IT Delivery Manager - AI Platforms

Vanguard; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a Senior Delivery Leader to guide a blended onshore/offshore engineering team across cloud and AI/ML initiatives, including AWS SageMaker. You will translate business priorities into actionable plans, manage risks, and drive predictable, scalable delivery in a shared services model supporting multiple lines of business.

Responsibilities include coaching, performance management, planning, and communication with senior leadership, ensuring platform adoption and alignment with

Qualifications

• 8+ years in IT delivery, engineering management or program delivery.
• Proven people management leading engineering/technical teams.
• Own end-to-end delivery outcomes, not just coordination.
• Experience with delivery planning and forecasting.
• Managing timelines, dependencies and risks.
• Communicating delivery status to senior leadership.
• Experience with Agile delivery teams and JIRA.
• Cloud platform delivery experience, AWS preferred; Azure a plus.
• Experience with AI/ML platforms, SageMaker preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a blended onshore/offshore engineering team.
• Own end-to-end delivery of cloud-based and AI/ML platform initiatives.
• Translate business priorities into actionable delivery plans across shared services.
• Establish delivery discipline with planning, tracking and reporting using tools.
• Provide data-driven status updates to stakeholders and leadership.
• Align with engineering, product and business teams to enable platform adoption.
• Identify risks, remove blockers, and drive continuous improvement.
• Monitor delivery performance and ensure scalability of platform capabilities.
• Support operational planning including staffing and budget considerations.
• Ensure adherence to tech, risk, and security standards.

Skills

People management

Stakeholder management

Delivery ownership

Agile / JIRA

Leadership

Project scheduling

Risk management

Communication

Cloud delivery

Education

Undergraduate degree

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

AWS

SageMaker

JIRA

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a blended team of engineers (onshore and offshore), providing coaching, performance management, and career development while driving accountability for results
• Own end-to-end delivery of cloud-based and AI/ML platform initiatives, including continued development and scaling of capabilities such as AWS SageMaker and internally developed solutions
• Translate business and technology priorities into actionable delivery plans, including scope, dependencies, risks, and resource needs across a shared services model supporting multiple lines of business
• Establish and maintain strong delivery discipline through structured planning, tracking, and reporting (e.g., JIRA or similar tools) to ensure predictable and reliable outcomes
• Provide clear, data-driven communication to stakeholders and leadership on delivery status, timelines, risks, and overall progress
• Partner with engineering, product, and business teams to align on priorities, enable platform adoption, and ensure successful execution of cross-functional initiatives
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, resolve blockers, and drive continuous improvement in delivery processes and team effectiveness
• Monitor and report on delivery performance, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and the scalability of platform capabilities
• Support operational planning, including staffing, resource allocation, and budget considerations
• Ensure adherence to technology, risk, and security standards while delivering high-quality, scalable solutions

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in IT delivery, engineering management, or program delivery roles
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• Proven people management experience leading engineering or technical teams (required)
• Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end delivery outcomes (not just coordination or facilitation)
• Strong experience with: Delivery planning and forecasting
• Managing timelines, dependencies, and risks
• Communicating delivery status to senior leadership
• Experience working with Agile delivery teams and tools (e.g., JIRA)
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience delivering solutions on cloud platforms (primarily AWS; Azure exposure a plus)
• Working experience with AI/ML platforms, preferably SageMaker

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.