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We believe that data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are inextricably linked. Our mission is to enable the responsible advancement of artificial intelligence by providing the data, evaluation frameworks, and human expertise required to build AI systems that can be trusted at scale. We provide a range of transferable solutions, platforms, and services for Generative AI / AI builders and adopters. In every relationship, we honor our 36+ year legacy delivering the highest quality data and outstanding outcomes for our customers.\nScope of the Role: \nWe are looking for a Technical Delivery Manager (TDM) to own end-to-end program management for our AI/ML engagements - spanning ML model development, training and fine-tuning, LLM-based solutions, data pipelines, model evaluation, and broader AI/ML workflows.\nThis role is the single point of contact (SPOC) for clients and internally coordinates across CXO’s, practice heads, engineering, hiring, operations teams. The TDM acts as the orchestrator of the entire delivery engine, ensuring that what clients expect and what gets delivered stay tightly aligned at every stage, while proactively identifying and resolving risks before they become issues. \nWhat You’ll Own:\nProgram & Delivery Management:\nOwn the end-to-end delivery roadmap for AI/ML programs, including ML model development, training/fine-tuning, LLM implementations, and model evaluation workstreams.\nTranslate client requirements and business goals into structured delivery plans, milestones, and success metrics.\nTrack scope, timelines, budgets, and resourcing across multiple concurrent AI/ML projects; proactively flag slippages and drive corrective action.\nEstablish and maintain governance cadences (status reviews, steering committee updates, sprint/iteration reviews) across all active engagements.\nClient & Stakeholder Management:\nServe as the single SPOC for clients - managing relationships from day-to-day points of contact through to CXO-level stakeholders.\nRun regular client check-ins, business reviews, and escalation calls; present delivery status, risks, and outcomes.\nEnsure client expectations are clearly captured, documented, and continuously validated against what is actually being built and delivered - closing any gaps before they surface as dissatisfaction.\nBuild trusted advisor relationships that support account growth and renewal.\nCross-Functional Orchestration:\nAct as the connective tissue between practice heads, engineering teams, hiring/talent acquisition, and operations, ensuring everyone is working off the same delivery plan and priorities.\nCoordinate staffing and hiring pipelines with TA/HR to ensure the right talent is available in time for project ramp-up.\nWork with practice/technical leads to validate solution approaches, technical feasibility, and effort estimates before commitments are made to clients.\nPartner with operations on resourcing, utilization, invoicing/billing milestones, and contractual compliance.\nRisk, Quality & Proactive Issue Management:\nProactively identify delivery risks (technical, resourcing, scope, timeline) early and drive mitigation plans before they escalate.\nAnticipate client concerns based on program signals (e.g., slipping milestones, performance issues, resourcing gaps) and act ahead of formal escalation.\nOwn issue/escalation management end-to-end - coordinating the right internal teams to resolve problems quickly and communicating transparently with clients throughout.\nDrive continuous improvement in delivery processes, templates, and playbooks based on lessons learned across engagements.\nReporting & Governance:\nMaintain accurate, real-time visibility into program health for internal leadership and client stakeholders.\nPrepare and present executive-level dashboards and reviews to both client and internal leadership.\nEnsure contractual SLAs, deliverable timelines, and commercial commitments are tracked and met.\nYou’ll Thrive in This Role If You Have:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field; MBA or equivalent is a plus\nPrior experience in an IT services, consulting, or AI/ML solutions provider environment (client-delivery model, not just internal product teams)\nExposure to LLM/GenAI project delivery specifically (RAG pipelines, fine-tuning, agentic workflows, evaluation frameworks)\n8+ years of experience in technical program/delivery management, with at least 2-3 years specifically managing AI/ML, data science, or data engineering programs.\nDemonstrated experience being the primary client-facing SPOC for enterprise or CXO-level stakeholders.\nStrong working knowledge of the ML/AI project lifecycle: model training/fine-tuning, LLM-based solution delivery, model evaluation, and MLOps concepts.\nProven ability to manage multiple concurrent, cross-functional programs in a matrixed environment (engineering, practice/technical teams, hiring, operations).\nExcellent executive communication and presentation skills; comfortable translating technical detail into business impact for CXO audiences.\nExperience with program/delivery tooling (e.g., Jira, Asana, MS Project, Confluence) and reporting/dashboarding tools.\nThe expected salary range for this position is $145,000 - $165,000 p/year, based on experience, skills, and qualifications.\nPlease be aware of recruitment scams involving individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent employers. Innodata will never ask for payment, banking details, or sensitive personal information during the application process. To learn more on how to recognize job scams, please visit the Federal Trade Commission’s guide at https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams. \nIf you believe you’ve been targeted by a recruitment scam, please report it to Innodata at  and consider reporting it to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5915,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Data Entry & Processing","AI Training Data & Annotation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-01T19:52:38Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 2","filings_12m":2,"filings_prev_12m":2,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":150000,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":69,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.771,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":34,"expected_fill_days":59,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-16T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":165000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/innodata-technical-delivery-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/innodata-technical-delivery-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-16T15:32:52Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":15414,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-17T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":48089},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=48089"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Finnodata-technical-delivery-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Finnodata-technical-delivery-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Finnodata-technical-delivery-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/innodata-technical-delivery-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Finnodata-technical-delivery-manager"}]}