Delivery Lead — AI, Data & Cloud Platforms

Saal.ai; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Saal.ai in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Technical Delivery Manager to own end-to-end delivery of AI, data, and platform projects. You will coordinate AI, Data Science, Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Security teams with PM, Architecture, Product, and clients to ensure on-time, in-scope delivery with quality and compliance.

You will drive governance, risk management, and change control, translate architecture and SOW into actionable plans, and provide clear executive updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in technology delivery.
• 5+ years in technical delivery or engineering leadership.
• Experience delivering complex multi-stream projects for enterprise or government clients (UAE preferred).
• Technical grounding in AI, data platforms, big data, and modern architectures.
• Cloud and on-prem infrastructure, DevOps, and CI/CD; security and non-functional requirements.
• Agile and hybrid delivery, RAID management, and change control (Jira, Confluence, MS Project).
• Client-facing communication, negotiation, and executive reporting. Arabic is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own technical delivery from internal kick-off through UAT, client sign-off, and closure.
• Translate ADAC-approved architecture and SOW into a delivery plan.
• Align scope, architecture, approach, and team capabilities; escalate risks and dependencies.
• Ensure adherence to Delivery Governance Framework, architecture standards, and security policies.
• Participate in ADAC reviews at presales handover and milestones; enforce structured change control.
• Oversee task breakdown, dependencies, risk mitigation; support UAT, defect triage, readiness, and handover.
• Coordinate AI, Data, Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Security teams across delivery streams.
• Track delivery effort and cost against budget; manage vendor and subcontractor deliverables.
• Lead lessons learned and recommend governance/tool improvements.

Skills

Client engagement

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Jira & Confluence

Risk management

Cloud & DevOps

Security & compliance

Delivery leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Certifications: PMP/PRINCE2; PMI-ACP; PSM; SAFe; ITIL 4 Foundation

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Saal.ai in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Technical Delivery Manager to own end-to-end delivery of AI, data, and platform projects. You will coordinate AI, Data Science, Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Security teams with PM, Architecture, Product, and clients to ensure on-time, in-scope delivery with quality and compliance.

You will drive governance, risk management, and change control, translate architecture and SOW into actionable plans, and provide clear executive updates.