Project Manager (Client Delivery - AI & Cloud)

The Role

We’re looking for a client-facing Project Manager who can lead the delivery of complex, multidisciplinary initiatives across cloud, platform, and AI domains.

This is not a traditional project coordination role. You will operate as a delivery leader and trusted advisor, working directly with clients to shape, guide, and execute high-impact programs - often in fast-evolving and ambiguous environments.

You’ll partner closely with engineers, architects, and client stakeholders to translate business goals into executable plans, while ensuring delivery excellence and long-term customer success.

What You’ll Do

• Lead end-to-end delivery of client-facing projects across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and AI/data initiatives

• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, building trust and guiding them through complex technical programs

• Translate business objectives into clear delivery plans, aligning stakeholders across client and internal teams

• Work closely with engineering teams to understand technical tradeoffs, dependencies, and risks to drive execution

• Manage delivery in iterative and evolving environments, especially for projects where scope and outcomes may develop over time

• Proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies, and drive practical, outcome-oriented resolutions

• Ensure strong financial and commercial management of projects, including scope control, change management, and margin awareness

• Facilitate clear, concise communication across all levels, including executive stakeholders

• Contribute to account growth by identifying follow-on opportunities and helping shape new engagements

• Continuously improve delivery practices, bringing structure where needed while maintaining flexibility for innovation

What You Bring

• 5+ years of experience managing client-facing technical projects in a professional services or consulting environment

• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional programs with distributed teams

• Strong client presence with the ability to influence stakeholders and operate as a trusted advisor

• Solid technical fluency - you can “speak engineering” and understand how systems are built, even if you’re not hands-on

• Experience working in cloud-native environments (e.g., Kubernetes, containers, distributed systems)

• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills, coupled with a proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation

• A pragmatic, outcome-driven mindset - you focus on delivering value, not just managing tasks

• Comfortable working in fast-paced environments where requirements and solutions are iteratively defined and refined alongside delivery.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Kubernetes, OpenStack, and hybrid cloud infrastructure

• PMP or equivalent certification

• Experience with proposal development or pre-sales support

• Familiarity with modern delivery tools and agile methodologies

• Experience delivering or supporting AI/ML, data platform, or automation projects

• Familiarity with concepts such as LLMs, data pipelines, model lifecycle, or experimentation workflows

What Success Looks Like

• Clients view you as a trusted partner, not just a project manager

• Projects are delivered with high quality, strong client satisfaction, and clear business outcomes

• You effectively bridge business goals and technical execution

• You help expand engagements through credible delivery and proactive insight

• You bring structure without slowing down innovation - especially in AI-driven work

What does the company offer you?

• Work with an established Silicon Valley leader in the cloud infrastructure industry.

• Work with exceptionally passionate, talented and engaging colleagues, helping Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers implement next-generation cloud technologies.

• Be a part of cutting-edge, open-source innovation.

• Thrive in the high-energy environment of a young company where openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth are valued.

• Receive a competitive compensation package with strong benefits plan.

We are a  Leader for Container Management  in G2 (#2 after AWS)!

The company is the Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure company, enabling organizations to build and operate scalable, secure, and sovereign infrastructure for modern AI, machine learning, and data-intensive applications. By combining open source innovation with deep expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, the company empowers platform engineering teams to deliver composable, production-ready developer platforms across any environment—on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, or in sovereign data centers. As enterprises navigate the growing complexity of AI-driven workloads, the company delivers the automation, GPU orchestration, and policy-driven control needed to manage infrastructure with confidence and agility. Committed to open standards and freedom from lock-in, the company ensures that customers retain full control of their infrastructure strategy.

The company serves many of the world’s leading enterprises, including Adobe, DocuSign, Liberty Mutual, PayPal, Reliance Jio, Societe Generale, Splunk, and Volkswagen. Learn more at [link for members] .