AI Delivery Lead

About the role

The AI Delivery Lead will be the single point of accountability for delivering custom AI and workflow automation solutions to enterprise clients. You will manage multiple workstreams, ensure milestones are met, and oversee the transition from build to managed operation.

Key responsibilities

• Own plan, budget and milestones across parallel workstreams, delivering to fixed deadlines.
• Lead weekly reporting and steering meetings with senior client stakeholders, managing risks, issues, changes and acceptance sign‑offs.
• Allocate and track team FTEs per workstream, arranging cover for any absences.
• Ensure AI solutions comply with data residency, security standards, responsible‑AI principles and audit trails.
• Run managed operation after go‑live, handling service levels, incidents, change requests and knowledge transfer.

Required profile

• Significant delivery or project lead experience on AI, automation or data platforms that reached production.
• Delivery experience with large UAE organisations, preferably in regulated sectors.
• Formal project‑management methodology certification (PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, PSM) with hybrid plan experience.
• Fluent English and confident interacting with senior client stakeholders.
• Currently residing in the UAE and able to start immediately (5‑day notice).

Required skills

• Microsoft Azure
• Power Platform
• Microsoft 365