AI Delivery Director: Portfolio Leadership & Growth

Insight Global (United States)

Atlanta (GA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an Associate Director of Technical Delivery for our Applied AI practice. You will own delivery outcomes across a portfolio of PODs, guide staffing, and partner with client executives to ensure profitable, high-impact AI engagements.

This hands-off yet technically credible leader sets cadence, mentors Technical Architects and TPMs, and drives IP reuse and practice evolution. You will operate across onshore/offshore teams and shape the delivery model to scale with client

Qualifications

12+ years of experience in technology delivery, including leading multi-team AI/data/cloud-native programs.
Deep understanding of agentic AI delivery, LLM orchestration, RAG pipelines, and Assembly Line design.
Proven P&L accountability for an AI or technology delivery practice.
Experience managing senior delivery leaders across concurrent client engagements.
Executive client relationship experience at VP or C-level.
Experience scaling POD-based or squad-based delivery with onshore/offshore teams.
Background in professional services, consulting, or systems integration firms delivering AI, data, or platform solutions.
Strong commercial instinct: SOWs, margins, change orders, IP licensing, and how delivery excellence drives expansion.
Ability to foster a culture of IP capture and reuse.

Responsibilities

Own delivery outcomes across a portfolio of 3-4 PODs: velocity, quality, client satisfaction, margin, and Reuse Index.
Staff and shape POD teams: match the right Technical Architects, FDEs, ASAs, and TPMs to the right engagements based on problem fit, not just availability.
Set delivery cadence and operating rhythm for the portfolio: standups, demos, retrospectives, escalation paths, and IP capture reviews.
Make commercial trade-offs: balance pod utilization, delivery quality, and margin targets.
Monitor engagement health continuously: catch scope creep, velocity drops, Reuse Index decline, and client dissatisfaction before they surface in steering committees.
Own the wave plan for your portfolio: forecast hiring needs, sequence onboarding, and ensure pods are never under-resourced for committed work.
Manage Technical Architects and Engagement Leads directly: performance reviews, career development, coaching, and accountability for delivery standards and IP capture commitments.
Build the team: own the hiring pipeline for your portfolio; define roles, screen candidates, lead interviews, make offers.
Develop senior FDEs and TPMs into Technical Architect-caliber leaders through stretch assignments, deliberate exposure to client-facing decisions, and progressive ownership of POD-level accountability.
Run the onshore/offshore operating model for your portfolio: ensure offshore teams have context, ownership, and clear handoff discipline, not just task assignments.
Create a culture of ownership, speed, and craft within your pods.