AI Delivery Manager

Whitehall Consulting; Metro Manila; Hybrid; PHP 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Whitehall Consulting seeks an AI Delivery Manager in Manila, Philippines for a 1-year fixed-term contract with hybrid work (3 days onsite per week). You will lead end-to-end AI and Big Data delivery, aligning product managers, tech teams, and business stakeholders to deliver high-impact capabilities.

You will translate priorities into work packages and roadmaps, coordinate cross-functional teams across architecture, data engineering, development, and security, and ensure testing, release

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, business, PM, data, or related field.
• 8+ years in portfolio, program, project, or operations management focusing on tech/AI initiatives.
• Experience managing cross-functional technical workstreams, delivery schedules, risk remediation.
• Experience SDLC from requirements elaboration to production deployment.
• Strong reporting and governance experience to executives.

Responsibilities

• Translate AI and Big Data priorities into build-ready work packages, delivery plans, backlogs, and milestone forecasts.
• Coordinate cross-functional design and build activities across solution architecture, data engineering, application development, model integration, security, and user experience.
• Lead integration efforts across cloud services, AI platforms, and enterprise systems, while managing risk, dependencies, and blockers.
• Support end-to-end testing (system, integration, UAT, security, performance), remediation actions, release readiness, and implementation cutovers.
• Maintain delivery governance documentation, executive progress dashboards, and operational handover materials.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Problem solving

Executive reporting

SDLC knowledge

Delivery governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Business/PM/Data/Digital Transformation

Job description

Manila, Philippines | Hybrid (3 days onsite/week) | 1-Year Fixed-Term Contract (Continuous Basis)

About the Role

We are seeking an AI Delivery Manager to lead and coordinate end-to-end solution implementation activities for major AI and Big Data initiatives. In this role, you will bridge the gap between product managers, technical teams, and business stakeholders—managing delivery dependencies, technical workstreams, and release readiness. Your leadership will ensure high-impact AI capabilities are smoothly built, tested, documented, and successfully transitioned into operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate AI and Big Data product priorities into build-ready work packages, delivery plans, solution backlogs, and milestone forecasts.
• Coordinate cross-functional design and build activities across solution architecture, data engineering, application development, model integration, security, and user experience.
• Lead integration efforts across cloud services, AI platforms, and enterprise systems, while managing risk, dependencies, and technical blockers.
• Support end-to-end testing (system, integration, UAT, security, performance), remediation actions, release readiness, and implementation cutovers.
• Maintain comprehensive delivery governance documentation, executive progress dashboards, and operational handover materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management, Data, Digital Transformation, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in portfolio, program, project, or operations management, with a primary focus on technology, data, or AI-related initiatives.
• Proven track record managing cross-functional technical workstreams, delivery schedules, risk remediation, and capacity planning.
• Strong background in supporting end-to-end software development lifecycle (SDLC) activities from requirements elaboration to production deployment.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and experience delivering executive-level progress reports and governance updates.