Sanctuary AI–a multi award-winning LinkedIn Top Startup company–is looking to hire a Technical Project Manager - Machine Learning (ML). As a versatile team member, you'll play a crucial role in planning, execution, and completion of strategic technical projects while also guiding and facilitating Agile processes within teams.

Reporting to the Director of Machine Learning, your responsibilities will span various crucial areas, ensuring the success and efficiency of our ML projects.

Our Success Criteria

Oversee the full lifecycle of complex ML programs, ensuring timely delivery and quality standards, while facilitating sprint planning, maintaining schedules, and delivering weekly progress reports

Communicate critical ML status updates and risks to stakeholders promptly and effectively, employing appropriate formats to ensure clear understanding and facilitate informed decision-making

Gather and articulate requirements meticulously to craft realistic execution plans, promoting clarity and alignment across teams

Drive cross-functional communication and collaboration to meet program requirements, fostering a cohesive team environment and ensuring successful ML project outcomes

Collaborate with diverse teams, including project managers, technical experts, and stakeholders, to achieve program objectives and drive collective success

Prepare and present comprehensive program reports to internal and external stakeholders, delivering actionable insights and fostering transparency and trust

Your Experience

Qualifications

Master’s degree in computer science, statistics, or machine learning, or equivalent work experience in a related technical field A solid understanding of project management practices, Agile methodology, innovation processes

Experience managing ML research and development projects A track record of technical excellence and successful ML projects

Skills

Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies





Excellent and adaptive verbal and written communication skills

Familiarity with cross functional team project management

Excellent time management and multitasking skills

Ability to analyze and problem solve complex challenges

Traits

Above all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to complex problems

Optimistic listening and conflict resolution capabilities

Demonstrated ability to influence others without authority

Eager to take on recent challenges with tenacity and positivity

Patience, persistence, and attention to detail when resolving performance issues

Obsession with bringing human-like intelligence to machines

Working at Sanctuary AI

Sanctuary AI is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary AI is governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status. In 2023, Sanctuary AI moved into a state-of-the-art office facility and has been recognized by LinkedIn as a Top Startup company.

Benefits

Full time (non co-op) employees enjoy medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, wellness programs, stock options, paid time off (3 weeks vacation accrued annually, paid statutory holidays, paid statutory sick leave, and statutory parental leave), scheduling and worksite flexibility by role, and more.

About Sanctuary AI

Founded in 2018 by Geordie Rose, Olivia Norton, and Ajay Agrawal, Sanctuary AI is a Vancouver, Canada-based company. Sanctuary AI is on a mission to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. And in the not-too-distant future, help us explore, settle, and prosper in outer space.

📌 Technical Project Manager | Full-Time or Contract (Vancouver)
🏢 Sanctuary AI
📍 Vancouver