Principal - Program & Project Management

Role overview

Principal - Program & Project Management at LTIMindtree

We are looking for an experienced AI Adoption & Observability Delivery Manager to lead enterprise AI transformation programs.

The role involves managing end-to-end delivery of AI adoption and observability initiatives, ensuring successful implementation, governance, stakeholder alignment, and business value realization.

Responsibilities

• Delivery & Program Management Lead end-to-end delivery of AI Adoption and AI Observability programs.
• Manage multiple enterprise engagements, ensuring timely and quality execution.
• Drive governance, risk management, milestone tracking, and stakeholder communications.
• Provide strategic updates and recommendations to client leadership teams.
• AI Adoption Define and execute AI adoption strategies, change management plans, and user enablement programs.
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to create AI adoption roadmaps.
• Establish adoption KPIs, success metrics, and ROI measurement frameworks.
• Support AI Center of Excellence (CoE) setup, governance, and operating models.
• AI Observability Design and implement AI/ML observability solutions for model monitoring and operational health.
• Enable monitoring of model performance, data drift, explainability, and bias detection.
• Implement observability frameworks using tools such as MLflow, Evidently AI, Arize, WhyLabs, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Drive continuous improvement through observability insights and model feedback loops.
• Leadership & Practice Development Lead and mentor delivery managers, consultants, and technical specialists.
• Support hiring, capability building, and team development initiatives.
• Contribute to proposals, RFPs, SOWs, and client presentations.
• Partner with sales and account teams to identify growth opportunities.
• Represent the practice through workshops, webinars, and thought leadership activities.
• Required Skills & Qualifications 15+ years of experience in technology consulting, professional services, or enterprise software delivery. 8+ years of program or delivery management experience leading large-scale enterprise projects. 3+ years of experience in AI/ML, MLOps, AI Adoption, or AI Observability programs.
• Strong understanding of the AI/ML lifecycle, deployment, monitoring, and governance.
• Knowledge of cloud AI platforms such as AWS SageMaker, Azure ML, and Google Vertex AI.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, Generative AI deployment patterns, and Responsible AI practices.
• Experience managing global, cross-functional teams and enterprise stakeholders.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, or similar project management tools.

Required qualifications

• 16-18 Years only

Preferred qualifications and skills

• Experience in Professional Services, Consulting, or Systems Integration organizations.
• Experience managing large enterprise transformation programs.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to engage C-level stakeholders.
• Notice Period: Immediate to 60 Days Preferred

Employment details

• Location: Open / Hybrid
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Location: India

Additional role details

• Job Title: AI Adoption & Observability Delivery Manager