Applied AI Delivery Leader — TPM & Programs

LILT; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Career growth

Dynamic environment

Job summary

LILT is seeking a Head of Technical Program Management for Applied AI to own delivery across multilingual, multimodal engagements with leading AI labs. You will build the TPM function, mentor a high-performing team, and ensure on-time, on-budget, high-quality outcomes.

You will lead capacity planning, create repeatable playbooks, manage vendor workforces, and partner with research to standardize quality. This role requires 10+ years in delivery with 5+ years managing managers and strong

Qualifications

• Final owner of large-scale technical portfolios with direct accountability for delivery and SLA adherence.
• Experience architecting mitigations for AI-specific operational risks (dataset contamination, domain drift, quality decay).
• Proven track record building TPM, Product, or Engineering teams and coaching talent.

Responsibilities

• Owns end-to-end delivery for Applied AI programs across customer engagements.
• Leads and scales the delivery team; mentors TPMs and project managers.
• Manages capacity planning, staffing, and resource allocation across programs.
• Builds standard intake, scoping, kickoff, quality control, reporting, and close-out processes.
• Partners with Sales to shape scope, pricing, and timelines; owns customer satisfaction and margins.

Skills

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Delivery leadership

Program management

Coaching/mentoring

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor/Master in CS/AI or related field

Tools

Python

Jira

Linear

Job description

LILT is seeking a Head of Technical Program Management for Applied AI to own delivery across multilingual, multimodal engagements with leading AI labs. You will build the TPM function, mentor a high-performing team, and ensure on-time, on-budget, high-quality outcomes.

You will lead capacity planning, create repeatable playbooks, manage vendor workforces, and partner with research to standardize quality. This role requires 10+ years in delivery with 5+ years managing managers and strong