Our client is seeking a Technical Lead to own AI project delivery end to end.

You bring a proven track record building systems and are ready to lead others doing the same.

This will start as a 12-month contract, 3 days/week in downtown Toronto.

What You''ll Do Intake & Scoping Lead intake calls surface the real problem behind the stated ask Scope effort, timeline, and resourcing with the PM based on real build requirements Assess feasibility early; say no (or ''not yet'') when work isn''t a fit Recommend simpler solutions when AI isn''t the right answer Technical Leadership Lead AI-native engineers set direction, review architecture, mentor Make key calls: model/framework selection, build vs. buy, technical debt tradeoffs Stay hands-on: prototyping, unblocking, code review, debugging evals Define delivery standards evaluation criteria, human-in-the-loop design, fallback behavior Track the AI tooling landscape, favoring production-ready over novel Delivery Ownership Own end-to-end delivery across concurrent projects, accountable for outcomes Run delivery cadence with the PM: milestones, risks, dependencies,



escalations Manage shifting requirements and resulting tradeoffs Stakeholder Management Primary contact for business stakeholders throughout the project Proactively manage expectations; surface risks early Present progress and tradeoffs to senior, non-technical audiences Challenge assumptions and offer alternative approaches Work across sponsors, product/ops teams, data platform teams, leadership, and external partners What We''re Looking For 8+ years in software/AI-ML engineering, including 3+ years leading technical teams, with substantial hands-on experience prior Still hands-on shipped production systems, can go deep on design Experience building LLM applications: agentic workflows, RAG, orchestration, prompt/context engineering, evaluation Robust Python and code review skills Production experience on cloud AI/data platforms (Azure, AWS, Databricks, or similar) Track record owning business-facing projects end to end, including when they slipped Solid scoping instincts can size effort accurately from a short conversation Ability to influence senior stakeholders without formal authority Comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities Bonus Consulting or agency background Experience building delivery processes from scratch Consumer goods or enterprise transformation experience

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