project manager

American

[proj-ekt man-i-jer] / ˈprɒdʒ ɛkt ˌmæn ɪ dʒər /

noun

a person who is in charge of the planning, execution, and completion of a particular project, or of projects generally at a particular organization.

His new job is project manager at a software company.
A project manager will be needed to carry out the planned rehabilitation of the storm-damaged housing.

Etymology

Origin of project manager

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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She was a project manager for some studies and wrote technical papers.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You could be a healthcare accountant or a project manager or use skills from a previous job,” she said.

From MarketWatch

Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, speeds things up: “White-collar work, where you’re sitting down at a computer, either being a lawyer or an accountant or a project manager or a marketing person—most of those tasks will be fully automated by an AI within the next 12 to 18 months.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Under Budig’s wing, Summers said she was cared for and included in editorial decision-making, in part thanks to a project manager — a role typically not seen at legacy publishing houses.

From Los Angeles Times

Franco’s son Carlo works as a digital project manager at one of the company’s brands.

From The Wall Street Journal

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