Manager, AI and Digital Transformation (Rural Economy and Development)

Position: Manager, AI and Digital Transformation (Rural Economy and Development)

Team: AI and Digital Transformation

Level and grade: L4 Manager

Position type: Full time, permanent

Location: Delhi, with regular travel to NRLM states

Reports to: Senior Manager, AI and Digital Transformation (Rural Economy and Development)

Travel: 30 to 40 percent

APLYD helps governments, multilateral institutions, development finance institutions and foundations use AI in public systems. Most public-sector AI stops at the pilot. Our work is getting it into everyday service delivery and keeping it running once we leave.

Athena Infonomics has done this work for years. In 2026 we set it up as its own company. We cover strategy and readiness, field data and last-mile reach, design and build, evaluation and audit, and scale and production.

You own a workstream on a national rural digital platform used by self-help groups. Two seats are open and the responsibilities are the same; the difference is the subject matter. One seat covers the member-facing applications, meaning the tools group members and community cadre use. The other covers financial systems and credit, meaning bookkeeping, group financial records and the credit linkage that runs on top of them.

The two seats sit alongside each other on the same platform and the same counterpart relationship.

At APLYD, we function in an outcomes-based work environment with flexible hours and a high level of autonomy. Professional development and thought leadership are key elements of our business model: we support our team members’ professional growth through on-the-job training, and we encourage the cultivation of our colleagues’ personal brands through participation in panels, events, publications, and other thought-leadership opportunities. We embrace a transparent, open work environment with meaningful leadership pathways for those with inventive ideas and initiatives.

APLYD, part of the Athena Infonomics group, is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Proficiency in the responsible and sophisticated use of AI is a mandatory requirement for all roles, across all levels and functions at APLYD and Athena Infonomics.