AI Practice Delivery Lead

### Role Overview We are seeking an AI Practice Delivery Lead (Senior Manager) to spearhead our advanced AI engineering practice in a consulting and professional services context. This role is a senior leadership position with end-to-end accountability for client success and practice growth. You will oversee multi-project delivery, shape solution architectures, and ensure technical excellence while also driving sales, go-to-market (GTM) strategy, and P&L management for the AI practice. ### Your Key Responsibilities * **Practice & Delivery Leadership:** Oversee the end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent AI engagements, ensuring projects meet or exceed client expectations in impact, timeline, and quality. Act as Solution Architect and final technical authority, guiding design of complex AI systems. * **Sales & Business Development:** Drive go-to-market and sales efforts for AI engineering services. Partner with account teams to identify and pursue new business opportunities, shape value propositions, and lead client proposals. * **P&L and Practice Management:** Serve as the P&L owner for the AI engineering practice. Develop business plans and pricing strategies, managing resource allocation, utilization, and profitability. * **Client Advisory & Relationship Management:** Act as a trusted advisor to senior client executives, helping shape their AI strategy and roadmap. Conduct strategic workshops and assessments to identify high-impact AI opportunities. * **Technical Innovation & Enablement:** Stay at the cutting-edge of AI advancements (LLMs, RAG, etc.) and infuse these into our offerings. Champion responsible AI and ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and ethical standards. * **Team Development:** Build and grow a high-performing AI engineering team. Mentor managers and senior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence. ### Requirements * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or similar. * 12+ years of experience in advanced analytics, AI engineering, or related technology fields, with at least 3–5 years in a consulting leadership role. * Proven track record of leading large-scale AI solution implementations for enterprise clients and managing multi-million dollar programs. * Strong business development skills with the ability to sell and scope AI engagements. * Extensive knowledge of AI/ML systems design, LLMs, GenAI, and AI infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP). * Exceptional stakeholder management and communication abilities with experience advising C-suite executives.