Project Manager, Generative AI

About the role

The AI Project Manager at Hearst drives the delivery of AI-powered systems across various business units. This role operates in fast-moving, prototype-driven environments where priorities and requirements evolve through experimentation. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, keeps builders unblocked, and focuses on measurable business impact.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of AI projects from scoping through deployment and adoption.
• Build and maintain project roadmaps, timelines, and dependency maps for AI initiatives.
• Cook up project briefs, success criteria, and delivery milestones, translating business needs into clear project plans.
• Facilitate stakeholder discovery sessions to define problems, requirements, and success criteria.
• Run lightweight delivery cadences adapted to AI development workflows.
• Track and communicate project status, risks, and outcomes to leadership.
• Maintain project documentation and work with knowledge architects on knowledge sharing practices.

Who We're Looking For

We are seeking experienced project managers with strong technical fluency and the ability to drive outcomes in fast-moving, ambiguous environments. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience managing technical projects or programs in software, AI, or product environments, and a strong understanding of AI development workflows and iterative delivery.

What Makes Someone Successful

• Focuses on outcomes and adoption, not just on-time delivery.
• Keeps builders unblocked and stakeholders aligned without introducing unnecessary process.
• Understands enough about AI systems to ask the right questions and spot risks early.
• Communicates clearly across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Cares about measurable business impact, not just project milestones.
• Enjoys making teams more effective and ensuring great work actually ships.

Why This Role Is Different

This role operates as a high-leverage delivery leader who combines project management discipline, technical fluency, and stakeholder engagement to ensure that AI initiatives create real transformation across the company. It involves rapid prototyping, emergent requirements, and outcomes that depend on adoption, not just deployment.

Pay

The reasonable estimate for the starting salary for this role, if hired in New York City, is $160,000 - $175,000.