Delivery Head - Application Development & Maintenance

Job Description :

We are looking for an experienced Delivery Head to lead Application Development & Maintenance (ADM) engagements, strengthen client relationships and drive business unit growth. The role requires strong delivery governance, commercial ownership and experience managing projects across Java, .NET, Python and/or data platforms, including AI-led initiatives.

Key Responsibilities :

- Own end-to-end delivery across multiple ADM engagements, ensuring quality, timelines, budgets and contractual commitments.

- Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, manage expectations and lead governance reviews and escalations.

- Own portfolio financial performance, including revenue, profitability, utilization, resource planning and delivery costs.

- Partner with sales and account teams to identify account expansion opportunities, support proposals and drive business unit growth.

- Lead application development, modernization, integration and/or data engineering projects across Java, .NET, Python and related platforms.

- Manage AI/GenAI projects from business requirements through production deployment, ensuring measurable business outcomes.

- Drive AI-assisted engineering and automation to improve delivery productivity and quality.

- Manage delivery risks, dependencies, scope changes and recovery plans across fixed-price and T&M engagements.

- Build and mentor delivery managers, project managers and engineering teams, strengthening capabilities and succession planning.

Required Experience and Skills :

- Proven experience leading large, multi-project ADM portfolios within an IT services organization.

- Strong experience managing delivery of projects built on Java, .NET, Python and/or data engineering platforms, with sufficient technical depth to review solution approaches, guide teams and manage delivery risks.

- Strong understanding of application architecture, cloud platforms, enterprise integrations and modernization.

- Demonstrated experience managing AI/GenAI projects beyond proof of concept, including integration with enterprise applications or data platforms and production deployment.

- Strong executive stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

- Experience owning P&L or portfolio profitability and contributing to business unit or account growth.

- Sound understanding of Agile delivery, DevOps, delivery metrics and commercial models.

- Ability to balance client commitments, engineering priorities and business objectives.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Onsite experience working with clients in the US and/or Europe.

- Experience supporting presales, solutioning, estimation, and large deal pursuits.

- BE/B.Tech/MCA or equivalent; management qualifications would be an advantage.

Skills

Java, Python, .Net, Delivery Management, Delivery Head, IT Project Delivery, Cloud