Senior AI Delivery Manager DE

Welcome to an exciting opportunity where ambitious individuals are invited to join a team of inquisitive minds and supportive peers, all driven by a shared passion and diverse skills aimed at creating value for businesses through data

About Us     
Ascent has recently been acquired by Acuity Analytics.  This is both a significant milestone for us and a tremendous opportunity for you.  Acuity Analytics is a business with a strong global reputation, an impressive client base and ambitious growth plans.  We deliver deep insights and domain-led digital transformation to high-growth and heavily regulated organisations.  To our customers, we bring a partnership that provides the talent, technology and capability to enhance performance and operational efficiency.  

About the role    
As our Senior AI Delivery Manager (F/M/X) we require a professional with demonstrable experience of managing AI and Large Language Model projects coupled with the technical understanding needed to ensure success. You will lead data development projects from start to finish. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage risks, and keep each initiative on track and on budget. The TDM will own every phase of the project lifecycle, ensuring deliverables meet our clients and Acuity's standards of quality. Our projects sit at the cutting edge of AI, requiring a focus on detail and a readiness to adapt as the field advance. 

What you will do   

• Planning & Delivery: Translate business outcomes into clear backlogs, sprint plans, and roadmaps, ensuring well-defined, testable requirements aligned with Agile practices (SCRUM). 
• Execution & Transparency: Own backlog management, sprint ceremonies, and delivery cadence; track progress against scope, timelines, and KPIs, escalating risks and blockers early. 
• Data & Technical Oversight: Oversee data pipelines (ingestion, transformation, storage) and use SQL, JSON, and Python to understand and validate data flows. 
• Risk, Quality & Architecture: Manage risks and dependencies (RAID), ensure delivery quality, and align technical decisions with architectural and ML/AI best practices. 
• Collaboration & Communication: Drive cross-functional collaboration and communicate delivery status clearly to internal and external stakeholders. 
• Budget & Commercial Accountability: Track project spend, resource utilisation, and forecasts, proactively managing variances through data-driven insights. 
• Communicate Using Data : Build and present data-driven dashboards, forecasts, and delivery insights to diverse audiences.  

Your profile  

• 5+ years in technical project management or technical service delivery.  
• Demonstrable experience delivering data labelling, annotation, or LLM/AI projects.  
• Strong command of Agile Scrum frameworks and tooling (Jira, Confluence).  
• Hands-on capability with SQL, JSON, Python and query-based data inspection.  
• Experience working in startup, scale-up, or high-growth environments.  
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and technical translation skills.  

Nice to have 

• Degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related technical field.  
• Proficiency with data visualisation tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker).  
• Understanding of system architecture and foundational AI/ML concepts.  
• Proven ability to create delivery structures "from scratch" and operate in constrained or rapidly evolving conditions.  
• MBA, consulting background, PMP/PMI-ACP certification.  

Why join us

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