£450 per day | Outside IR35
Initial 3 Months (likely extension)
Sunderland (onsite once every 2 weeks)
We're looking for an experienced AI Delivery Lead to support the delivery of a growing AI portfolio within a large-scale enterprise environment.
Working alongside an established Project Manager, you'll play a key role in turning AI strategy into tangible business outcomes, coordinating stakeholders, managing delivery plans and driving the successful implementation of AI solutions across the organisation.
This is a delivery-focused position rather than a hands-on development role.
The Opportunity
You'll be supporting a range of AI initiatives, including:
- Generative AI adoption and enablement
- Microsoft Copilot and AI productivity solutions
- AI-powered applications and products
- Agentic AI solutions and emerging AI technologies
- Business process transformation through AI
The successful candidate will act as the bridge between business and technology teams, ensuring AI initiatives move from concept through to deployment and adoption.
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of multiple AI workstreams and initiatives
- Work closely with the Project Manager to execute delivery plans
- Coordinate business, technical and third-party stakeholders
- Manage project timelines, risks, dependencies and governance
- Support the rollout and adoption of AI-enabled solutions
- Ensure successful implementation and deployment of AI initiatives
- Drive stakeholder engagement across technical and non-technical teams
- Provide regular reporting and progress updates to senior leadership
Experience Required
- Proven experience delivering technology, digital transformation or AI programmes
- Experience managing complex stakeholder environments
- Strong delivery, planning and programme coordination skills
- Experience supporting implementation and deployment activities
- Ability to engage with technical teams whilst remaining business focused
- Strong communication and leadership capabilities
- Generative AI initiatives
- AI adoption programmes
- AI-enabled applications
- Agentic AI solutions
- Utilities, energy, infrastructure or other regulated industries
Ideal Backgrounds
We'd be interested in speaking with candidates currently working as:
- AI Delivery Lead
- Delivery Manager
- Technology Programme Manager
- Transformation Manager
What's on Offer?
- Initial 3-month contract with strong extension potential
- Opportunity to work on high-profile AI initiatives
- Hybrid working with onsite attendance in Sunderland once every two weeks
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