Senior AI Delivery Lead — From Discovery to Production

Ayvens; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

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Job summary

Ayvens is seeking an experienced AI delivery lead in Paris/Madrid to turn prioritized AI opportunities into production-ready solutions and measurable business outcomes. You will blend delivery management with practical AI expertise to structure execution, manage dependencies, and guide cross-functional teams from business case through go-live and value realization.

The ideal candidate brings leadership across AI, data science, and governance, with a track record of delivering complex initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex AI, data science, advanced analytics or digital initiatives from discovery through production and adoption.
• Strong project management capabilities, including scope, planning, RAID management, executive reporting and delivery governance.
• Solid understanding of AI/ML and GenAI solution lifecycles, data requirements, experimentation, model evaluation, cloud platforms, integration, MLOps/LLMOps and production monitoring.
• Ability to connect AI opportunities to business processes, measurable outcomes, ROI and strategic priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead without direct authority and align sponsors, owners, technical teams in an international environment.
• Working knowledge of responsible AI, data privacy, security, architecture and legal/compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end AI use case delivery: Lead AI initiatives from qualification and business case through discovery, design, build, validation, deployment, adoption and benefits tracking.
• Project and program management: Own integrated delivery plans, budget follow-up, dependencies, risks, issues and decisions.
• AI delivery expertise: Apply practical knowledge of AI, GenAI, data science and analytics delivery to assess feasibility and constraints.
• Business value and prioritization: Translate business needs into structured use cases and measurable success criteria.
• Cross-functional stakeholder leadership: Align sponsors, product owners, Data Science, Engineering, IT, Architecture, Security, Risk and Legal.
• Governance and responsible AI: Embed governance validations into delivery plans with clear ownership and evidence.
• Productization, scaling and adoption: Coordinate handover and ensure training and user adoption are integrated into delivery.

Skills

Delivery leadership

AI delivery

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

GenAI / AI / Data science

International collaboration

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Business or related field

Tools

MLOps/LLMOps

Cloud platforms

Data analytics tools

Job description

Ayvens is seeking an experienced AI delivery lead in Paris/Madrid to turn prioritized AI opportunities into production-ready solutions and measurable business outcomes. You will blend delivery management with practical AI expertise to structure execution, manage dependencies, and guide cross-functional teams from business case through go-live and value realization.

The ideal candidate brings leadership across AI, data science, and governance, with a track record of delivering complex initiatives