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Head of Project Management - Canada

Inworld AI (aka Theai, Inc.)

Inworld AI (aka Theai, Inc.)

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Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2023
At Inworld, we’re building the future of immersive experiences. Our mission is to create and inspire new meaningful relationships. We provide a creative suite for building virtual characters, with a focus on gaming and brand experiences. Our goal is to give creators an intuitive and powerful way to create lifelike, engaging, and expressive personalities.
Inworld AI is funded by top-tier investors, including Kleiner Perkins, Intel, Microsoft, and Founders Fund, and a team of all-star angels - corporate executives, top VC funds' partners, and industry veterans from Riot Games, Twitch, and Oculus.
Your Impact
In this role, you will help to shape the future of AI by managing projects that enable AI-driven characters in virtual worlds. As a Head of Project Management at Inworld AI, you will lead and coordinate complex projects across multiple teams, resolving any ambiguities and establishing self-sustaining processes. The successful candidate has technical depth, thrives in a fast-paced dynamic environment, and has the passion and abilities to learn new technologies.
Requirements
Experience within top-tier consulting, working at the Engagement Manager level or equivalent
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
Proficiency in managing projects and building sustainable processes
Proficiency in using software organization (e.g. GitHub), project management tools (e.g. Jira) is considered a plus
Ability to manage ambiguity and shifting priorities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong technical background with a solid understanding of software development
Understanding machine learning is considered a plus
Knowledge of Python, SQL, and other languages and tools for analyses is considered a plus
Background in conversational AI is highly appreciated
Responsibilities
Partner with Product and Engineering leads to translate product roadmap into clear plans, requirements, timelines, and structured processes and then own the execution of the team against those plans
Own project management for special projects and partner implementations
Develop end-to-end project plans and drive the implementation and delivery
Coordinate efforts to scope, schedule, and deploy the projects
Clearly communicate goals, responsibilities, milestones, and desired outcomes to cross-functional teams
Mitigate risks, foresee bottlenecks, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints
Help establish team performance and project execution metrics