Senior AI/ML Delivery Manager

EPAM is looking for a Sr. AI/ML Delivery Manager to serve as the senior AI delivery advisor responsible for guiding our client’s engineering organization from isolated AI experimentation to agent-driven delivery at scale. This is a consultative, delivery-first role, pairing proven program leadership with hands-on AI delivery credibility to advise confidently at the VP level and above. Based in the Greater Toronto Area, on-site four days a week, with long-term placement on the account.

Requisition: 1069579724

Responsibilities

• Drive AI Transformation: Advise on AI adoption strategy and lead the AI SDLC operating model design, covering tooling, governance, and developer workflow transformation for a regulated environment
• Scale Agent-Driven Delivery: Guide the client from isolated AI experimentation to agent-driven delivery at scale, with measurable productivity outcomes
• Own Platform & Governance: Own shared AI infrastructure and tooling standardization, ensuring human-in-the-loop controls, auditability, and traceability
• Lead Delivery Health: Track risks and dependencies ahead of issues; establish delivery rhythms, escalation paths, and decision frameworks
• Grow the Account: Own C-suite and VP-level executive relationships, run steering committees, and identify opportunities to expand EPAM's footprint

Requirements

• Proven delivery leadership track record with hands-on experience building and delivering AI-native solutions to production
• Ability to operate and communicate credibly at C-Suite level, in a consultative advisor capacity
• Technology foundation (CS/engineering background with architecture exposure), not a pure portfolio or business-side profile
• Consulting experience with a large systems integrator, Big 4, Accenture, a Tier 1, or EPAM-adjacent competitor
• Based in the Greater Toronto Area; able to work on-site 4 days per week

Nice to have

• Experience delivering for retail clients

Benefits

• Extended Healthcare with Prescription Drugs, Dental and Vision, and Healthcare Spending Account (Company Paid)

• Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Paid)

• Employee Assistance Program (Company Paid)

• Telehealth (Company Paid)

• Short-term Disability (Company Paid)

• Long-Term Disability

• Paid Time Off (including vacation and sick days)

• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with Company match

• Maternity/Parental/Adoption Leave Top-up

• Employee Stock Purchase Program

• Critical Illness Insurance

• Employee Discounts

• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions