AI-Driven Project Delivery Lead

APPLY; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 182,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation policy

Flexible work arrangements (remote, in

AI upskilling budget

Job summary

APPLY is seeking a Project Management Lead in Canada to own multi-track programs spanning digital strategy, products, platforms, and marketing. You will set delivery standards for transparent, predictable execution and lead teams across delivery disciplines.

You bring a background in digital agency or consultancy settings, with a track record of large digital programs and delivery leadership. You will operate in an AI-forward model, defining guardrails, review gates, and ensuring human judgment

Qualifications

• 8–15 years leading end-to-end digital solution delivery in consulting or agency environments for enterprise clients
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior client leadership
• Expertise in Agile, Kanban, waterfall and agentic delivery frameworks
• Strong commercial acumen across program budgets, forecasting, fixed-price and T&M agreements

Responsibilities

• Lead small-to-medium programs and portfolios (up to $5M annual revenue) with multiple tracks of work
• Develop, maintain, and execute program delivery plans with milestones and resources
• Proactively manage risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, and decisions
• Enforce project management best practices and refine processes
• Oversee capacity planning and backfill for Project Managers
• Coach teams on Waterfall, Kanban, Agile and Agentic delivery methods
• Establish delivery guardrails for agentic engagements with AI outputs
• Structure work between AI agents and team members with review gates and risk logs
• Cultivate direct client relationships at middle-management and executive levels
• Contribute to pitches, RFPs, and proposals for new and existing clients

Skills

Delivery leadership

AI delivery

Program management

Stakeholder management

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Notion

Smartsheet

Google Suite

Job description

APPLY is seeking a Project Management Lead in Canada to own multi-track programs spanning digital strategy, products, platforms, and marketing. You will set delivery standards for transparent, predictable execution and lead teams across delivery disciplines.

You bring a background in digital agency or consultancy settings, with a track record of large digital programs and delivery leadership. You will operate in an AI-forward model, defining guardrails, review gates, and ensuring human judgment