Head of Applied AI Delivery & TPM

Lilt---Lega-Italiana-Per-La-Lotta-Contro-I-Tumori-1; United States; On-site; USD 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

LILT is seeking a Head of Technical Program Management for Applied AI to own project execution, outcomes, and delivery excellence across the Applied AI practice for leading AI labs. You will lead and mentor TPMs, coordinate across multilingual data programs, and ensure timely, on-budget, high-quality deliverables.

The role balances strategic partnership with hands-on execution and escalation management. You will build operational systems, capacity models, and quality controls while partnering

Qualifications

• Accountable owner of large-scale technical portfolios with direct accountability for delivery, outcomes and SLAs.
• 10+ years in delivery, operations, or program leadership, including 5+ years managing managers or multi-team delivery teams.
• Builder and coach mindset with a track record of creating TPM, Product, or Engineering functions from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end practice ownership for all Applied AI programs, including delivery, timelines, quality SLAs, margins and customer satisfaction.
• Lead and scale the delivery team: recruit, mentor, and coach TPMs and project managers to operate independently.
• Run delivery operations and capacity planning at volume: staffing and resource allocation to match demand.
• Build the delivery operating system: standardized intake, scoping, kickoff, quality control, reporting and close‑out.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Delivery excellence

Multimodal AI

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Tools

SQL

BI tools

Job description

LILT is seeking a Head of Technical Program Management for Applied AI to own project execution, outcomes, and delivery excellence across the Applied AI practice for leading AI labs. You will lead and mentor TPMs, coordinate across multilingual data programs, and ensure timely, on-budget, high-quality deliverables.

The role balances strategic partnership with hands-on execution and escalation management. You will build operational systems, capacity models, and quality controls while partnering