{"id":877,"date":"2025-12-19T08:47:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T08:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/?post_type=jobpost&#038;p=877"},"modified":"2025-12-19T08:47:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T08:47:25","slug":"ai-technical-project-manager-director-of-ai-technologies","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/current-jobs\/ai-technical-project-manager-director-of-ai-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200bAI Technical Project Manager \/ Director of AI Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u200bThis is a <strong>Direct Hire<\/strong> role based in <strong>Philadelphia, PA<\/strong>. Despite the &#8220;Project Manager&#8221; title in the header, the description specifies a <strong>Director-level<\/strong> scope, requiring a leader who can bridge the gap between high-level strategic vision and hands-on technical execution. You will be the primary architect of the AI roadmap, moving initiatives from the conceptual phase into production-ready, compliant, and scalable AI\/ML solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u200b<strong>Location:<\/strong> Philadelphia, PA (Direct Hire).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Experience Required:<\/strong> <strong>3+ years<\/strong> specifically managing AI\/ML products or technical initiatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Core Tech:<\/strong> LLMs, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and Agentic AI frameworks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Compliance Bar:<\/strong> High focus on <strong>NIST and SOC-2<\/strong> standards for AI.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Preferred Ecosystem:<\/strong> AWS AI delivery experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u200bKey Responsibilities: From Strategy to Production<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bThis role is designed for a technical leader who understands that AI success is measured by ROI and latency, not just innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u200bAI Roadmap &amp; Technical Delivery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bYou will lead the end-to-end execution of the company\u2019s AI roadmap. 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