AI DELIVERY LEAD

Technical Delivery Lead (AI & Digital Products)

Contract: 6 Months

Day Rate: £600 per day (Inside IR35)

Location: London – Hybrid, 3 days onsite per week

We're seeking an experienced Technical Delivery Lead to drive the successful delivery of a portfolio of AI, digital product, and technology initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a fast-paced environment, partnering with engineering, product, and business teams to deliver high-impact technology programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery planning across multiple AI, digital, and transformation programmes.
• Own sprint planning, roadmap tracking, milestone management, and dependency mapping.
• Monitor delivery health, identifying and resolving risks, blockers, and schedule variances.
• Establish and maintain delivery governance, reporting, and planning cadences.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to align priorities and delivery timelines.
• Translate technical progress into clear, actionable updates for senior leadership.
• Support programme planning, resource forecasting, and executive reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement of delivery processes while maintaining an agile approach.

Required Experience

• Proven experience delivering complex technology programmes or managing multiple product workstreams.
• Experience working within software engineering, AI, data, or digital product environments.
• Strong knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid approaches).
• Hands-on experience with delivery management tools such as Jira, Linear, Notion, or similar.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Good understanding of AI, machine learning, or data engineering delivery lifecycles.

Key Skills

• Technical programme delivery
• Agile project management
• Risk and dependency management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Roadmap and milestone planning
• Resource forecasting
• Executive reporting
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

What's on Offer

• Contract: 6 months
• Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week
• Location: Central London (SW1)

If you have a strong background in technical programme delivery and enjoy working with AI and digital product teams, we'd love to hear from you.