Overview of the Role - Head of Data & AI Delivery Location: India, Gurgaon Reporting to: Global Head of Data & AI Profile Brief: Data & AI Delivery Head is a leadership role to drive and significantly impact the growth momentum of our Client. The Data & AI Delivery Head is expected to lead a cross-location India team of 350+ (and growing) Data & AI professionals, based out of Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chennai, delivering end-to-end projects across AI/ML, Data Science, Reporting and Data Engineering. Data & AI Delivery Head is expected to drive customer engagements, achieve commercial and operational targets, ensure high quality project deliveries, drive talent acquisition and growth, and develop strong analytics capabilities/solutions. The candidate will be expected to drive the thought leadership and strategy for pioneering and implementing end-to-end Data & AI solutions. The candidate is expected to bring domain expertise in one or more industry vertical of business (LS/HC, BFS, Telecom), analytics/machine learning best practices, solve client business problems and identify new opportunities for a client. Job Description Problem Solving & Solutioning: • Strong problem-solving skills with ability to translate a vaguely defined business problem into analytical solution framework. • Ability to understand and analyse business metrics. Ability to influence business/tech stakeholders. • Structured thinking skills with an ability to deal both at high level and at micro level at any point. • Strong experience applying machine learning, data science techniques to solve complex business problems. • Experience in designing end-to-end Analytics and Digital solutions integrating Data Science, Data Engineering and Data Visualization capabilities. • Strong analytical, mathematical, logical, interpersonal, team management and Client management skills. Domain Expertise: • Strong experience in Lifesciences/Pharma or BFS or Telecom domain, solving wide array of business problems. Client and Delivery Management • Proven ability to manage stakeholders across all levels. • Good exposure to Client Management, presentations, proposal creation, project management etc. • Manage programs and engagements from resource mobilization to first contact to final delivery and ensure adherence to scope, timelines, budgets, quality standards, and risk management to ensure customer delight. • Engage in client communications for all important functions including data understanding/exploration.