Senior Project Manager - Azure / AI

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Project Manager – Azure / AI.
Location: Grand Rapids, MI (On-site).
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff). About the Opportunity:

ZipStaff is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead enterprise-scale Azure and AI initiatives for a major Midwest retail organization.

This on-site role in Grand Rapids, MI owns the full project lifecycle from concept through deployment. The focus is strong schedule and timeline management, combined with experience delivering cloud-based solutions on Microsoft Azure and AI-driven technologies.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, milestones, and resource allocations.
• Manage multiple concurrent Azure and AI initiatives to on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Establish project governance, reporting cadence, and executive-level status communications.
• Monitor progress against key milestones and proactively address schedule variances.
• Own scope, cost, schedule, and quality measures across the project lifecycle.
• Provide day-to-day direction to project resources.
• Ensure effective change management throughout the project.
• Prepare documentation, status reports, and budgets.
• Drive stakeholder communication, issue resolution, and adoption of AI-enabled business solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• 5–10 years of project management experience leading enterprise technology initiatives.
• Proven ability to manage the full project lifecycle from definition through implementation.
• Strong schedule and timeline management skills (must-have).
• Experience delivering Microsoft Azure and AI-driven technology projects.
• Accountability for meeting agreed scope, cost, schedule, and quality measures.
• Experience establishing communication plans with project teams and key stakeholders.
• Proficiency with MS Project, Visio, Excel, and Word.
• Excellent oral and written communication, negotiation, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work on-site in Grand Rapids, MI.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience in retail or large enterprise operations environments.
• Prior delivery of AI / automation adoption programs with measurable business outcomes.

About ZipStaff:

ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology and program professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches and long-term success.

To apply, please submit your resume highlighting your Azure / AI project delivery experience and schedule/timeline ownership on enterprise programs.