Context And Mission

The BSC AI Factory Service Project Manager is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of AI Factory service engagements and internal workstreams, ensuring timely delivery, quality, and alignment with project KPIs and EU commitments.
The role acts as an execution orchestrator between the One-Stop-Shop, Product/Service Owners, AI Engineers, HPC teams, and external partners, ensuring that services are delivered according to scope, capacity, and agreed timelines.
Reporting to the AI Factory Engineering Manager, the Project Manager contributes directly to the successful delivery of AI Factory activities and final result indicators.
This project is funded by the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility, in accordance with Council Regulation (EU) 2020/2094 of 14 December 2020, and regulated by Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021, in the context of the “BSC AI Factory” project.
This project has received funding from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No and Spain, Portugal, Romania and Türkiye. The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Programme. It is also co-funded by the Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service and counts with the support of the Government of Catalonia.
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Key Duties

- Plan and manage AI Factory service engagements (consulting, onboarding, expert support, training).
- Define timelines, milestones, dependencies,



and resource allocation for each engagement.
- Ensure projects are delivered within agreed scope, effort, and constraints.
- Coordinate internal teams (AI Engineers, HPC, Data, Domain Experts) involved in service delivery.
- Act as the single point of coordination between technical teams and the One-Stop-Shop.
- Manage interactions with external partners (RES nodes, sectorial hubs, startups, SMEs).
- Monitor scope adherence and prevent uncontrolled scope expansion.
- Identify delivery risks (capacity, dependencies, data readiness) and define mitigation actions.
- Track progress, service delivery status, and consumption of allocated effort.
- Maintain clear project documentation and reporting aligned with EU requirements.
- Support KPI tracking and evidence generation for AI Factory reviews and audits.

Requirements

- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or Business Administration.

- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience

- 3+ years of experience as Project Manager or Delivery Manager in technology, AI, or research-driven environments.
- Proven experience managing multi-stakeholder,



cross-functional technical projects.
- Solid understanding of AI projects and computational infrastructures (HPC, cloud, data platforms).

- Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience

- Familiarity with European-funded projects (Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, EuroHPC).
- Experience in innovation ecosystems, research infrastructures, or AI platforms.

- Competences

- Strong organizational and coordination skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English compulsory).
- Ability to manage ambiguity and complex technical dependencies.
- Familiarity with project management methodologies (Agile, hybrid, or waterfall).
- Problem-solving mindset with a strong delivery focus.

Conditions

- The position will be located at BSC within the Directors Department
- We offer a full-time contract (35h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, adaptable working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures
- Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration
- Holidays: 22 days of holidays + 6 personal days + 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
- Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona
- Starting date: asap

📌 AI Factory Service Project Manager (Barcelona)
🏢 Barcelona Supercomputing Center
📍 Barcelona