Head of Delivery Engineering

About the Role As the Associate VP, Head of Delivery Engineering , you will own the engineering strategy supporting live client delivery across multiple concurrent programs. You will lead cross-functional engineering teams, build reusable tools and automation, and act as the senior technical counterpart to client engineering leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the engineering strategy and roadmaps for the AI/LLM Practice.
• Build reusable platforms, internal tools, and automation frameworks to optimize delivery efficiency.
• Lead engineering workstreams consisting of software engineers, data engineers, automation engineers, and technical leads.
• Manage a flexible workforce model combining permanent staff, contractors, and specialized consultants.
• Serve as the main engineering counterpart to client engineering, product, and platform leadership.
• Partner with commercial and delivery teams on technical solutioning, architecture, and pre-sales engineering estimation.
• Own the engineering budget, driving measurable cost-avoidance and revenue-enabling initiatives.
• Ensure strict compliance with enterprise security requirements, data handling standards, and development controls.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Proven background in shipping production systems and leading client-facing delivery engineering organizations.
• Demonstrated expertise across software engineering, data science, data engineering, and applied AI.
• Deep experience organizing cross-functional technical teams (software, data, testing, leads) for concurrent client programs.
• Background managing blended workforce models involving permanent staff, contractors, and consultants.
• Strong track record in pre-sales support, technical architecture design, and client-facing stakeholder management.
• Experience managing engineering budgets, financial stewardship, and ROI tracking for tech initiatives.

Good-to-Have

• Experience with large language model (LLM) workflows and specialized AI practice delivery.
• Familiarity with enterprise software development controls and Information Security Management Systems (ISMS).