Manage end-to-end data, AI, and transformation projects, including planning, execution, governance, risk mitigation, stakeholder alignment, and closure. Lead project teams, collaborate with senior client executives, conduct workshops and governance forums, support change management, and ensure measurable business outcomes. The role also contributes to account growth through upselling, cross-selling, proposal support, and client engagement across primarily UK and US accounts.
Role: Project Manager - India
Location: Navi Mumbai
Travel: As required by client engagements (primarily UK & US)
NowVertical is a global, publicly listed company on the TSXV headquartered in Toronto, Canada. We are a growing team, with operations across three regions – NA & EMEA and LATAM. We help clients transform data into business value with AI, fast. NowVertical Group empowers organizations to transform their data into actionable insights, driving strategic growth and innovation. At NowVertical, we provide advanced data solutions and services designed to achieve key objectives across various business functions. Our tailored approach ensures that we address the unique challenges and opportunities within each function, driving innovation, efficiency, and growth.
Know more about NowVertical - https://www.nowvertical.com/
We are looking for a Project Manager to support Data, AI, and transformation projects and deliver complex business and technology initiatives.
Requirements
What you’ll do…
- Manage and deliver data, AI, and transformation projects, balancing scope, cost, and timelines while ensuring high-quality outcomes.
- Lead end-to-end project lifecycle including scoping, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders (C-level, VPs, Directors) across client organizations to ensure alignment with business goals.
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Drive process-oriented project governance ensuring adherence to frameworks, compliance, and reporting standards.
- Build, manage, and mentor small to mid-size project teams ensuring collaboration, performance, and delivery excellence.
- Proactively identify project risks, issues, and dependencies; develop mitigation plans to avoid escalations.
- Partner with business leaders, consulting teams, and technical specialists to design and implement value-driven solutions.
- Support business transformation initiatives, ensuring change management, adoption, and measurable impact.
- Contribute to upsell and cross-sell within the account through opportunity identification, proposal support, and client engagement.
- Conduct client-facing workshops, presentations, and governance forums showcasing project status, insights, and recommendations.
You’ll do it using…
- 10+ years of program and project management experience.
- Strong program and project management expertise across Data, AI, analytics, or technology-led transformation initiatives.
- Consulting acumen with the ability to influence senior client stakeholders and shape project direction.
- Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Microsoft Project, or Asana.
- Methodologies expertise across Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models, with the flexibility to adapt based on client and project needs.
- Experience conducting client-facing workshops, presentations, and governance forums.
- Proven experience delivering multi-region projects, preferably involving US and UK clients, is a plus.
- Strong understanding of process improvement and project governance practices is a plus.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and client management skills, with experience influencing and managing senior client stakeholders such as C-level executives, VPs, and Directors, are a plus.
- Willingness to travel as required for client engagements, primarily to the UK and US.
Benefits
You’ll love it because…
- You will have the opportunity to work in a fast-moving, mission-driven company.
- You will gain exposure to global clients in the US and UK.
- You will have autonomy and career growth opportunities.
- You will engage and collaborate with senior leaders and experts across geographies.
- You will contribute to the company’s growth with stock options.
- You will always be challenged with exciting, cutting-edge Data & AI projects.
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