Gen AI Data Scientist Delivery Lead
Gen AI Data Scientist Delivery Lead
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Not Disclosed
Salary Not Disclosed
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Seasoned delivery leader (10 years) to oversee multiple cross-functional cloud-based and GenAI-influenced pods supporting AI platforms research and operational support. This role operates at the program level translating strategic goals into coordinated delivery across agile pods. The ideal candidate combines deep engineering and application delivery expertise a strong understanding of Generative AI and excellent cross-functional leadership skills to ensure client objectives are met efficiently and with high technical integrity.
Key Responsibilities:
Program & Portfolio Leadership
- Drive complex high-impact initiatives across multiple agile pods (AI Research Operational)
- Lead program-level planning and tracking including dependencies deliverables and milestone reviews
- Orchestrate Scrum of Scrums to manage inter-pod coordination and technical alignment
Executive & Stakeholder Engagement
- Provide transparent updates via dashboards strategic briefings and executive summaries
- Proactively escalate risks blockers and resourcing gaps to client stakeholders and internal leadership
Engineering & Application Delivery Expertise
- Ensure technical execution aligns with enterprise standards and best practices for scalable software
AI & GenAI Fluency
- Understand core GenAI/LLM concepts and guide their application across AI pods (e.g. retrieval systems orchestration layers and ML pipelines)
- Partner with client product and science leads to ensure technical feasibility of AI-driven features
- Support integration of GenAI models with enterprise-scale applications and APIs
Agile Governance & Coaching
- Standardize agile practices across pods while supporting flexibility for domain-specific needs
- Coach Scrum Masters and support Product Owners in backlog prioritization and sprint delivery
Capacity Onboarding & Scaling
- Partner with client and engineering leads to forecast headcount and skills across pods and keep stakeholders informed of needs.
Vendor & Financial Oversight
- Assist with program spend reporting across pods
Risk Quality & Compliance
- Maintain program-level risk registers and drive mitigation strategies
- Collaborate with security and compliance leads to embed required controls from day one
Tooling & Automation
- Oversee the use of tools like Jira Align Azure DevOps or similar to synthesize pod-level delivery
- Provide program-level reporting
Qualifications :
What You Bring to the Table
Proven Program Leadership
10 years driving large-scale complex software delivery across multiple agile pods or programs
Skilled at translating strategic vision into integrated delivery roadmaps that create business value
Cross-Functional Collaboration at Scale
Demonstrated ability to align product engineering data science and business teams across cloud-based and AI-centric portfolios
Expertise in leading through influencecomfortable navigating client-side matrixed organizations
Technical Depth in Software & Systems Delivery
Strong engineering foundation with hands-on experience guiding cloud-native architecture and enterprise-scale application delivery
Familiar with integration patterns APIs DevOps practices and delivery metrics that matter
AI/GenAI Fluency
Solid understanding of GenAI and LLM-based systems including RAG workflows orchestration layers and ML infrastructure
Ability to partner with product and science teams to translate ideas into scalable compliant and secure GenAI solutions
Agile Champion
Deep expertise in agile frameworks (Scrum SAFe Kanban) and experience standing up and scaling agile delivery across pods
Strong coaching muscletrusted mentor to Scrum Masters and Product Owners alike
Executive-Ready Communication
Confident communicator with a track record of building trusted relationships at the VP/C-level
Skilled in distilling complexity into clear actionable insightsvia dashboards briefings and issue escalations
Operational & Financial Oversight
Experience managing program budgets vendor contracts and spend reporting across multiple teams
Familiarity with tools like Jira Align Azure DevOps or comparable portfolio management systems
Risk & Compliance Mindset
Knows how to balance speed with controlproactively identifies and mitigates delivery security and compliance risks
Experience embedding secure-by-design and responsible AI practices from day one
Capacity Planning & Team Scaling
Able to anticipate and shape future team needs based on evolving delivery goals and technical complexity
Skilled in onboarding ramping and sustaining high-performing cross-functional pods
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
