Project Manager, Onsite Data Collection

TELUS Digital · AI Digital Solutions

Pay: $104,800–$131,000/yr
Where: Remote, California
Posted: Jul 31

We are seeking a Project Manager to lead day-to-day execution of onsite and field data collection projects, ensuring delivery against client expectations, timelines, and budget. This is a client-facing, data-driven, and solution-focused role for someone with strong critical thinking, technical curiosity, and comfort operating in dynamic, sometimes ambiguous environments — including client programs where goals and workflows are still being defined.

The Project Manager, who reports into the Program Manager, owns turning program strategy into actionable day-to-day plans and delivering them on the ground, escalating program-level risks and decisions upward as needed.

What you'd do

Own project execution and delivery milestones for one or more onsite/field data collection projects.
Translate program strategy set by the Program Manager into actionable, day-to-day project plans.
Own the project-level lifecycle — planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery — against client expectations, timelines, and budget.
Identify and resolve risks related to staffing and logistics, escalating program-level risks or decisions to the Program Manager.
Translate abstract or evolving client needs into concrete, actionable workflows on the ground.
Serve as the primary day-to-day client contact for the project.
Lead client calls and Weekly Status Reports (WSRs), including data analysis, performance insights, and stakeholder updates.
Communicate progress, risks, and incorporate client feedback in real time.
Support day-to-day client relationship health, flagging satisfaction, risk, or growth signals up to the Program Manager.
Track and report project financials to the Program Manager, ensuring alignment to budget and forecast.

What they want

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; relevant experience accepted in place of formal education.
3+ years of project management experience in onsite/field operations, data collection, or a technical/global services environment.
Experience managing crowd-based or community operations preferred.
Familiarity with robotics or data collection programs preferred.
Proficiency with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office; working knowledge of data dashboards preferred.
Agile/Scrum and/or PMP certification a strong plus.
Strong operational leadership in complex, fast-scaling environments.
Effective client communication and expectation management.
Balances execution with financial and timeline constraints.
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and providing structure day-to-day.
Strong critical thinking, analytical skills, and autonomy.
Recommends best practices, tools, and process improvements to enhance delivery.

About TELUS Digital · AI Digital Solutions

Welcome to TELUS Digital — where innovation drives impact at a global scale. As an award-winning digital product consultancy and the digital division of TELUS, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications providers, we design and deliver transformative customer experiences through cutting-edge technology, agile thinking, and a people-first culture. With a global team across North America, South America, Central America, Europe, and APAC, we offer end-to-end expertise across eight core service are…