13 Aug
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Experis
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Canada
Project Manager - Custom GPT Development
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager - Custom GPT Development to support a growing AI practice focused on designing, building, testing, and deploying Custom GPT solutions using the ChatGPT Enterprise platform.
This role is ideal for a technically savvy Project Manager who understands how AI solutions are delivered and can successfully bridge the gap between business stakeholders and development teams. You will oversee multiple Generative AI initiatives from use-case discovery and requirements gathering through development, testing, deployment, and user adoption.
While this is not a hands-on development role, the successful candidate will be comfortable working within a highly technical AI environment, facilitating requirements, managing stakeholders, validating solutions, and driving successful project outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Project & Delivery Management
- Lead multiple Custom GPT and Generative AI initiatives through the full project lifecycle
- Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, risks, and dependencies
- Coordinate activities across business stakeholders, AI developers, technical teams, and leadership
- Ensure projects remain aligned with business priorities and delivery expectations
- Facilitate project meetings, status reviews, steering committee updates, and working sessions
- Communicate project progress, challenges, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders
- Utilize Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies based on project requirements
Requirements Gathering & Business Analysis
- Partner with business leaders to identify and evaluate potential AI use cases
- Facilitate stakeholder interviews, workshops, process mapping sessions, and requirements gathering activities
- Document business and functional requirements, user stories, workflows,
and acceptance criteria
- Translate business needs into actionable requirements for AI development teams
- Maintain project documentation and ensure alignment between requirements and delivered solutions
Custom GPT Testing & Validation
- Coordinate and participate in testing and validation activities for Custom GPT solutions
- Develop test plans, test cases, UAT scenarios, and acceptance criteria
- Work with stakeholders and developers to validate GPT responses, workflows, and business outcomes
- Track defects, enhancements, and issues through resolution
- Ensure solutions meet quality standards and business expectations before deployment
Stakeholder Management & Adoption
- Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and AI delivery teams
- Manage stakeholder expectations and maintain effective communications throughout the project lifecycle
- Support training, documentation, change management, and adoption efforts
- Help drive successful implementation and responsible use of enterprise AI solutions
- Promote effective adoption of new AI capabilities across business functions
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience managing technology, software development, digital transformation, or related projects
- Experience leading AI, Generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI, automation, RPA, or emerging technology initiatives
- Strong understanding of the software development and project delivery lifecycle
- Experience gathering, documenting,
and managing business and technical requirements
- Experience developing and coordinating testing, UAT, validation activities, and acceptance criteria
- Strong ability to collaborate with technical teams and communicate with non-technical stakeholders
- Proven experience managing multiple projects and stakeholder groups simultaneously
- Excellent communication, facilitation, organizational, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience using project and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Miro, MS Project, and Power BI
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
Preferred Qualifications
- Direct experience supporting Generative AI, LLM, or Custom GPT initiatives
- Familiarity with ChatGPT Enterprise and Custom GPT development
- Understanding of prompt engineering, knowledge retrieval, RAG, AI agents, integrations, and enterprise AI governance
- Experience supporting enterprise AI transformation programs
- PMP, PMI-ACP, CBAP, Scrum, or similar certifications
Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is a Project Manager who goes beyond traditional project coordination and status reporting. You understand how AI solutions are delivered, can effectively translate business requirements into technical outcomes, and are comfortable working alongside AI developers and technical stakeholders. You are equally comfortable leading stakeholder workshops, managing project delivery, validating AI solutions, and supporting organizational adoption. Most importantly, you have a passion for emerging technologies and helping organizations unlock value through Generative AI.
If you're excited about leading creative AI initiatives and helping shape the future of enterprise productivity through Custom GPT solutions, we'd love to hear from you.
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