Senior Service Delivery Manager AMS (Chennai)

We are seeking a Senior Service Delivery Manager AMS to oversee the end-to-end delivery of AI-driven solutions and Application Management Services for enterprise clients. This role ensures high-quality service, operational excellence and continuous improvement across AI and AMS engagements while acting as the primary point of contact for clients, leading cross-functional teams and driving strategic initiatives to maximize client satisfaction and business value. Responsibilities - Lead and manage the delivery of AMS engagements, ensuring adherence to SLAs, KPIs and contractual obligations - Oversee the transition, stabilization and ongoing support of AI and AMS solutions, including incident, problem, change and release management - Collaborate with AI engineering, data science and AMS teams to ensure seamless integration and support of AI-powered applications - Develop and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and escalation point for service issues - Drive continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging automation, analytics and AI to optimize service delivery and reduce operational costs - Monitor service performance, prepare executive dashboards and present regular reports to stakeholders - Manage budgets, resource allocation and vendor relationships for AI and AMS services - Ensure compliance with security, privacy and regulatory requirements - Lead and mentor a team of service delivery managers, engineers and support staff - Participate in pre-sales activities, solution design and contract negotiations for recent AI and AMS opportunities Requirements - 15-18 years of experience in IT service delivery, with significant exposure to AI/ML projects and Application Management Services - Proven track record managing large-scale, complex service delivery engagements for enterprise clients - Understanding of AI technologies, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and AMS best practices (ITIL, DevOps, SRE) - Familiarity with automation, monitoring and incident management tools - Excellent client management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills - Skills in leadership, team management and mentoring - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field - ITIL certification or equivalent is preferred Nice to have - Exposure to contract management, financial oversight and vendor governance - Capability to drive innovation and transformation initiatives leveraging AI and automation Location - Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Coimbatore, Jaipur .