AI Project Manager / Scrum Master (Senior Associate)

About the role

PwC’s AI Centre of Excellence is seeking a senior‑level AI Project Manager / Scrum Master to lead and coordinate AI and Generative AI initiatives across the Middle East. Working within the Internal Firm Services unit, you will apply Agile methodologies to ensure timely delivery of AI products, while collaborating with product managers, architects, engineers and business stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies – Sprint Planning, Daily Stand‑ups, Reviews and Retrospectives.
• Maintain and refine product backlogs, ensuring sprint readiness and clear acceptance criteria.
• Track sprint progress, manage commitments and remove impediments to keep teams on schedule.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, milestones and delivery governance.
• Proactively identify, assess and mitigate project risks.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams within the AI CoE delivery framework to meet delivery commitments.

Required profile

• Proven experience managing AI or GenAI projects in an Agile environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement and promote Agile best practices.
• Experience working in a professional services or consulting context is a plus.

Required skills

• Azure cloud platform
• Large Language Models (LLM)
• Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) stacks
• AI and Generative AI concepts