Head of Applied AI Program Management

lilt.com; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity and benefits package

Growth opportunities

Job summary

LILT is seeking a Head of Technical Program Management for Applied AI to own and optimize all delivery across its Applied AI engagements. You will lead TPMs and project managers, set standards for quality and timelines, and partner with researchers and engineers to deliver high-impact AI projects at scale.

You will build the program management function from the ground up, mentor a cross-functional team, and ensure customer outcomes meet the highest standards of precision and speed in a

Qualifications

• 10+ years in delivery, operations, or program leadership with 5+ years managing managers or multi-team delivery orgs.
• Experience owning large-scale, customer-facing delivery portfolios with SLA accountability.
• Proven to build TPM/engineering teams, processes, and systems from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery across Applied AI programs, including timelines, quality SLAs, margin, and customer satisfaction.
• Build and scale a high-performance delivery team of TPMs and project managers.
• Design and implement scalable delivery operating systems and playbooks.

Skills

Ownership of delivery

Delivery leadership

People management

AI/ML familiarity

Data fluency

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or AI

Tools

Jira

Linear

BI tools

SQL

Job description

LILT is seeking a Head of Technical Program Management for Applied AI to own and optimize all delivery across its Applied AI engagements. You will lead TPMs and project managers, set standards for quality and timelines, and partner with researchers and engineers to deliver high-impact AI projects at scale.

You will build the program management function from the ground up, mentor a cross-functional team, and ensure customer outcomes meet the highest standards of precision and speed in a