Delivery Lead

We are seeking a Delivery Lead to manage the end-to-end delivery of cutting-edge AI and data platform projects, including solutions leveraging Generative AI and modern data engineering architectures. This role requires strong coordination across cross-functional teams of Data Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, Architects, and platform specialists to ensure successful implementation and business alignment.

 

• Lead full lifecycle delivery of data and AI solutions – from discovery and design through development, deployment, and adoption.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Data Scientists, and business stakeholders to validate functional use cases and technical feasibility.
• Manage technical risks, drive issue resolution, and ensure the quality and scalability of delivered solutions.
• Oversee sprint planning, release management, and production deployment, including post-release monitoring and performance tuning.
• Champion best practices in data governance, AI/ML lifecycle management, model interpretability, and ethical AI usage.
• Foster strong relationships with business users, enterprise architects, and vendor partners to ensure value-driven outcomes.

• 8 or more years of experience in delivering enterprise-scale data and AI projects
• Proven success in leading cross-disciplinary technical teams and implementing AI/ML solutions in production environments.
• Strong grasp of data architecture, data pipelines, prompt engineering, model deployment, and evaluation metrics.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to bridge technical and business teams effectively.

EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a leading data analytics and digital operations and solutions company. We partner with clients using a data and AI-led approach to reinvent business models, drive better business outcomes and unlock growth with speed. EXL harnesses the power of data, analytics, AI, and deep industry knowledge to transform operations for the world’s leading corporations in industries including insurance, healthcare, banking and financial services, media and retail, among others. EXL was founded in 1999 with the core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. We are headquartered in New York and have more than 54,000 employees spanning six continents. For more information, visit www.exlservice.com.

EXL never requires or asks for fees/payments or credit card or bank details during any phase of the recruitment or hiring process and has not authorized any agencies or partners to collect any fee or payment from prospective candidates. EXL will only extend a job offer after a candidate has gone through a formal interview process with members of EXL’s Human Resources team, as well as our hiring managers.