Enterprise AI Program Delivery Lead

Experience & Background

• 8+ years of program/project management experience in enterprise technology delivery

• Proven track record managing complex, multi-workstream programs with distributed teams

• Strong experience with AI, cloud-native applications, or enterprise software delivery

• Demonstrated ability to consolidate delivery information across multiple teams and tools (Azure DevOps, Jira, etc.)

• Experience working with onsite/offshore delivery models and multi-vendor coordination

• History of proactive risk management and issue prevention—not reactive firefighting

Technical Knowledge

• Working knowledge of AI/ML technologies, LLM-based architectures, and AI orchestration frameworks (LangChain, AutoGen, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel)

• Familiarity with modern development stacks: Python, .NET (C#, .NET Core), Azure cloud platform

• Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices

• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar project management and tracking tools

• Ability to engage in technical discussions with architects and engineers to assess delivery feasibility

Communication & Leadership Skills

• Exceptional written communication—capable of producing executive-ready documents without iteration

• Strong stakeholder management and executive presentation skills

• Proven ability to present options and recommendations with every issue—not just identify problems

• Experience facilitating cross-functional workshops, prioritization sessions, and alignment meetings

• Skilled at managing expectations and navigating scope/timeline/resource trade-offs

Delivery Excellence Attributes

• Proactive ownership mentality—operates independently and doesn''t wait to be asked

• Strong analytical skills: velocity tracking, capacity planning, burn-down forecasting, trend analysis

• Experience maintaining RAID logs, capacity maps, and dependency registers continuously—not periodically

• Pattern recognition: ability to anticipate delivery challenges before they materialize

• High accountability with minimal supervision; thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments

• Data-driven decision making with strong attention to detail

ROLE CHARACTERISTICS

What This Role IS:

✓ Single point of delivery accountability for partner-side execution

✓ Proactive program leader who anticipates risks and presents solutions

✓ Executive interface providing consolidated delivery visibility

✓ First-draft owner of all program artifacts and documentation

✓ Coordinator above project managers—consolidating the complete picture