VP of Delivery, AI Governance

Role: VP of Delivery, AI Governance

Company: iTmethods, https://www.itmethods.com

Reports to: CEO / Founder

Location: Remote (Canada)

Type: Full-time / Permanent

Travel: Up to 20%-25%

Compensation: Competitive base salary, plus annual performance bonus and equity

About iTmethods

iTmethods is a 20+ year enterprise technology company transforming into an AI-native platform company. We currently serve over 100 enterprise customers across multiple regulated industries. We are building an AI Governance product needed by enterprise companies in regulated industries such as financial services, defense, pharma, healthcare, and semiconductors, etc.

iTmethods' Platform consists of three main products:

• Reign - Enterprise AI Governance Platform. Real-time policy enforcement for every LLM call and AI agent interaction. Trust, compliance, and data sovereignty.**
• Forge - DevOps managed services platform for regulated enterprises.
• BioCompute - Life Sciences AI platform for pharma and biotech.

**The EU AI Act high-risk obligations take effect in August, 2026. Enterprises need production-grade AI governance now. Reign delivers true runtime policy enforcement and AI governance.

Role

We are looking for an experienced professional to lead customer delivery of AI Governance solutions to enterprise clients in multiple regulated industries. We are building an outcome-based delivery model. This is not a traditional professional services leadership role. The person in this role will architect an outcome-based delivery model from scratch.

You’ll act as a builder, and the head of the delivery function with ability to scale in the AI-native organization we are creating. The role requires the flexibility to lead an existing team of of delivery professionals, while simultaneously architecting the new delivery model (embedded, outcome-based, value-priced) that includes measurable business results for regulated enterprises adopting governed AI and modern DevOps solutions. This role will shape how iTmethods’ platform is delivered to customers and how value is measured, priced, and captured. iTmethods has a startup mindset, backed by over 20 years of operating credibility, and strong enterprise customer relationships. 

The work you will do at iTmethods will be high impact and will directly shape the company’s trajectory and future. This is a foundational hire, not a backfill. The compensation package reflects that, including equity participation structured for value creation.

Your first 90 days will include: stand up delivery playbooks for the Enterprise AI Governance Platform including onboarding frameworks, success metrics, and value pricing. Work closely with the CRO to close enterprise customers. Manage and evolve the existing professional services business. Start building a high performance team.

Responsibilities

Build & Lead the AI Governance Delivery Practice

• Design the end-to-end AI Governance Platform delivery model: engagement structure, onboarding playbooks, embedded deployment, escalation paths, and success metrics
• Build delivery capabilities across the product roadmap (AI Gateway, MCP Hub, Governance Platform)
• Design value pricing frameworks that quantify governed AI outcomes in terms that enterprise buyers understand
• Develop reference architectures, maturity assessments, and trust frameworks that become repeatable, sellable IP
• Build MCP and agent-to-agent (A2A) governance delivery capabilities as new product modules launch
• Translate compliance requirements into scalable delivery IP: EU AI Act, CMMC, FedRAMP, HITRUST, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, ITAR
• Recruit and develop AI governance delivery specialists

Manage & Evolve Existing Services Function

• Own the existing professional services portfolio (both one-time engagements and recurring revenue) ensuring delivery quality and client satisfaction
• Transition existing enterprise customers onto new product modules as they launch
• Maintain the financial discipline of a bootstrapped company: forecasting, margin management, and resource planning

Enterprise Sales

• Co-lead (with the CRO) enterprise sales conversations with CISOs, Chief AI Officers, and CFOs
• Articulate the governed AI value proposition and close value-priced engagements
• Drive expansion and renewal through embedded delivery that creates measurable customer value
• Shape go-to-market strategy for outcome-based delivery alongside the CRO and CTO

Build and AI-Native Culture

• Operate as an AI-native leader - using AI tools daily to amplify output, decision-making, and team productivity
• Recruit, develop, and retain team members who create with AI, not just manage AI projects
• Push AI-native operating norms throughout the delivery organization

Requirements

You Have:

• Designed and built an outcome-based, value-priced, or embedded delivery model - not just managed T&M or fixed-fee engagements
• Experience with AI Governance - your prior work experience could include: a Big 4 AI risk practice, an AI governance position at a regulated enterprise, a role at an AI GRC platform/technology company, or a Responsible AI function at a Hyperscaler
• AI-native work habits: you use Claude, Cursor, Copilot, or similar tools daily and can show real examples (ie. prototypes, automations, workflows) you have personally built
• Regulated industry experience in 1 or more of the following industries: financial services, pharma/life sciences, defense, healthcare, or semiconductors
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks: EU AI Act, CMMC, FedRAMP, HITRUST, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, ITAR
• Enterprise sales chops - you can lead conversations with CISOs and CFOs, and assist to close large engagements

Nice To Have:

• Understanding of the EU AI Act high-risk obligations and how governance platforms automate compliance
• Experience with runtime AI governance, API gateway architectures, or network-layer policy enforcement
• Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or agent-to-agent governance patterns
• Led a business model transformation in a prior role
• Built something from zero inside an established company (ie. a new function, product, or business line)
• DevOps, platform engineering, or infrastructure background

You Are:

• A builder - your first instinct is to create, prototype, and iterate, not to reach for process and structure
• Strategic but hands-on - you can roll up your sleeves
• Scrappy - you move fast, operate in ambiguity, and don’t wait for perfect information
• Obsessed with customer outcomes
• Comfortable in a startup/scale-up environment

Benefits

The company offers multiple benefits, including the following:

• Strong compensation package (base salary, annual performance bonus, equity)
• Extended health/dental benefits plan
• Learning budget for professional development
• Remote/Hybrid work model

iTmethods is an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and innovation go hand-in-hand here. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.

Vacancy Status: This job posting is for an existing vacancy

AI Disclosure: iTmethods uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the screening and assessment of applications