Delivery Lead

Job Title

• Delivery Lead

Location

• NY/NJ (3-4 days per week)

We are seeking a Delivery Lead to manage the end-to-end delivery of cutting-edge AI and data platform projects, and modern data engineering architectures. This role requires strong coordination across cross-functional teams of Data Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, Architects, and SME’s to ensure successful implementation and business alignment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead full lifecycle delivery of data and AI solutions – from discovery and design through development, deployment, and adoption.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Data Scientists, and business stakeholders to validate functional use cases and technical feasibility.
• Manage technical risks, drive issue resolution, and ensure the quality and scalability of delivered solutions.
• Oversee sprint planning, release management, and production deployment, including post-release monitoring and performance tuning.
• Champion best practices in data governance, AI/ML lifecycle management, model interpretability, and ethical AI usage.
• Foster strong relationships with business users, enterprise architects, and vendor partners to ensure value-driven outcomes.

Required Skills:

• 8 +years of experience in delivering enterprise-scale data and AI projects
• Proven success in leading cross-disciplinary technical teams and implementing AI/ML solutions in production environments.
• Strong grasp of data architecture, data pipelines, prompt engineering, model deployment, and evaluation metrics.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to bridge technical and business teams effectively.

Preferred Technology Stack:

• Cloud & Data Platforms: Azure, AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, and cloud-native data services.
• Data Management & Governance: Collibra, Alation, I, data quality, metadata management, lineage, MDM, and reference data management.
• AI/ML & GenAI: Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, AWS AI/ML services, MLflow, model deployment and monitoring, prompt engineering, RAG, and responsible AI controls.
• Delivery & DevOps: Jira, Confluence, Git, CI/CD, Agile/Scrum, release management, and production support practices.
• P&C Insurance Platforms: Exposure to Guidewire, Duck Creek, or equivalent policy, claims, billing, underwriting, and insurance data platforms is preferred.

Base compensation Range : 145,000-166,000

For more information on benefits and what we offer please visit us at https://www.exlservice.com/us-careers-and-benefits