Delivery Lead - AI Engineer
This role requires a seasoned leader to oversee high-impact AI transformations in financial services, blending technical expertise in cloud-native AI delivery with strategic stakeholder alignment. The ideal candidate will drive end-to-end execution of complex GenAI and ML initiatives while ensuring compliance and scalability at enterprise scale.
Skills required
About this role
Job Description: Delivery Lead – AI Engineer
Experience: 12+ years
Role Summary
We are looking for an experienced Delivery Lead – AI Engineer with strong expertise in AI-led solution delivery, data engineering, cloud platforms, and enterprise-scale technology programs. The ideal candidate should have proven experience in Banking, Capital Markets, or Financial Services and the ability to lead AI engagements, manage client stakeholders, drive delivery governance, and ensure successful execution of complex technology initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of AI, data engineering, and cloud-based transformation engagements.
- Drive client engagement by understanding business priorities, managing expectations, presenting solutions, and ensuring timely resolution of risks and issues.
- Provide technical and delivery leadership across AI/ML, GenAI, data platforms, cloud, and enterprise architecture initiatives.
- Own delivery planning, execution tracking, governance, quality, and stakeholder reporting for complex programs.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, product owners, engineering teams, and leadership to define solution roadmaps and execution plans.
- Guide teams in designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective AI and data solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
- Mentor, manage, and develop engineering teams to ensure delivery excellence and continuous capability improvement.
- Promote best practices across AI engineering, data engineering, DevOps, automation, performance optimization, and compliance.
Required Skills
- 12+ years of overall experience in AI engineering, data engineering, cloud technologies, data platforms, or enterprise technology delivery.
- Strong experience leading AI engagements, client-facing delivery programs, and cross-functional engineering teams.
- Hands-on understanding of AI/ML concepts, GenAI solutions, automation use cases, model integration, and AI-enabled engineering practices.
- Strong knowledge of modern data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, and Lakehouse architectures.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Strong understanding of Python, SQL, Spark, PySpark, ETL/ELT pipelines, orchestration, and large-scale data processing.
- Experience in delivery governance, risk management, stakeholder reporting, estimation, planning, and quality assurance.
- Excellent communication, leadership, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and client engagement skills.
Domain Experience
Must have strong experience in Banking, Capital Markets, or Financial Services, with exposure to regulatory, risk, compliance, data governance, and enterprise technology environments.
Preferred Skills
- Experience delivering AI, GenAI, or intelligent automation solutions in enterprise environments.
- Exposure to data governance, metadata management, data cataloging, security controls, and compliance frameworks.
- Experience supporting solution reviews, technical assessments, hiring, and capability-building initiatives.
- Ability to translate business problems into practical AI and data-driven solutions.
Key Attributes
- Strong delivery ownership with a client-first mindset.
- Ability to lead complex AI and data programs with clarity, accountability, and execution discipline.
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on technical approach.
- Ability to build high-performing teams and drive continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of AI, data engineering, and cloud-based transformation engagements.
- Drive client engagement by understanding business priorities, managing expectations, presenting solutions, and ensuring timely resolution of risks and issues.
- Provide technical and delivery leadership across AI/ML, GenAI, data platforms, cloud, and enterprise architecture initiatives.
- Own delivery planning, execution tracking, governance, quality, and stakeholder reporting for complex programs.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, product owners, engineering teams, and leadership to define solution roadmaps and execution plans.
- Guide teams in designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective AI and data solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
- Mentor, manage, and develop engineering teams to ensure delivery excellence and continuous capability improvement.
- Promote best practices across AI engineering, data engineering, DevOps, automation, performance optimization, and compliance.
Qualifications
12+ years of overall experience in AI engineering, data engineering, cloud technologies, data platforms, or enterprise technology delivery.
