Working Technical Project Manager

Innodata Inc.

$104K — $114K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, or related field (equivalent experience may substitute for degree on a 2-for-1 basis)
  • 7+ years total professional experience, with 4+ years in federal program or technical project management
  • Hands-on experience with annotation platforms, specifically CVAT
  • Proficient in authoring technical documentation, including run books and user guides
  • Aware of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) handling and federal data security protocols
  • Strong communication skills with stakeholders in federal environments
  • Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility

Responsibilities

  • Own day-to-day WBS execution and schedule maintenance against the 24-week program schedule
  • Draft weekly status reports for Delivery Owner review before AFS submission
  • Manage AFS coordination with technical points of contact, track dependencies, and follow up on acceptance criteria
  • Maintain a risk and issue log; escalate decisions and blockers to the Delivery Owner
  • Package and submit phase-milestone deliverables with acceptance requests and deadline tracking
  • Administer CVAT + SAM 2 toolchain in collaboration with the Data & Annotation Engineer
  • Facilitate meetings such as standups and phase gate preparation
  • Coordinate Technical Writer onboarding and documentation production in Phase E

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic federal program environment
  • Engagement with advanced AI/ML data initiatives
  • Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of professionals
  • Professional development opportunities through exposure to varied project management tasks
  • Potential for remote or hybrid work scenarios, depending on project needs
Full Job Description


ABOUT THIS ROLE

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Own day-to-day WBS execution and schedule maintenance against the 24-week program schedule
  • Draft weekly status reports for Delivery Owner review before AFS submission
  • Manage AFS working-level coordination: technical POCs, dependency tracking, acceptance criteria follow-up
  • Maintain risk and issue log; escalate decisions and blockers to the Delivery Owner
  • Package and submit phase-milestone deliverables with explicit acceptance requests and deadline tracking
  • Administer CVAT + SAM 2 toolchain in coordination with the Data & Annotation Engineer
  • Facilitate standups, working sessions, and phase gate preparation
  • Coordinate Technical Writer onboarding and documentation production in Phase E

MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, or related field required; equivalent experience may substitute for degree on a 2-for-1 basis. PMP certification strongly preferred.
  • 7+ years total professional experience, 4+ years in federal program or technical project management
  • Hands-on experience with annotation platforms - CVAT strongly preferred
  • Comfortable authoring technical documentation: run books, user guides, status reports
  • Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) handling and federal data security awareness
  • Strong working-level stakeholder communication in federal environments
  • Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility

NICE-TO-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS
  • Prior DoD AI/ML data program experience (annotation, dataset engineering, data governance)
  • Familiarity with DataCard or data provenance governance concepts
  • Prior OTA or FFP subcontract management experience
  • Experience with milestone-based invoicing and acceptance management

The expected hourly salary range for this position is $50 to $55 p/hour, based on experience, skills, and qualifications.

NOTE TO CANDIDATES

This role operates under direct oversight of the Delivery Owner. Ideal candidates are strong executors who can run a tight program cadence with minimal overhead.

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