Senior Delivery Manager, AI & Analytics Programs

ISx4 Group; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ISx4 Group is seeking a Delivery Manager in Belfast to lead end-to-end analytics and AI engagements. You will bridge clients, technical teams, and leadership, ensuring projects deliver on scope, time, and budget.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, commercial acumen, and hands-on Agile experience with Jira, Confluence, and MS Project. As part of a small firm, you will mentor junior PMs, manage resources, and help shape delivery services as AI domains expand.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of delivery/project/program management experience, ideally in data analytics or AI/ML.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing project P&L and margins.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication; able to present to C-level clients.
• Hands-on experience with agile methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence, MS Project).
• Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.]
• job_responsibilities_description':['Own end-to-end delivery of analytics & AI engagements, ensuring scope, quality, budget and timeline commitments.','Serve as primary delivery contact for clients, manage expectations, provide status updates, and handle escalations.','Lead resource planning and team management with Practice Leads to balance workload and knowledge sharing.','Track project financials and identify change requests or upsell opportunities with sales/consulting leads.','Champion pragmatic agile practices tailored to data/AI work and continuously improve delivery playbooks.','Identify risks, dependencies, and blockers; ensure quality assurance and knowledge transfer to clients.','Contribute to proposals and capability development as AI domains expand.','Coach junior PMs/consultants and support career growth.'],

Responsibilities

• Project Delivery Leadership: Own end-to-end delivery of analytics & AI engagements. Ensure projects meet scope, quality, budget, and timeline commitments.
• Client Relationship Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for delivery matters. Manage expectations, facilitate workshops, provide regular status reporting, and handle escalations professionally.
• Resource & Team Management: Work closely with Practice Leads to allocate resources. Support team well-being, workload balancing, and knowledge sharing in a small-firm setting.
• Commercial Oversight: Track project financials; Utilization. Identify change requests / upsell opportunities and work with sales/consulting leads to secure them.
• Process & Methodology: Champion pragmatic agile practices tailored to data/AI work Continuously improve our delivery playbook.
• Risk & Quality Management: Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and technical blockers. Ensure robust quality assurance, documentation, and knowledge transfer to clients.
• Business Growth: Contribute to proposals, scoping sessions, and capability development. Help shape our service offerings as we expand into new AI domains.
• Mentorship: Coach junior PMs/consultants and support the professional growth of delivery talent.

Skills

Delivery management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Job description

ISx4 Group is seeking a Delivery Manager in Belfast to lead end-to-end analytics and AI engagements. You will bridge clients, technical teams, and leadership, ensuring projects deliver on scope, time, and budget.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, commercial acumen, and hands-on Agile experience with Jira, Confluence, and MS Project. As part of a small firm, you will mentor junior PMs, manage resources, and help shape delivery services as AI domains expand.