Mid-level IT employees staring at another round of pink slips

Mid-level IT employees in the software services sector could be staring at another round of job losses as Artificial Intelligence (AI) takes over their roles, especially in the area of project management.

In the $167-billion Indian IT industry, project managers constitute 5-7 per cent of the 3.8-million workforce. Though all of them may not be rendered redundant, a large chunk of them might struggle to retain their jobs because of the increasing role played by AI.

Role of project managers

Project managers play a key role as they are in charge of a specific project or projects within an organisation.