Senior AI/ML Delivery Manager

EPAM Systems; Toronto; On-site; CAD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health

Dental and vision

Life insurance

RRSP match

Employee stock purchase

Employee discounts

LinkedIn learning access

Telehealth

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

EPAM Systems in the Greater Toronto Area is seeking a Sr. AI/ML Delivery Manager to guide enterprise AI initiatives from experimentation to scalable production, working on-site four days per week.

The role blends program leadership with hands-on AI delivery credibility, engaging with C-suite and VP-level stakeholders to shape strategy, governance, and measurable outcomes.

Candidates should have a proven delivery track record and be comfortable in a consulting-driven, cross-functional environment.

Qualifications

• Proven delivery leadership with hands-on AI production delivery.
• Able to communicate credibly at the C-Suite level.
• Technology foundation with architecture exposure; not purely business.
• Consulting experience with a large SI, Big4, Accenture, Tier 1, or EPAM-adjacent competitor.
• Based in Greater Toronto Area; able to work on-site 4 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Drive AI Transformation: advise on AI adoption strategy and design the AI SDLC operating model.
• Scale Agent-Driven Delivery: guide from isolated AI experiments to scalable, measurable productivity.
• Own Platform & Governance: manage shared AI infra with human-in-the-loop controls, auditability, and traceability.
• Lead Delivery Health: monitor risks, dependencies, and establish delivery rhythms.
• Grow the Account: manage C-suite relationships and identify expansion opportunities.

Skills

AI delivery leadership

C-suite communication

Technology foundation (CS/engineering)

Consulting in SI/Big4/Tier1

GTA on-site availability

Job description

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.

The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill an existing vacancy for a new position.

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

We offer

• 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

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our clients, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.Engineer the Future with a Career at EPAM (https://www.youtube.com/embed/NU_mnNITn2o?si=IiCxyQ4sr1YJWxDG)

This posting includes a good faith range of the salary EPAM would reasonably expect to pay the selected candidate. The range provided reflects base salary only. Individual compensation offers within the range are based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: geographic location, experience, credentials, education, training, the demand for the role; and overall business and labor market considerations. Most candidates are hired at a salary within the range disclosed. Salary range: CA$170,000 - CA$230,000. This position is also eligible for variable compensation incentives. In addition, the details highlighted in this job posting above are a general description of all other expected benefits and compensation for the position.

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