Project Manager, AI & Automation Delivery

Industrial Manufacturing

. Lead end-to-end project management for Salesforce, AI, and automation initiatives from initiation through go-live and hypercare support.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $130,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPMPRPA

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end-to-end project management for Salesforce, AI, and automation initiatives from initiation through go-live and hypercare support.
Define and maintain project scope, schedules, resource plans, risk registers, and status reports for stakeholders and leadership.
Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives across one or more concurrent delivery teams.
Manage and prioritize project backlogs in JIRA, ensuring user stories are well-defined, estimated, and aligned to business value.
Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, and third-party vendors throughout the project lifecycle.
Coordinate system integrations, data migrations, and user acceptance testing (UAT) activities across project workstreams.
Prepare and deliver project status updates, steering committee presentations, and executive-level dashboards.
Proactively identify, escalate, and resolve risks, issues, and dependencies to maintain project momentum.
Manage Salesforce CRM implementation and enhancement projects including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and platform integrations.
Support AI and intelligent automation (RPA, workflow automation) projects from business case through production deployment.
Partner with business analysts and solution architects to translate business requirements into actionable project deliverables.
Maintain project documentation including charters, RACI matrices, decision logs, meeting minutes, and lessons learned.
Contribute to the development and adoption of project management standards, templates, and best practices within the department.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–7 years of project management experience with a demonstrated track record of delivering technology or digital transformation projects.
Working knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies; hands-on experience facilitating sprints and managing backlogs.
Experience in manufacturing, industrial, or similarly complex operational environments.
Proficiency with JIRA, Microsoft Teams, and the Microsoft 365 suite for project tracking and collaboration.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence without authority and align diverse stakeholders.
Excellent organizational and analytical skills; capable of managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
PMP, PMI-ACP, or CSM (Certified Scrum Master) certification is a plus.
Familiarity with AI, machine learning, or intelligent automation (RPA, low-code/no-code) is a plus.
Familiarity with Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, or related platform implementations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive and competitive benefits package
Professional development opportunities
Flexible work arrangements
Wellness programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementAgileScrumSalesforceAIautomationdata migrationuser acceptance testingproject documentationdigital transformation

Soft Skills

communicationinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsanalytical skillsinfluence without authoritystakeholder alignmentrisk managementproblem-solvingprioritizationcollaboration

Certifications

PMPPMI-ACPCSM