B2B Senior Project Manager (AI)

Responsibilities

• Own and govern the delivery of complex corporate transformation and learning programs, ensuring execution excellence aligned with Talent Garden standards.
• Use and integrate advanced AI tools to support governance, planning, data synthesis, automation, and decision‑making across the delivery lifecycle.
• Lead client conversations on AI tools, translating them into concrete program implementation and guiding organizations toward structured AI adoption.
• Design the micro-architecture of programs, translating strategic inputs into delivery architectures, milestones, resource allocation, and risk mitigation plans.
• Run workshops with C‑level stakeholders to identify business pain points and prioritize AI use cases based on ROI, feasibility, and strategic value.
• Own selected strategic accounts during delivery, ensuring financial sustainability, margin control, forecasting accuracy, and long‑term partnership value.
• Work directly with senior stakeholders (HR Directors, Innovation Leads, C‑level), acting as a trusted counterpart throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Negotiate scope, timelines, and deliverables with clients and suppliers, balancing feasibility, quality, and profitability.
• Monitor project and account economics (revenues, margins, forecasts), managing trade‑offs and mitigating delivery risks.
• Contribute to PMO standards and delivery practices, mentoring junior Project Managers and strengthening overall delivery quality.

Qualifications & Experience

• At least 5 years of experience managing complex delivery programs in corporate learning, consulting, or innovation environments, with financial and relational accountability at account level.
• Strong AI literacy with the ability to explain AI concepts, facilitate AI‑focused sessions or workshops, and confidently engage clients on AI adoption topics.
• Hands‑on experience using AI tools to optimize internal workflows and project operations, leveraging platforms such as Gemini, Claude, n8n, Make, or similar.
• Solid exposure to LLMs and productivity AI tools across different environments; familiarity or certifications with Microsoft Copilot or the Microsoft ecosystem is a plus.
• Strong PMO capabilities, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, negotiation, and scope management, and confident engagement with senior stakeholders.
• Operate with autonomy and decision‑making ownership, without requiring supervision, and demonstrate resilience and disciplined problem‑solving in fast‑moving, complex environments.
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior team members is a plus.
• Native‑level proficiency in Italian and professional fluency in English.
• Based in Rome or able to commute there regularly.

Benefits

• Hybrid working environment, combining regular in‑person work on a weekly basis with remote flexibility.
• Free access to all co‑working spaces across Europe and all master courses.
• Meal vouchers and a €1,000 welfare budget.
• Mum&Dad policy offering flexible remote work options for expecting parents, a €1,000 bonus, and additional leave for dads to bond with their child.
• An extra 6 working days of vacation each year, on top of local regulations.
• December 24 and 31 automatically become holidays when they fall on weekdays.
• Company‑provided MacBook.
• Access to discounts, events, and networking opportunities at co‑working spaces.

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