Lead Project Delivery Manager - Toronto Office

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada 

Expected start date: TBD

The Lead Project Delivery Manager role sits within the Delivery function at Filament AI, and will be based in our Toronto office. The Lead Project Delivery Manager plays a crucial role in our mission to enable applied artificial intelligence by acting as a liaison between the client and the delivery team while managing all aspects of projects to ensure the delivery of great services and solutions.

As a Lead, Project Delivery Manager, you will:

• Develop a strong understanding of the Filament AI offering (services plus platform) and the application to establish yourself as an expert.
• Aid in shaping departmental strategy and direction for delivery management through defining and implementing best in practice standards and agile processes.
• Lead Filament projects and programs by autonomously scoping broad concepts into structured plans, actions, and measurable metrics to then create executable implementation plans.
• Own and monitor progress, managing risk and keeping key stakeholders informed about progress and expected outcomes.
• Manage portfolio of project timelines and budgets to maximize revenue and deliver margins against project baseline through optimal project delivery.
• Be responsible for management and coordination of contracted services to internal teams ensuring relevant deliverables are met as defined in relevant SoWs.

• 5+ years of experience independently managing projects in management consulting, finance, business operations, tech implementation, or similar quantitative focused role.
• Identify opportunities for business process optimization/standardization, process re-engineering and process design to achieve business objectives.
• Strong client management skills, possessing the ability to run effective client meetings and interact with key stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills, ability to lead technical discussions with a non-technical audience.
• Analytical problem-solving ability, organizational, and project management skills.
• Ability to take ownership and run projects in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Understanding of common analytical and presentation tools (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint).

• Experience at a startup, a small company, or in a fast-paced environment is preferred.
• Experience working within AI is a plus.
• Experience leading a project team

At Filament AI, we enable organisations to apply artificial intelligence to their core area of expertise. We help businesses and other institutions to bottle the skills of their teams into machine learning models so that they can focus on doing what they do best, more effectively. We’re approved partners of Google, IBM and Microsoft. We have an enviable client list across multiple sectors. You can find out more about our clients and case studies on our website.

Our offering includes a range of products and solutions: 

• Our consultancy practice delivers AI/ML/Data Science capabilities to our clients
• Our solutions agency builds AI technology as well as the applications that use it, like conversational interfaces and dashboards.
• Our SaaS tooling platforms act as a hub and management suite for applied AI technology within enterprises.
• Our R&D team makes sure that we are at the forefront of AI technology so that we can serve our services clients and platform users better.

We use our values to define what we mean when we say “you’re doing a great job”. They are our framework for everything we do in HR and People operations. 

• Autonomy, able to own what you’re working on
• Boldness, to reflect Filament AI’s ambition 
• Collaboration, able to help others do their best work
• Deep Fun, as in Deep Learning, able to make Filament AI a really enjoyable place to work (and able to come up with better AI-related puns than that)
• Excellence, so that we can trust each other to do great work well

This role offers a great opportunity to join a company with a unique value proposition in the AI industry. Filament AI has 3 offices globally – London, Southampton and Toronto – and our team is expanding. We put a lot of faith in our people, treat them really well and have a lot of fun together. At the same time, we believe that our approach to AI will make us a global leader in enterprise-grade AI technology.

• Unlimited paid vacation. You will be entitled to unlimited vacation so you can rest and recharge.
• Autonomy and responsibility. We hire the best talent. We trust you to get the job done, when and how you do that is up to you.
• Open communication. You will get to participate in project stand-ups and company-wide strategy sessions to share thoughts, ideas, and areas of improvement to ensure optimal organizational alignment.
• Growth. We will support you in building a career that supports the type of experience you’re looking for – whatever that looks like, we will help you get there.
• Flexible work environment. Hybrid work options available with a budget for remote work functionality.

Diversity and Inclusion are not just words here at Filament AI. We think of Diversity and Inclusion as more than just a box to check but instead as a way to foster belonging and empowerment at work. We believe that we have a responsibility to contribute to improvements in our community, however each of us chooses to define that. 

As part of this commitment, we aim to have a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Please let us know if any accommodations are needed to ensure you have access to a fair and equitable process.

Send an email to careers@filament.ai with the role title in the subject line and a CV / resumé attached, and we’ll reach out if we’d like to chat more.

Please note all interviews are currently being conducted virtually.

We thank all applicants for their interest!