Delivery Platform Manager - AI Platform & Solutions

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Job Details
Summary:
Under the direction of the Director, AI Platforms and Solutions Delivery, the AIPS Platform Manager will play a critical role in driving Cencora's AI strategy by ensuring successful delivery and operational excellence of enterprise AI platforms. This role focuses on managing platform lifecycle, governance, and adoption while collaborating closely with AI Architects, Product Managers, and internal stakeholders. The incumbent will oversee delivery of scalable, secure, and compliant AI solutions leveraging platforms such as Azure AI Foundry, enabling continuous improvement across a global healthcare organization.
Responsibilities:
Platform Delivery & Governance

• Own end-to-end delivery of AI platform capabilities using Azure AI Foundry and related AI services.
• Define and enforce delivery standards, SLAs, and compliance requirements.
• Oversee implementation of AI governance policies, including risk assessments for data privacy, bias mitigation, and regulatory compliance.

Stakeholder & Team Management

• Collaborate with AI Architects, ML engineers, and internal stakeholders to ensure successful deployments.
• Mentor engineers and coordinate cross-functional squads to foster innovation and continuous improvement.
• Partner with AI delivery leaders to define priorities, success metrics, and delivery timelines.

Operational Excellence

• Monitor platform performance, reliability, and cost optimization.
• Drive automation for deployment, scaling, and incident response.
• Contribute to AIPS strategic planning, sprint execution, and release management.

Adoption & Enablement

• Promote platform adoption through training, documentation, and stakeholder engagement.
• Report progress, risks, and outcomes to AIPS leadership.

Experience & Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in platform or application solution delivery, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience in cloud-native development (Azure preferred) and DevOps
• Strong understanding of AI governance, model lifecycle management, and responsible AI practices.
• Strong infrastructure-as-code (Terraform).
• Proven product delivery with Azure AI Foundry, LLM models, and prompt engineering.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and communicate technical concepts effectively.

Skills and Aptitudes:

• Passion for building impactful AI platforms that drive business value.
• Deep knowledge of AI/ML technologies, including LLMs, GenAI, and platform operations.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Comfortable working in a fluid environment with shifting priorities.
• Ability to research and evaluate emerging technologies independently.
• Thrives in cross-functional teams; resolves conflicting approaches through collaboration.
• Solid understanding of business fundamentals and IT's role in the organization.
• Effective communicator with both technical teams and business stakeholders.

What Cencora offers
We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora
Full time
Salary Range*
$124,000 - 190,850
*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.
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