Senior Service Delivery Manager - AMS

EPAM Systems; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,800,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in India is seeking a Senior Service Delivery Manager – AMS to oversee the end-to-end delivery of AI-driven solutions and Application Management Services for enterprise clients.

This role ensures high-quality service, operational excellence and continuous improvement across AI and AMS engagements while acting as the primary point of contact for clients, leading cross-functional teams and driving strategic initiatives to maximize client satisfaction and business value.

Qualifications

• 15–18 years of IT service delivery experience.
• Proven track record managing large-scale enterprise engagements.
• Knowledge of AI technologies, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and ITIL/DevOps/SRE.
• Senior stakeholder management and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the delivery of AMS engagements, ensuring adherence to SLAs, KPIs and contractual obligations
• Oversee the transition, stabilization and ongoing support of AI and AMS solutions, including incident, problem, change and release management
• Collaborate with AI engineering, data science and AMS teams to ensure seamless integration and support of AI-powered applications
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and escalation point for service issues
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging automation, analytics and AI to optimize service delivery and reduce operational costs
• Monitor service performance, prepare executive dashboards and present regular reports to stakeholders
• Manage budgets, resource allocation and vendor relationships for AI and AMS services
• Ensure compliance with security, privacy and regulatory requirements
• Lead and mentor a team of service delivery managers, engineers and support staff
• Participate in pre-sales activities, solution design and contract negotiations for new AI and AMS opportunities

Skills

Client management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

ITIL

DevOps

SRE

AI/ML

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Automation

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Service Delivery Manager – AMS to oversee the end-to-end delivery of AI-driven solutions and Application Management Services for enterprise clients. This role ensures high-quality service, operational excellence and continuous improvement across AI and AMS engagements while acting as the primary point of contact for clients, leading cross-functional teams and driving strategic initiatives to maximize client satisfaction and business value.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the delivery of AMS engagements, ensuring adherence to SLAs, KPIs and contractual obligations
• Oversee the transition, stabilization and ongoing support of AI and AMS solutions, including incident, problem, change and release management
• Collaborate with AI engineering, data science and AMS teams to ensure seamless integration and support of AI-powered applications
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and escalation point for service issues
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging automation, analytics and AI to optimize service delivery and reduce operational costs
• Monitor service performance, prepare executive dashboards and present regular reports to stakeholders
• Manage budgets, resource allocation and vendor relationships for AI and AMS services
• Ensure compliance with security, privacy and regulatory requirements
• Lead and mentor a team of service delivery managers, engineers and support staff
• Participate in pre-sales activities, solution design and contract negotiations for new AI and AMS opportunities

Requirements

• 15-18 years of experience in IT service delivery, with significant exposure to AI/ML projects and Application Management Services
• Proven track record managing large-scale, complex service delivery engagements for enterprise clients
• Understanding of AI technologies, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and AMS best practices (ITIL, DevOps, SRE)
• Familiarity with automation, monitoring and incident management tools
• Excellent client management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Skills in leadership, team management and mentoring
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• ITIL certification or equivalent is preferred

Nice to have

• Exposure to contract management, financial oversight and vendor governance
• Capability to drive innovation and transformation initiatives leveraging AI and automation