IT project Delivery Head

Delivery Head – Engineering

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About the Role

experienced Delivery Head (12+ years)

hands-on leadership role

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Delivery Leadership

• Own the end-to-end delivery lifecycle for projects involving:
• AI Agentic Solutions (e.g., autonomous agents, copilots, LLM integrations)
• DevOps & Platform Engineering (CI/CD, IaC, cloud-native platforms)
• Custom Web & Backend Applications
• Cross-platform Mobile Applications
• Ensure timely, high-quality, and within-scope delivery.
• Translate complex technical objectives into actionable milestones and deliverables.

2. Client Management & Stakeholder Communication

• Act as the

  primary liaison

  between clients and internal delivery teams.
• Lead onboarding, requirement workshops, demos, and progress reviews (conduct demos personally where feasible).
• Proactively manage client expectations, delivery dependencies, and project risks.

3. Agile Team Coordination

• Drive agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.
• Coordinate across engineering, ML, DevOps, design, and QA teams.
• Remove blockers and ensure cross-functional alignment.

4. Planning & Resource Management

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and delivery roadmaps.
• Allocate and manage resources across multiple concurrent projects.
• Track budgets, timelines, and ROI to ensure operational efficiency.

5. Process Excellence & Delivery Standards

• Define and implement standardized delivery frameworks tailored for AI projects.
• Enforce best practices in version control, testing, and CI/CD automation.
• Create reusable workflows, templates, and playbooks for repeatable success.

6. Monitoring, Reporting & Optimization

• Track delivery KPIs such as sprint velocity, budget burn, timeline adherence, and client satisfaction.
• Conduct project health checks and retrospectives to identify improvement areas.
• Drive a culture of

  continuous improvement and knowledge sharing

  .

7. Pre-Sales & Solutioning Support

• Partner with Solution Architects and Sales teams to scope project proposals.
• Define delivery timelines, resource requirements, and technical feasibility for bids.