AI Delivery Lead - Remote, Cross-Functional

robotsandpencils; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Robots & Pencil s is seeking a Delivery Manager to own end-to-end delivery of cross-functional projects across onshore and offshore teams. You will coordinate kickoff through release, ensuring alignment on scope, budget, timeline, and quality while maintaining strong client relationships.

You will facilitate sprint planning, manage releases, and monitor delivery KPIs. A background in AI-enabled platforms and tooling like Claude will help drive efficient planning and reporting in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in software delivery, technical project management, or engineering leadership.
• Strong understanding of agile delivery practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Experience managing distributed teams across onshore and offshore locations.
• Ability to deliver multi-platform digital systems in agile environments.
• Strong client-facing communication and relationship management skills.
• Experience with delivery tooling (Jira, Confluence, GitHub, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines).
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and AI-enabled platforms.
• Demonstrable usage of AI tools to enhance delivery planning, reporting, and documentation (e.g., Claude).
• Scrum Master or equivalent certification preferred.
• Experience in regulated environments (e.g., utilities, government, finance) is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of cross-functional projects, ensuring alignment across scope, budget, timeline, and quality to meet delivery commitments.
• Facilitate sprint planning, backlog refinement, and delivery execution across one or more cross-functional teams
• Manage releases, production readiness, and transitions into operations and maintenance models
• Identify and proactively manage dependencies, risks, scope changes, and escalations before they become blockers
• Define, track, and report delivery KPIs, using data to guide decisions, manage delivery health, and inform tradeoffs across scope, timeline, and budget
• Support QA and UAT efforts, ensuring quality is validated and outcomes meet agreed acceptance criteria
• Bring an AI-forward mindset to your daily work, using tools like Claude to enhance delivery planning, reporting, and stakeholder communications
• Serve as the primary delivery contact for clients, building trusted relationships through transparency, consistency, and clear communication
• Lead stakeholder working sessions and delivery forums with confidence
• Communicate progress, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to executive and non-technical audiences
• Support Senior Delivery Managers and Client Partners in identifying opportunities to expand value within the engagement
• Lead delivery teams across onshore and offshore locations, fostering accountability, collaboration, and delivery excellence
• Mentor delivery coordinators and team members on your project, sharing knowledge and supporting their growth
• Foster a culture of transparency, continuous improvement, and high performance across the engagement
• Contribute to improving delivery practices, tools, and frameworks across engagements
• Participate in interviews for project team members and contribute input to hiring decisions

Skills

Agile delivery practices

Distributed teams

Client-facing communication

Cloud-native architectures

AI-enabled platforms

Claude usage

Scrum Master

Tools

Jira

Confluence

GitHub

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Robots & Pencil s is seeking a Delivery Manager to own end-to-end delivery of cross-functional projects across onshore and offshore teams. You will coordinate kickoff through release, ensuring alignment on scope, budget, timeline, and quality while maintaining strong client relationships.

You will facilitate sprint planning, manage releases, and monitor delivery KPIs. A background in AI-enabled platforms and tooling like Claude will help drive efficient planning and reporting in a fast-paced