Lead AI Assurance & Client Services Manager

EY; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible work arrangements

Wellness incentive

Flex leave

Parental leave

Salary negotiation

Job summary

EY is seeking a Manager in EY Oceania’s Assurance AI Client Services based in Warrang–Sydney, with a hybrid work arrangement. You will lead AI governance, data readiness, model risk and assurance engagements, coordinating client workplans, budgets and teams to deliver trusted AI solutions.

Success comes from deep knowledge of AI governance and controls, data quality, and model life cycles, plus strong stakeholder management and delivery leadership across engagements and go-to-market initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience at Manager level, or equivalent, in AI, data science, analytics, technology risk, audit analytics, model risk, AI assurance or digital assurance.
• Strong understanding of AI governance, AI risk, controls and assurance concepts, with practical knowledge of AI systems, ML concepts, data pipelines, model lifecycle, model testing and AI control environments.
• Experience assessing data readiness, data quality, data integrity or data controls for analytics, AI, audit or assurance purposes, including accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, lineage, bias, suitability and fitness for purpose.
• Experience supporting model testing, model validation, analytics testing or technical assurance procedures, including assessment of model inputs, outputs, performance, robustness, explainability, fairness, monitoring, limitations and controls.
• Strong project and engagement management capability, including planning, coordination, stakeholder communication, escalation and budget management.
• Ability to analyse complex issues, apply judgement and translate technical AI, data and model concepts into clear, practical recommendations for clients, management and stakeholder audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI assurance and advisory engagements across AI governance and controls, AI-ready data, AI systems and models.
• Manage end-to-end delivery of client engagements, including workplans, budgets, resources, stakeholder relationships and project teams.
• Drive AI data and model assurance activities, including assessing AI data readiness, data quality, governance, controls, model performance, explainability, fairness and risk management.
• Support the growth of EY’s AI Client Services practice by enabling client service offerings, contributing to proposals and go-to-market initiatives, building reusable assets, and helping audit and technology risk teams apply AI audit methodologies and guidance.

Skills

AI governance

AI risk

AI assurance

Data governance

Data quality

Model risk

Project management

Stakeholder management

Model testing

Communication skills

Education

Data science or related fields

Statistics or math background

Auditing or risk management

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

EY is seeking a Manager in EY Oceania’s Assurance AI Client Services based in Warrang–Sydney, with a hybrid work arrangement. You will lead AI governance, data readiness, model risk and assurance engagements, coordinating client workplans, budgets and teams to deliver trusted AI solutions.

Success comes from deep knowledge of AI governance and controls, data quality, and model life cycles, plus strong stakeholder management and delivery leadership across engagements and go-to-market initiatives.