Job Title: Senior Project Manager – Azure / AI. Location: Grand Rapids, MI (On-site). Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff).
About the Opportunity:
ZipStaff is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead enterprise-scale Azure and AI initiatives for a major Midwest retail organization.
This on-site role in Grand Rapids, MI owns the full project lifecycle from concept through deployment. The focus is strong schedule and timeline management, combined with experience delivering cloud-based solutions on Microsoft Azure and AI-driven technologies.
What You’ll Do:
Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, milestones, and resource allocations.
Manage multiple concurrent Azure and AI initiatives to on-time, on-budget delivery.
Establish project governance, reporting cadence, and executive-level status communications.
Monitor progress against key milestones and proactively address schedule variances.
Own scope, cost, schedule, and quality measures across the project lifecycle.
Provide day-to-day direction to project resources.
Ensure effective change management throughout the project.
Prepare documentation, status reports, and budgets.
Drive stakeholder communication, issue resolution, and adoption of AI-enabled business solutions.
Required Qualifications:
5–10 years of project management experience leading enterprise technology initiatives.
Proven ability to manage the full project lifecycle from definition through implementation.
Strong schedule and timeline management skills (must-have).
Experience delivering Microsoft Azure and AI-driven technology projects.
Accountability for meeting agreed scope, cost, schedule, and quality measures.
Experience establishing communication plans with project teams and key stakeholders.
Proficiency with MS Project, Visio, Excel, and Word.
Excellent oral and written communication, negotiation, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work on-site in Grand Rapids, MI.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
Preferred Qualifications:
PMP or equivalent project management certification.
Experience in retail or large enterprise operations environments.
Prior delivery of AI / automation adoption programs with measurable business outcomes.
About ZipStaff:
ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology and program professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches and long-term success.
To apply, please submit your resume highlighting your Azure / AI project delivery experience and schedule/timeline ownership on enterprise programs.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Salary
$55–$58
Skills
Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
Automationunmatched
Budget Managementunmatched
Budgetingunmatched
Business Solutionsunmatched
Cadenceunmatched
Calendar Managementunmatched
Change Managementunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Microsoft Excelunmatched
Microsoft Projectunmatched
Microsoft Visiounmatched
Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
Microsoft Wordunmatched
Negotiation Skillsunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Project Lifecycleunmatched
Project Management Certificationunmatched
Project Management Professional (PMP)unmatched
Project Planningunmatched
Project Scheduleunmatched
Project Trackingunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Quality Metricsunmatched
Resource Managementunmatched
Retailunmatched
Status Reportsunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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