Technical Delivery Director - AI, Agentic Systems & Production AI

EPAM is looking for a Technical Delivery Director - AI, Agentic Systems & Production AI to join our rapidly growing team in Dublin, Ireland, in a hybrid working mode. In this position, you will lead the adoption of Generative AI and Agentic AI across enterprise environments, ensuring programs successfully transition from proof of concept into production-ready platforms. The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on accountability, enabling you to work directly with client executives and delivery teams to shape AI strategies, define executable architectures and manage complex AI-driven initiatives that deliver measurable business outcomes. We embrace a flexible working environment, combining home working, office-based collaboration and client-site engagement. Responsibilities Take end-to-end accountability for delivering complex AI-enabled programs from discovery through operation ensuring alignment to client strategy and measurable outcomes Lead the design and implementation of production AI systems that meet enterprise reliability, security and operational requirements Act as an AI and Agentic AI delivery lead coaching teams on orchestration, tool use, context management and human-in-the-loop practices Deliver AI programs integrating LLMs with enterprise microservices and platforms leveraging structured context layers and protocols such as Model Context Protocol (MCP) Analyse and validate AI architectural designs including data flows, model interactions, integration strategies and operational trade-offs Manage multi-stream delivery across AI platforms, cloud, security, integration and change ensuring predictability and quality Serve as a trusted advisor translating AI strategies into executable roadmaps and architectural patterns Establish and maintain robust delivery governance with ownership of budgets, risk control and commercial performance Identify and mitigate AI delivery risks such as hallucination, insecure tool invocation, context leakage, model drift, cost fluctuations and compliance issues Support pre-sales efforts by shaping proposals, estimates, delivery models and statements of work for large-scale AI initiatives Requirements Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI or a related discipline or equivalent senior-level experience Demonstrated experience in senior technology leadership within consulting or delivery environments Proven ability to deliver AI or Generative AI solutions into production with accountability for cost, reliability, security and quality Practical ability to describe one or more production AI systems delivered including architecture, integration approach and operational considerations Knowledge of Agentic AI patterns, tool orchestration and structured context integration protocols such as MCP Strong technical foundations in software engineering, cloud platforms, data or architecture Experience leading large-scale programs with full responsibility for outcomes and budgets Understanding of security, data protection and compliance when delivering projects in regulated environments such as Financial Services Proven capability acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders including C-suite executives Background in pre-sales and commercial shaping with experience in fixed-price or outcome-based delivery