This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Global Delivery Leader (Transformation & Operations) based in Brazil.
This executive leadership role is designed for a transformation-focused professional who can redefine how global delivery organizations operate at scale.
You will lead the evolution from traditional project execution models toward an AI-enabled, outcome-driven delivery ecosystem.
The role combines operational excellence, technology innovation, and strategic leadership to improve efficiency, scalability, and client impact.
Working closely with senior executives and cross-functional leaders, you will shape delivery methodologies, governance, and performance frameworks.
You will drive adoption of AI-powered workflows, automation, and data-driven decision-making across a global organization.
This is an opportunity to build a future-ready delivery model while influencing business growth, service innovation, and operational success.
Accountabilities:
The Global Delivery Leader will own the transformation and continuous improvement of the global delivery function, ensuring scalable operations, strong governance, and measurable business outcomes. The role requires a strategic leader who can design operating models, drive adoption, and connect delivery performance with business growth.
- Lead the transformation from traditional project-based delivery toward AI-enabled, automated, and repeatable service delivery models.
- Design and implement a standardized global delivery operating model, including methodologies, governance structures, and execution frameworks.
- Modernize delivery processes through automation, AI capabilities, and data-driven performance visibility.
- Establish delivery readiness for new service offerings, including AI transformation initiatives, managed services, and outcome-based solutions.
- Optimize global delivery capacity planning, workforce models, service center utilization, and cross-regional resource allocation.
- Drive delivery economics through improved utilization, cost optimization, margin management, and operational efficiency.
- Establish consistent PMO practices, project lifecycle standards, reporting processes, forecasting models, and risk management frameworks.
- Promote AI-enabled delivery practices by embedding agentic workflows and human-AI collaboration into everyday operations.
- Collaborate with executive leadership and teams across commercial, product, finance, and people functions to ensure alignment and successful transformation adoption.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate is an experienced transformation leader with a strong background in global technology delivery, operational models, and scaling professional services organizations. This professional combines strategic vision with hands-on execution skills and is comfortable leading complex change initiatives across international teams.
- Proven experience redesigning delivery organizations from project-based execution models into scalable and repeatable service delivery ecosystems.
- Strong expertise in global operating model design, governance frameworks, delivery methodologies, and organizational transformation.
- Deep understanding of delivery economics, including utilization, margins, cost optimization, and service business financial models.
- Experience applying AI transformation principles, including agentic AI workflows, automation, and AI-ready process redesign.
- Strong background in capacity planning, workforce optimization, and global resource management.
- Experience leading PMO structures, project governance, reporting standards, and risk management practices.
- Ability to drive change management initiatives and support teams through significant organizational transformation.
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across business, technology, finance, and operations.
- Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience working in global, multicultural environments with distributed teams.
- Fluency in English is required.
Benefits:
- Strategic executive leadership role with global impact and visibility.
- Opportunity to shape and implement a future-ready AI-enabled delivery operating model.
- Close collaboration with executive leadership and senior stakeholders across the organization.
- Flexible hybrid working model with the possibility to work remotely from Brazil.
- Competitive executive compensation package, including base salary, performance-based incentives, and benefits aligned with role seniority.
- Opportunity to lead meaningful transformation initiatives and create lasting operational impact.
- International environment with collaboration across multiple countries and cultures.
- Continuous learning opportunities focused on AI transformation, operational excellence, and global leadership.
- Culture centered on ownership, innovation, and the freedom to challenge existing models.