Delivery Manager

Role Overview

Delivery Manager

Key Responsibilities

Program Delivery & Governance

• Lead end-to-end delivery of AI/Gen AI projects for PSU and public sector clients, ensuring outcomes are on time, within scope, and budget.
• Define, monitor, and manage delivery KPIs, SLAs, and compliance requirements.
• Establish governance frameworks, progress reporting, and escalation mechanisms.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the

  primary client interface

  for PSU stakeholders, managing C-level relationships, IT leadership, and functional business users.
• Navigate internal bureaucratic processes, align diverse stakeholder interests, and drive consensus in environments with multiple decision layers.
• Handle sensitive political, cultural, and interpersonal dynamics with tact.

Technical Oversight

• Provide delivery oversight across

  AI/Gen AI model development, cloud-native deployments, and software engineering

  .
• Review architecture and solution design to ensure scalability, compliance (data residency, security, audit), and performance.
• Partner with engineering, data science, and cloud teams to resolve technical challenges.

Risk & Issue Management

• Anticipate project risks (technical, political, or operational) and proactively implement mitigation strategies.
• Address delivery bottlenecks, manage conflicts between client and internal teams, and keep execution on track.

Team Leadership & Growth

• Lead cross-functional teams of AI engineers, data scientists, cloud architects, and business analysts.
• Coach team members on delivery discipline, public sector client management, and compliance-driven execution.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven success managing

  large-scale AI/analytics/cloud projects for PSUs and government agencies

  in India.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate

  procurement processes, compliance frameworks, and public sector governance models

  .
• Understanding of AI/Gen AI technologies, including model development, deployment, and operationalization.
• Familiarity with

  cloud platforms (Google Cloud, AWS, Azure)

  and enterprise software engineering principles.
• Working knowledge of

  data privacy, security, and residency regulations

  relevant to PSU/Govt projects.
• Strong ability to manage

  conflicting priorities and multiple stakeholders

  in hierarchical setups.
• Excellent relationship-building skills, especially in

  government/PSU contexts

  .
• Ability to command respect, influence decision-making, and manage escalations with diplomacy.
• Strong program management, budgeting, and vendor management experience.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Flexibility to travel and spend time onsite with PSU/government clients as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior delivery experience in

  oil & gas, power, heavy industries, or large PSU verticals

  .
• Certifications in

  Project/Program Management (PMP/PRINCE2/Agile)

  .
• Cloud certifications (GCP/AWS/Azure) preferred.