AI Delivery Leader – Flexible, NHS-Scale Impact

NHS England; Greater London; On-site; GBP 88,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS England is seeking a Lead Delivery Manager (AI Portfolio) to steer the delivery of AI-enabled products from discovery to live operation. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, ensure agile, lean and user-centred practices, and align priorities with stakeholders across health and care organisations.

The role emphasizes governance, assurance, clinical safety, data readiness and responsible AI, with a focus on delivering measurable benefits at scale in a NHS digital context.

Qualifications

• Master's level or equivalent delivery experience.
• Degree-level or postgraduate study, training, certification in AI/ML/data science or equivalent experience. Explain AI concepts and delivery trade-offs to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery across a portfolio of AI-enabled products or services from discovery through live operation.
• Enable multidisciplinary teams to deliver value using agile, lean and user-centred methods.
• Collaborate with product, clinical, operational, technical and supplier stakeholders to translate priorities into delivery plans and success measures.
• Manage delivery plans, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies and progress reporting across multiple workstreams.
• Support products and services through governance, assurance and approval processes.
• Ensure consideration of clinical safety, information governance, cyber security, accessibility, responsible AI, adoption and live-service support.
• Manage delivery risks including data readiness, model performance, user trust and operational readiness.
• Coordinate stakeholders across health and care organisations, suppliers and partner teams for implementation and continuous improvement.
• Build and sustain multidisciplinary teams with adaptable structures and ways of working.

Skills

Planning & Organising

Impediments & Risks

Stakeholder Management

Education

Master's level or equivalent

AI/ML/Data science knowledge

Job description

NHS England is seeking a Lead Delivery Manager (AI Portfolio) to steer the delivery of AI-enabled products from discovery to live operation. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, ensure agile, lean and user-centred practices, and align priorities with stakeholders across health and care organisations.

The role emphasizes governance, assurance, clinical safety, data readiness and responsible AI, with a focus on delivering measurable benefits at scale in a NHS digital context.