Senior Project Manager, AI Transformation (Remote, based in Canada)

Who We Are

Escalent is an award-winning data analytics and advisory firm that helps clients understand human and market behaviors to navigate disruption. As catalysts of progress for more than 40 years, our strategies guide the world’s leading brands. We accelerate growth by creating a seamless flow between primary, secondary, syndicated, and internal business data, providing consulting and advisory services from insights through implementation. Based on a profound understanding of what drives human beings and markets, we identify actions that build brands, enhance customer experiences, inspire product innovation and boost business productivity. We listen, learn, question, discover, innovate, and deliver—for each other and our clients—to make the world work better for people.

Why Join Us:

• Play a leadership role in a newly created, flagship AI transformation role as the organization advances from early AI adoption to scalable enterprise execution
• Work alongside global, cross-functional teams solving complex challenges
• Influence how AI capabilities are built, scaled, and delivered across the business
• Join a fast-moving, collaborative organization focused on innovation and impact

Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Project Manager based in Canada to lead critical IT initiatives supporting our enterprise-wide AI transformation program, including the development and delivery of AI-driven agents.

This is a senior, high-impact role responsible for ensuring execution excellence, governance discipline, and financial visibility across a complex, cross-functional portfolio of technology projects. The Senior Project Manager will partner closely with IT, product, finance, and business stakeholders, while directly managing and coaching a globally distributed project management resource to ensure alignment, transparency, and on-time delivery.

This individual will play a pivotal role in scaling our AI capabilities, strengthening program rigor, driving disciplined financial tracking, and establishing best practices in project governance, risk management, stakeholder communication, and delivery accountability.

As a newly created role, this position offers the opportunity to shape the foundation for an organization that has already begun adopting AI and is now moving toward a more structured, scalable, and governed approach to implementation.

Base salary range for this role is CAD $150,000 – $200,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, qualifications, and other job-related factors. This position is 100% remote (must be based in Canada).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent projects and workstreams aligned to the AI transformation roadmap
• Drive execution and coordination across a portfolio of initiatives, ensuring all agent development tracks remain on schedule, within scope, and aligned to business priorities
• Partner with IT, data, product, finance, and business leaders to define scope, timelines, dependencies, success metrics, and budget tracking requirements
• Collaborate closely with globally distributed teams to ensure seamless coordination and continuous progress
• Directly manage, coach, and provide day-to-day guidance to an India-based project management team member, supporting prioritization, execution, professional development, and accountability across project workstreams
• Establish and maintain comprehensive project plans, including milestones, deliverables, risks, and resource allocation
• Provide clear, concise reporting to senior leadership, highlighting progress, blockers, and required decisions
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings, steering committees, and working sessions, ensuring action tracking and accountability
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges
• Drive consistency in project management standards, tools, and governance across the AI initiative
• Build foundational processes, reporting routines, and operating practices for a first-time AI transformation program management function as the organization matures its AI adoption
• Support change management efforts and ensure alignment between technical delivery and business adoption
• Own project financial tracking, including maintaining accurate expense files, budget trackers, forecasts, and financial status updates for project stakeholders and senior leaders
• Monitor project spend against approved budgets, identify variances, escalate risks, and support timely decision-making around resourcing, scope, and investment priorities

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience leading AI, data, or advanced analytics-related projects
• 8+ years of project management experience, including leading complex IT, digital transformation, or enterprise technology initiatives
• Proven experience managing cross-functional, globally distributed teams
• Experience directly managing or supervising team members, preferably in a globally distributed team environment
• Strong track record delivering enterprise technology projects on time and within scope
• Excellent executive communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and provide clear decision support to senior leaders
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, or similar)
• High level of ownership, accountability, and attention to detail
• Strong financial organization skills, including experience managing spreadsheets, tracking project spend, maintaining forecasts, and ensuring accurate project-related financial documentation

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with agile, hybrid, and waterfall delivery methodologies
• Experience working with globally distributed teams
• Background in consulting, advisory, or client-driven environments
• PMP, PgMP, or similar certification

Work Environment & Compensation

• Location: Remote – Canada
• Canada Salary Range: CAD $150,000 – $200,000. Competitive, market-aligned compensation commensurate with experience
• Travel: Minimal, based on project needs