Key Responsibilities

Program Delivery & Governance

- Lead end-to-end delivery of AI/Gen AI projects for PSU and public sector clients, ensuring outcomes are on time, within scope, and budget.

- Define, monitor, and manage delivery KPIs, SLAs, and compliance requirements.

- Establish governance frameworks, progress reporting, and escalation mechanisms.

Stakeholder Management

- Act as the primary client interface for PSU stakeholders, managing C-level relationships, IT leadership, and functional business users.

- Navigate internal bureaucratic processes, align diverse stakeholder interests, and drive consensus in environments with multiple decision layers.

- Handle sensitive political, cultural, and interpersonal dynamics with tact.

Technical Oversight

- Provide delivery oversight across AI/Gen AI model development, cloud-native deployments, and software engineering.

- Review architecture and solution design to ensure scalability, compliance (data residency, security, audit), and performance.

- Partner with engineering, data science, and cloud teams to resolve technical challenges.

Risk & Issue Management

- Anticipate project risks (technical, political, or operational) and proactively implement mitigation strategies.

- Address delivery bottlenecks, manage conflicts between client and internal teams, and keep execution on track.

Team Leadership & Growth

- Lead cross-functional teams of AI engineers, data scientists, cloud architects, and business analysts.

- Coach team members on delivery discipline, public sector client management, and compliance-driven execution.

Required Skills & Experience

- Proven success managing large-scale AI/analytics/cloud projects for PSUs and government agencies in India.

- Demonstrated ability to navigate procurement processes, compliance frameworks, and public sector governance models.

- Understanding of AI/Gen AI technologies, including model development, deployment, and operationalization.

- Familiarity with cloud platforms (Google Cloud, AWS, Azure) and enterprise software engineering principles.

- Working knowledge of data privacy, security, and residency regulations relevant to PSU/Govt projects.

- Strong ability to manage conflicting priorities and multiple stakeholders in hierarchical setups.

- Excellent relationship-building skills, especially in government/PSU contexts.

- Ability to command respect, influence decision-making, and manage escalations with diplomacy.

- Strong program management, budgeting, and vendor management experience.

- Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

- Flexibility to travel and spend time onsite with PSU/government clients as required.

Preferred Qualifications

- Prior delivery experience in oil & gas, power, heavy industries, or large PSU verticals.

- Certifications in Project/Program Management (PMP/PRINCE2/Agile).

- Cloud certifications (GCP/AWS/Azure) preferred