AI Delivery Lead GenAI Programs (Financial Services)
Lead the orchestration of enterprise AI initiatives in a fast-evolving insurance environment. This hybrid Toronto opportunity sits at the crossroads of AI Data and Engineering ensuring high-visibility programs move from prototype to production with clarity speed and operational excellence.
What is in it for you:
Salaried: $60-66 per hour.
Incorporated Business Rate: $72-78 per hour.
6-month contract.
Full-time position: 37.50 hours per week.
Weekday schedule from 9 am to 5 pm.
In-office presence required from Tuesday to Thursday.
Remote work available on Mondays and Fridays.
Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain the integrated AI delivery plan from discovery through production.
Coordinate milestones dependencies and cross-functional commitments across AI Data GDO GFT and Platform teams.
Ensure technical teams remain aligned with project timelines scope and delivery expectations defined by the Project Manager.
Monitor and flag delivery risks related to data availability model readiness security compliance scalability and integration.
Track cross-team dependencies and raise early alerts to the Project Manager when conflicts arise.
Recommend mitigation options and ensure clear visibility into risks trade-offs and decisions.
Coordinate activities required to meet production-grade standards including transition and handover planning.
Facilitate architecture security and compliance checkpoints to ensure readiness for deployment.
Align support models incident response preparation and post-production ownership prior to release.
Support the preparation of clear and concise delivery updates across timelines risks and dependencies.
Translate complex technical progress into business-friendly summaries for stakeholder communications.
Serve as a secondary point of contact for delivery-related inquiries ensuring consistency with Project Manager messaging.
What you will need to succeed:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems Business Technology or a related field.
Relevant certifications in Agile Scrum PMP or project delivery methodologies are considered an asset.
8 years of experience supporting delivery of complex digital data or AI initiatives.
Demonstrated experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams including AI data engineering and architecture within a matrixed enterprise environment.
Working knowledge of AI and machine learning delivery lifecycles from experimentation through production deployment.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and enterprise release management processes.
Proven ability in risk identification dependency mapping and structured issue escalation.
Experience supporting production readiness activities including security compliance and operational transition planning.
Strong analytical and structured problem-solving capabilities.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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