Principal Project Manager – AI-/GenAI Program Management_#3129__LP3626

Project overview

Application/Offer Deadline 10/13/2026, 2:00 PM

Contract Type: Service Project. Clarify employment type/freelancer admissibility and supply chain before submission.

Bundle Request: 5/6

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Project Framework Conditions

Project details

Frankfurt am Main; possibly other locations in Germany

10/19/2026–12/31/2027; approx. 14.42 months

Scope: 40 PT (Person-Days) of which 36 remote, 4 onsite = 90.00% remote

Utilization: Average approx. 0.64 days/week

Language: German Native Speaker C2

Onshore: Germany

Conditions – Mandatory Information for Candidates:

For further processing of your application, this information is mandatory: Please state your desired billing method and your hourly or daily rate, separated for remote and onsite. Also indicate whether travel expenses are included or will be charged separately. If charged separately, please state the amount or the basis for calculation.

1.1 Project/Process Context

Organization-wide development of GenAI competencies in a consulting environment: secure, compliant AI use, qualification, and practical use-case development. Interdisciplinary groups assess potentials and business cases, create implementation roadmaps, and permanently anchor AI competencies.

1.2 Project Structure

Central program management steers planning, goals, and communication. Sub-projects: Qualification/competence building and use-case identification/development. Cross-functional working groups with technical leadership; external specialists as needed. Sequential phases according to competence level with milestones; regular communication at management, steering, and operational levels.

3.1. Scope

Independent and self-organized: Maintain integrated schedule, milestone, resource, and dependency planning. Coordinate enablement, change, advisory, architecture, design/research, and delivery. Develop governance/decision/reporting formats; consolidate, track, and escalate status, risks, and deviations. Create management templates; moderate steering committees and decision-making rounds. Design change/communication/enablement measures and role models; anchor AI competencies/standards. Document decisions and track actions.

4.1 Must-Have Requirements - 100% mandatory to fulfill

4.2 Should-Have Requirements

• Conditions / Billing Method (Hourly or Daily Rate)
• Hourly Rate Remote (EUR/hour) and Hourly Rate Onsite (EUR/hour)
• Or Daily Rate Remote (EUR/day) and Daily Rate Onsite (EUR/day)
• Travel Expenses
• M1: Experience in the overall management of complex AI, Data, or Digitization programs with responsibility for goal achievement, schedule control, and resource management — Principal (> 7 years of experience)
• M2: Experience in an AI, GenAI, or Data program in the KRITIS (critical infrastructure) environment or in regulated industries such as energy, finance, or telecommunications — References: 1
• M3: Responsibility for risk management in a complex AI, Data, or Digitization program, including identification, assessment, and tracking of risks — References: 1
• M4: Responsibility for the introduction or further development of governance structures in a complex AI, Data, or Digitization program — References: 1
• M5: Responsibility for the preparation and execution of management and decision-making bodies in a complex AI, Data, or Digitization program — References: 1
• S1: Demonstrable management experience in at least two AI/GenAI projects in the last three years, each with a project volume of more than 2,500 PT — References: 2 | 25%
• S2: Responsibility for the planning and execution of a major AI or GenAI program with a project volume of more than 10,000 PT in the KRITIS environment or in the energy, telecommunications, or rail transport sectors — References: 1 | 25%
• S3: Experience in the conception of transformation programs, including phase models, milestone planning, and program structure — References: 2 | 20%
• S4: Experience in managing risks and dependencies within an AI enablement, co-building, or comparable transformation program — References: 1 | 15%
• S5: Experience in managing stakeholder-intensive transformation programs with regular coordination of management and decision-making bodies — References: 2 | 15%
• Start: 2026-10
• Duration: 15 Monate
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German