Full job descriptionTechnical Delivery Lead - AI / Digital Products6-Month Contract | Outside IR35 | Hybrid (3 days per week in London)
We are seeking an experienced Technical Delivery Lead to play a pivotal role in driving the successful delivery of a portfolio of cutting-edge AI and digital product initiatives. This is a high-impact position sitting at the heart of a fast-paced, innovative environment, where you will enable engineering and product teams to deliver with clarity, structure, and precision.
The RoleAs a Technical Delivery Lead, you will be accountable for the overall delivery health across multiple workstreams, including AI product development, internal transformation programmes, and advanced technology deployments.
You will act as the operational backbone of the team-owning planning, governance, stakeholder communication, and delivery execution-ensuring work progresses efficiently and transparently at all levels of the organisation.
Key Responsibilities*Own delivery planning across multiple workstreams, including sprint cycles, roadmaps, milestones, and dependencies
*Maintain a real-time view of delivery health, proactively identifying risks, blockers, and delays
*Establish and drive effective delivery governance, including reporting frameworks and team cadences
*Act as the bridge between technical teams and senior stakeholders, translating complex delivery updates into clear business insights
*Align delivery priorities with engineering capacity and commercial objectives
*Lead the resolution of delivery challenges, ensuring momentum is maintained without unnecessary process overhead
*Support programme-level planning, including resource forecasting, tracking, and reporting to leadership
Skills & Experience*Proven experience delivering complex technology programmes or multi-stream product portfolios
*Strong background as a Delivery Lead, Programme Manager, or similar within software, AI, data, or digital product teams
*Deep understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid delivery methodologies
*Experience using tools such as Jira, Linear, or Notion
*Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging senior and executive-level stakeholders
*Technical literacy in AI/ML or data engineering environments, with the ability to challenge and validate delivery progress
Key Attributes*Ability to bring clarity and structure to complex, evolving environments
*Trusted partner to engineering teams, enabling rather than obstructing delivery
*Commercially aware, understanding the impact of delivery pace and prioritisation
*Excellent communicator who proactively flags risks and proposes solutions
*Resilient and adaptable in fast-changing, high-growth environments


Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.