Delivery Manager – Enterprise AI Technology Programs

Distyl AI develops AI native technologies for humans & AI to collaborate to power the operations of the Global Fortune 1000.

In just 24 months, we’ve rapidly grown to partner with some of the world’s largest enterprises—including F100 telecom, healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, and retail companies—delivering multiple AI deployments with $100M+ impact. Our platform, Distillery, along with our team of AI Engineers, Researchers, and Strategists, is pioneering AI-native systems of work, solving the most complex, high-stakes challenges at scale.

Distyl was founded and is led by proven leaders from companies like Palantir, Apple, and top national laboratories. We work in deep partnership with OpenAI, jointly going-to-market at the largest enterprises and collaborating, evaluating and testing the latest models. Backed by Lightspeed, Khosla, Coatue, industry leaders like Nat Friedman (former GitHub CEO), as well as board members of over 20+ F500s, Distyl is building the future of AI-powered enterprise operations.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly adaptable, results-driven Delivery Manager to lead the execution of a portfolio of large-scale AI programs at a Fortune 100 client. This role is ideal for a seasoned technology leader who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and has a proven track record of managing enterprise programs over $10M in budget.

Our culture is built around moving fast, making an impact, and delivering at the highest level. The ideal candidate is someone who embraces intensity and complexity, can pivot quickly, and thrives in a dynamic, ever-evolving landscape.

As a Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring that all customer outcomes are delivered on time, within budget, and with exceptional quality. You will prioritize and align work to KPIs, influence stakeholders, and ensure seamless execution that maximizes impact and throughput.

This is not a passive oversight role—we need someone who is hands-on, deeply engaged in technical and business conversations, and enjoys working alongside engineers, architects, and executives alike. If you’re looking for a high-energy, fast-moving environment where you can truly make an impact, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead High-Impact Delivery: Oversee the successful execution of a portfolio of enterprise-scale projects, ensuring they meet business objectives and drive measurable impact.

• Operate at Maximum Velocity: Embrace a high-speed, dynamic environment where priorities can shift, requiring quick thinking and adaptability.

• Drive Stakeholder Alignment: Regularly report on program status to senior executives, technical teams, and business leaders, fostering trust and maintaining alignment.

• Optimize Program Success: Structure and scale delivery efforts to maximize impact and efficiency, ensuring the program runs at peak performance.

• Influence Key Customer Decisions: Guide the client in providing the necessary teams, integrations, and resources to make the program a success.

• Grow and Motivate a Team: Onboard and organize forward-deployed AI engineers and AI strategists to design and build cutting-edge AI solutions. 

• Stay Engaged in Delivery Activities: Run daily project scrums, engage in planning, requirements gathering/refinement, product management, testing, evals, deployment, etc, whatever is needed to drive execution forward.

• Champion AI-Driven Solutions: Understand how AI and automation can enhance business processes and technology delivery.

• Write the Playbook: Author best practices for delivering AI programs at scale. 

Who You Are

• A Problem-Solver at Speed: You can navigate complexity and ambiguity, quickly identifying solutions and driving action.

• An Enterprise-Scale Leader: You have 10+ years of experience delivering large-scale technology programs for enterprise clients, including a $10M+ budget program.

• A Master of Adaptation: You thrive in an intense, fast-moving environment and can pivot when necessary to keep momentum high.

• A Strong Communicator Across All Levels: You can seamlessly switch between technical deep-dives with engineers and high-level strategic conversations with executives.

• A Delivery-First Operator: You know how to execute with precision, delivering on time, on budget, and with top-tier quality.

• AI-Curious and Business-Minded: You have a demonstrated interest in AI-driven solutions and how they can optimize business outcomes.

Why Join Us?

• Shape the Future: Lead AI transformations that will re-define the next century’s most influential companies.

• Pick and Build the Winners: Work with top enterprises to identify, transform, and scale the winners of the AI Economy.

• Operate at the Highest Level: Engage directly with CEOs and C-suite executives to drive billion-dollar impact.

• High-Growth, High-Upside: Be a key player in a hyper-growth startup backed by the best in AI and enterprise, with a tremendous upside.

• Elite Team, Mission-Driven Culture: Work with top AI talent that emphasizes high-impact, deep-ownership and a shared mission for excellence.