AI Project Manager - Financial Services

EY; Oost-Vlaanderen; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working arrangements

Extensive trainings on technical & PM

Résumé du poste

EY is seeking an AI Project Manager in Belgium to lead end-to-end AI initiatives for Financial Services clients, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality. You will govern delivery, coordinate cross-functional teams, and drive secure SDLC/MLOps while ensuring Responsible AI and regulatory compliance.

The role involves change management, stakeholder reporting, and contributing to proposals. Flexible work arrangements and training are offered as part of EY's commitment to development.

Qualifications

• 4+ years leading complex technology programs, incl. AI/ML in Financial Services.
• Expert in Agile/Scaled Agile and hybrid delivery models.
• Strong backlog management, story mapping, sprint/PI planning.
• Familiar with AI building blocks and cloud data platforms.

Responsabilités

• Lead end-to-end delivery of AI initiatives for Financial Services clients.
• Establish and run robust delivery governance with clear reporting.
• Orchestrate multi-disciplinary squads and third parties.
• Drive secure SDLC and MLOps practices across teams.
• Ensure Responsible AI and regulatory compliance (AI Act, GDPR, DORA).
• Plan change management, training, and business readiness.
• Own program backlog and roadmap; manage dependencies.
• Support proposals, estimations, and client meetings as delivery lead.

Connaissances

AI project management

Agile delivery

Backlog management

Jira/Azure DevOps

Delivery governance

Risk & value tracking

Regulatory awareness

English proficiency

Dutch or French (NL/FR)

Outils

Jira

Azure DevOps

Cloud data platforms

Description du poste

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The opportunity

Our AI team, based in Belgium, supports clients across various business sectors, with a focus on Financial Services - including banking, capital markets, insurance, wealth and asset management - helping them embrace AI at scale and achieve tangible results while transforming their approach to the future.

We are currently looking for a talented and motivated AI Project Manager to join our team.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of AI initiatives for Financial Services clients – from discovery and business case, through build and testing, to production rollout and hypercare – ensuring scope, schedule, budget and quality are met.
• Establish and run robust delivery governance (RAID, KPIs/OKRs, stage gates, value tracking), with clear decision forums and reporting to senior stakeholders (CIO/COO, Heads of Data/Compliance).
• Orchestrate multi‑disciplinary squads (AI engineers, solution architects, data engineers, product owners, designers, risk & compliance) and third parties, ensuring alignment and effective collaboration.
• Drive adoption of secure SDLC and MLOps/LLMOps practices across teams (branching strategy, environments, CI/CD, testing strategy, documentation, runbooks).
• Ensure Responsible AI and regulatory compliance (AI Act readiness, GDPR, DORA, model risk management) in partnership with Risk, Legal, Security and Model Validation, and maintain audit‑ready documentation.
• Plan and execute change management and enablement (training, communications, business readiness), maximizing user adoption and value realization.
• Own the program backlog and roadmap; facilitate discovery, prioritization and sequencing of use cases; manage dependencies and critical paths across streams.
• Support business development: contribute to proposals, estimations, statements of work, and case studies; represent EY in client meetings as a trusted delivery lead.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• 4+ years of experience leading complex technology programs, including managing AI/ML initiatives in Financial Services.
• Proven command of Agile/Scaled Agile and hybrid delivery models; expert in backlog management, story mapping, and sprint/PI planning using Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Good understanding of AI solution building blocks (LLMs, RAG, agents, vector databases, model evaluation & monitoring) and cloud data platforms (Azure, Databricks, Snowflake).
• Fluency in delivery risk management and value realization (benefits tracking, OKRs, ROI).
• Familiarity with Responsible AI frameworks and model governance (NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001) and with EU regulatory context (AI Act, GDPR, DORA).
• Fluent in Dutch or French and a business proficiency in English.

Can we dream for more?

• Professional certifications such as PMP/Prince2, SAFe (LPM/RTE), Scrum, or Azure Fundamentals/AI Engineer.
• Hands‑on experience establishing AI delivery playbooks and operating models in a regulated FS environment.
• Track record delivering multi‑vendor programs > €2M budget and coordinating nearshore/onsite teams.

What We Offer You

• You will be part of a leading global professional services firm.
• You will be part of the EY family where everyone is willing to offer support and senior management is very accessible.
• You will join a dynamic and growing team with a great mix of young and experienced professionals focusing on financial services.
• You will get extensive trainings on technical matters, as well as soft skills and project management, and you will have access to new technologies and innovative equipment.
• We are proud of our flexible working arrangements, and we will support you to build a successful career and deliver excellent client service, without sacrificing your personal priorities.
• While our client‑facing profession might require part‑time working at client site and business traveling at times, we are committed to helping you achieve a lifestyle balance.

To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability‑related adjustments or accommodations you may need.

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