AI Delivery Manager

Delivery Lead (AI) Bringing structure, momentum, and clarity to AI delivery at scale

We're looking for an experienced Delivery Lead (AI) to support and coordinate the delivery of AI-enabled products and technical capabilities across a growing organisation.

This is a senior delivery role, operating across multiple teams and initiatives, with responsibility for bringing coherence, pace, and control to an evolving AI delivery roadmap. You'll sit at the centre of complex workstreams, working closely with engineers, AI practitioners, product leaders, and fellow delivery managers to ensure work is well-planned, well-resourced, and progressing smoothly.

AI adoption is accelerating, and delivery models are still emerging. This role suits someone who thrives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, using judgement, prioritisation, and clear communication rather than over-reliance on rigid frameworks. What you'll be doing Your role is to make AI delivery work in practice, across multiple teams and priorities.

You will

Own and coordinate delivery across AI-related workstreams, pulling disparate inputs into a clear, coherent delivery plan

Manage financials and commercials for AI delivery, including forecasting, tracking spend, and supporting commercial decision-making

Work closely with engineering teams to maintain momentum across multiple parallel initiatives

Act as a central escalation point for delivery risks and issues, ensuring visibility and timely resolution

Support and coordinate other delivery managers contributing to the AI strategy, aligning plans and sharing good practice

Translate technical concepts - such as architectures, data pipelines, and AI engineering approaches - into clear, accessible language for stakeholders

Plan and prioritise work packages, balancing short-term delivery needs with longer-term roadmap goals

Apply pragmatic agile and lean practices, adapting them to suit AI teams and their level of maturity

Maintain delivery pace in a dynamic, sometimes ambiguous environment

Build strong relationships with demanding stakeholders, balancing expectations with delivery reality

Contribute to team leadership and, as teams grow, support line management where needed

What we're looking for This role is ideal for a delivery professional who combines organisation, credibility, and adaptability.

Essential experience

Experience working as a Delivery Manager / Delivery Lead (or equivalent) in AI or highly technical environments

Around 2-3 years' experience delivering AI-related or AI-adjacent work

Strong understanding of financial and commercial delivery, including budgeting, forecasting, and spend tracking

Credible technical understanding - able to engage confidently with engineers on architecture and tooling

Experience coordinating delivery across multiple products or teams, managing competing priorities

Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to multitask effectively

Confident communicator across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Comfortable maintaining momentum where processes and ways of working are still forming

A people-focused leadership style that brings teams together

Desirable experience

Background as a technical project manager, senior scrum master, or engineer

Hands-on exposure to AI platforms, Python-based systems, or AI/ML tooling

Ability to explain how AI systems are built, deployed, and operated without being a specialist engineer

Experience supporting or line-managing delivery roles as teams scale

Familiarity with enterprise or hub-and-spoke delivery models

If you enjoy making hard things deliverable, working across technology and people, and navigating environments where not everything is defined, this role offers real responsibility and impact.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.