AI Assist Project Manager

Lockheed Martin

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Work type
On-site
Location
Highlands Ranch, COSunnyvale, CA
Salary
$128,400–$226,435 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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This role $177k
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This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $163,500–$235,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

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About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace, defense, and security company that designs, develops, and manufactures advanced technology systems, products, and services for government and commercial customers worldwide.

Lockheed Martin currently has 611 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $101,000–$178,135 across 304 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · AI Assist Project Manager

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The Senior AI Project Manager role within the SPACE business unit is a high-autonomy position requiring extensive experience in both software development and project management. This individual contributor will oversee complex, multi-disciplinary AI initiatives from inception to deployment, ensuring alignment with technical teams, business stakeholders, and executive sponsors. Key responsibilities include managing project lifecycles, defining comprehensive artifacts, applying earned value management techniques, and mentoring junior staff while championing Agile practices. The ideal candidate possesses hands-on experience in software engineering or data science, proficiency in tools like Jira and Tableau, and a background in defense or regulated industries where AI governance is critical. Additional desired skills include direct experience with MLOps tooling and delivering large-scale AI programs exceeding $5M budgets.

Skills

AWS Azure GCP MLOps MLflow Kubeflow SageMaker Vertex AI Agile Scrum Jira GitHub Tableau Power BI CI/CD Six Sigma Earned Value Management Critical Path Analysis Docker

What you'll do

  • Manage the full lifecycle of AI/ML projects from initiation to deployment and continuous improvement.
  • Serve as primary accountability point for project status across technical teams, stakeholders, and executives.
  • Define and maintain comprehensive project artifacts including WBS, risk registers, and executive dashboards.
  • Apply EVM, critical path analysis, and schedule compression techniques to ensure timely delivery against aggressive timelines.
  • Mentor junior managers and leads, championing Agile practices and evaluating AI tooling solutions.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of combined experience in software/AI development and technical project management.
  • Hands-on background in software engineering, data science, ML engineering, or a related field.
  • Proven command of Agile methodologies with ability to adapt frameworks for AI workstreams.
  • Proficiency with modern project management tools (Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps) and data visualization platforms.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance required.

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