Delivery Lead

About the Role

We are seeking a Delivery Lead to lead successful execution of complex AI, Data & Analytics, and Application Development consulting engagements across a global delivery model. Reporting into the Delivery organization, this role serves as a senior delivery leader responsible for ensuring projects are delivered successfully, teams remain productive and aligned, and clients achieve expected business outcomes. This is a highly visible player‑coach role that combines delivery leadership, technical depth, client engagement, and team development.

The ideal candidate is comfortable operating at both the executive and delivery levels—leading governance discussions with senior stakeholders while working closely with architects, engineers, data professionals, and project teams to remove blockers and keep initiatives moving forward. Success in this role requires strong delivery discipline, technical credibility, operational leadership, and a hands‑on approach to solving complex delivery challenges.

• Lead successful delivery of a portfolio of AI, Data & Analytics, and Application Development consulting engagements.
• Serve as the senior delivery leader responsible for execution quality, client satisfaction, and achievement of business outcomes.
• Guide projects from initiation through delivery while balancing scope, timelines, quality, and stakeholder expectations.
• Establish delivery governance, escalation management, risk mitigation, and operational discipline across engagements.
• Lead executive‑level status reviews, steering committees, and client governance meetings.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders and proactively address delivery challenges.
• Ensure projects are delivered consistently, predictably, and in alignment with client objectives.

• Provide technical leadership and delivery oversight across AI, data, analytics, cloud, and application development initiatives.
• Partner closely with solution architects, engineering leaders, technical leads, and delivery teams to address complex delivery challenges.
• Actively identify and remove technical, organizational, and operational blockers impacting project success.
• Facilitate decision‑making across architecture, design, delivery, and execution activities.
• Support teams in navigating ambiguity, changing priorities, and complex enterprise environments.
• Ensure technical solutions remain aligned with business objectives, architectural standards, and delivery commitments.
• Contribute practical experience and leadership during critical project phases and escalations.

• Lead distributed delivery teams across U.S., offshore, and nearshore resources.
• Drive collaboration across architects, software engineers, data engineers, AI specialists, analysts, project managers, and consulting teams.
• Establish strong accountability, communication, and execution frameworks across global teams.
• Mentor delivery managers, project managers, technical leads, and future delivery leaders.
• Foster a culture of ownership, teamwork, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.

• Drive adoption of delivery best practices, governance standards, quality controls, and execution frameworks.
• Partner with the Global Delivery Lead to improve delivery consistency, scalability, and operational maturity.
• Monitor engagement health and proactively identify risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Improve delivery predictability, team effectiveness, and overall client experience.
• Contribute to the development of reusable delivery assets, accelerators, methodologies, and operational processes.

• Support staffing decisions, workforce planning, and resource allocation across active engagements.
• Partner with Practice Leaders and Talent teams to ensure projects are appropriately staffed.
• Help develop technical talent and delivery leadership capabilities across the organization.
• Participate in recruiting, interviewing, mentoring, and onboarding activities.
• Support career development and growth of consulting professionals.