Terra AI · 2 days ago
Project Manager
Redwood City, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expTerra AI is building a cutting-edge AI platform focused on clean energy and mineral resources. They are seeking a Project Manager to oversee customer-facing technical engagements, ensuring projects are executed smoothly and aligned with client expectations.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)EnergyNatural Resources
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary point of contact for multiple enterprise client projects, owning day-to-day project management and ensuring successful delivery against defined scopes, timelines, and outcomes
Drive execution across internal subject matter experts, coordinating work across disciplines and keeping the team unblocked
Track and manage timelines, budgets, dependencies, and KPIs/OKRs; set expectations early and keep them current as projects evolve
Proactively manage project health, including scope, schedule, risks, and client expectations; surface issues early and coordinate resolutions to keep engagements on track
Facilitate the delivery of professional services in a scientific and technical setting (geology, geophysics, geospatial data, ML/AI, data science, and software engineering)
Run structured internal and external meetings: agendas, notes, decisions, action items, owners, and follow-through
Build trusted client relationships through clear communication, structured status reporting, and thoughtful facilitation
Ensure delivery quality by confirming the customer is getting the evidence and outputs they need, and by catching gaps early in the technical workstream
Contribute to playbooks, tools, and templates so Terra AI can run more client engagements in parallel while maintaining high standards
Support business development by helping create project plans, budgets, and timelines, and by identifying follow-on opportunities as trust builds
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional experience as a project manager, delivery lead, or account/program manager, ideally in a client-facing role within professional services and/or SaaS
Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical projects in scientific or data-driven environments (for example: ML/AI, data science, geospatial systems, engineering software, or adjacent technical consulting)
Strong technical fluency: able to build a working mental model of the system, coordinate experts, and triage issues without being the domain expert yourself
High ownership and bias toward execution: you relentlessly follow up, close loops, and keep projects moving
Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail across parallel workstreams
Strong written and verbal communication, including with enterprise customers and deep subject experts
Preferred
Experience managing delivery for technical consulting or professional services engagements
Familiarity with machine learning or data science workflows (helpful for spotting gaps in the delivery of the technical product)
Experience building or improving delivery operations: templates, status cadences, RAID logs, project health dashboards, or similar systems
Comfort working in ambiguous environments where scope sharpens through execution
Company
Terra AI
Intelligent Systems for Natural Resource Development
2-10 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$3.38MKey Investors
Founders Factory
2025-04-23Convertible Note
2023-10-01Seed· $3.38M
Leadership Team
John Mern
Co-Founder, CEO
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