IT Delivery Manager - AI Platforms
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Job overview
Vanguard seeks an IT Delivery Manager to lead engineering teams and own delivery of cloud-based and AI/ML platform initiatives. The role translates business and technology priorities into delivery plans, communicates progress and risks to stakeholders, and partners across engineering, product, and business teams. It also supports operational planning and ensures delivery aligns with technology, risk, and security standards. The position follows Vanguard’s hybrid working model.
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Full job description
IT Delivery Manager - AI Platforms
locations
Malvern, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Charlotte, NC
time type
Full time
posted on
job requisition id
183208
Responsibilities
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Lead and develop a blended team of engineers (onshore and offshore), providing coaching, performance management, and career development while driving accountability for results
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Own end-to-end delivery of cloud-based and AI/ML platform initiatives, including continued development and scaling of capabilities such as AWS SageMaker and internally developed solutions
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Translate business and technology priorities into actionable delivery plans, including scope, dependencies, risks, and resource needs across a shared services model supporting multiple lines of business
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Establish and maintain strong delivery discipline through structured planning, tracking, and reporting (e.g., JIRA or similar tools) to ensure predictable and reliable outcomes
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Provide clear, data-driven communication to stakeholders and leadership on delivery status, timelines, risks, and overall progress
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Partner with engineering, product, and business teams to align on priorities, enable platform adoption, and ensure successful execution of cross-functional initiatives
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Proactively identify and mitigate risks, resolve blockers, and drive continuous improvement in delivery processes and team effectiveness
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Monitor and report on delivery performance, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and the scalability of platform capabilities
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Support operational planning, including staffing, resource allocation, and budget considerations
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Ensure adherence to technology, risk, and security standards while delivering high-quality, scalable solutions
Qualifications
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8+ years of experience in IT delivery, engineering management, or program delivery roles
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Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
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Proven people management experience leading engineering or technical teams (required)
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Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end delivery outcomes (not just coordination or facilitation)
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Strong experience with:
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Delivery planning and forecasting
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Managing timelines, dependencies, and risks
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Communicating delivery status to senior leadership
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Experience working with Agile delivery teams and tools (e.g., JIRA)
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Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
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Experience delivering solutions on cloud platforms (primarily AWS; Azure exposure a plus)
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Working experience with AI/ML platforms, preferably SageMaker
Special Factors
Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
About Vanguard
At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,619 open Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Pennsylvania median$135–255K/yr108 salary ranges
- US median$50–70/hr29 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 158 open Engineering Manager jobs in Pennsylvania and 5,619 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (4,969 postings).
- Education
- 2,480 of the 5,619 open Engineering Manager jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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