area.

The work schedule is hybrid:

• 3 days onsite
• 2 days remote

Candidates must be able to work onsite in the Atlanta area on the required schedule.

Before You Apply

Please ensure your resume clearly demonstrates experience with:

• Agile technical project management
• Complex software or digital platform implementations
• Azure DevOps
• Sprint and backlog management
• Cross-functional technical teams
• System integrations
• Cloud environments
• Risk, budget, timeline, and dependency management
• Product delivery from development through production

Experience with AI-enabled applications, learning technologies, LMS platforms, Salesforce, Canvas, or digital learning products is highly desirable.

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