Delivery Lead

The **Delivery Lead** is responsible for one value stream, which may consist of 1-3 offshore development pods. The team delivers the AI-native way: spec-driven, gated, with the AI factory. Keeping it that way is part of the job. Req.#1123830910 *The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill an existing vacancy for a new position.* **Responsibilities** * Estimate each approved project together with the POs, the lead developer and the architects * Turn the estimate into a plan: milestones, sprints, pod capacity and staffing against the backlog having in mind capacity measured in AI Complexity Points * Map the dependencies up front, across teams, across value streams and across vendors (including other vendors), with an owner and a date on each * Execute against the plan. Track progress and throughput, and re-plan when scope, capacity or a dependency moves * Raise risks and slippage early, with the cause and the decision needed * Report throughput in complexity points, cycle time, defect escape and rework rate on the account cadence * Own the stream's part of the complexity-point baseline, and move pods from T&M to committed output * Move each pod through the AI factory ramp when the team is new * Track AI adoption and productivity per pod and per person * Track AI cost per pod, per person and per ticket, next to the cost of the pod itself * Run a continuous improvement program for the stream. Find where work is slow or expensive: rework, review queues, waiting on dependencies, model and prompt choices, runs that cost more than the ticket is worth * Set targets for cost per complexity point and cost per unit of work, and bring them down over time * Pass the factory improvements on to the pods and measure the effect * Keep the savings visible and tie them to EPAM margin on the output-based model **Requirements** * Experience leading delivery of multi-team software programs with external vendors, in a client-facing role * Track record of delivering to a plan and to commercial commitments * Hands-on with AI coding tools, with first-hand experience of AI-native ways of working in a team * Comfortable with data: delivery, cost and productivity metrics * Strong communication with senior client stakeholders, and the judgment to escalate early * Insurance or financial services background is a plus **We offer** * Extended Healthcare with Prescription Drugs, Dental and Vision, and Healthcare Spending Account (Company Paid) * Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Paid) * Employee Assistance Program (Company Paid) * Telehealth (Company Paid) * Short-term Disability (Company Paid) * Long-Term Disability * Paid Time Off (including vacation and sick days) * Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with Company match * Maternity/Parental/Adoption Leave Top-up * Employee Stock Purchase Program * Critical Illness Insurance * Employee Discounts * Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform