(Senior) Manager – Advanced AI & Intelligent Systems

PwC Switzerland; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Switzerland seeks an exceptional AI leader to shape and build the next generation of intelligent enterprise systems. You will design, prototype and lead the delivery of scalable AI solutions across domains, working directly with senior clients, engineers and domain experts.

You will own the architecture and evaluation of agentic AI, knowledge systems and retrieval-based architectures, with a focus on production-ready, secure solutions and measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent exceptional experience.
• 7+ years' experience building or leading sophisticated AI/data solutions in complex environments.
• Deep understanding of LLMs, agentic systems, RAG and modern AI architectures; hands-on with Python/TypeScript.
• Experience designing secure, production-grade AI systems, including data privacy and auditability.
• Interest in reasoning, knowledge representation; knowledge graphs or semantic architectures a plus.
• Ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear concepts and communicate to engineers and executives.
• Product mindset and curiosity to turn ideas into reusable IP; fluent in English; German a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify problems worth solving within complex legal, tax and corporate contexts where AI adds value.
• Shape the technical vision and design intelligent systems across models, retrieval, and enterprise integration.
• Prototype, evaluate and turn strong ideas into production-grade solutions.
• Create reusable IP and architectures that scale across clients and domains.
• Advise senior leaders and translate complex tech into clear business choices.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams from problem to working solution.
• Stay close to frontier research and practical technologies relevant to client needs.

Skills

LLMs

Agentic systems

Python

TypeScript

Data privacy

Knowledge representation

Executive communication

English fluency

German helpful

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/AI/Engineering

Tools

Python

TypeScript

Knowledge graphs

Ontologies

Enterprise integration

Job description

We are looking for an exceptional AI professional to shape, design and build the next generation of intelligent enterprise systems.
You will work at the intersection of agentic AI, knowledge systems, decision intelligence, conversational AI and enterprise architecture, translating complex business problems into scalable AI solutions.
This is not primarily a project-management or product owner role. You will be expected to think commercially, architect, prototype and lead-working directly with senior clients, engineers and domain experts to take ideas from ambiguity to deployable solutions.

(Senior) Manager – Advanced AI & Intelligent Systems

Your Impact

You will work at the intersection of AI, complex domain problems and real-world systems, turning emerging technical possibilities into solutions that create measurable impact.

• Identify problems worth solving. Understand complex legal, tax and corporate environments and determine where AI can fundamentally improve how work and decisions happen.
• Shape the technical vision. Design intelligent systems across models, agents, knowledge, retrieval, enterprise integration and human interaction, making informed trade-offs across capability, cost, latency, security and reliability.
• Build and test new concepts. Work with engineers and domain experts to rapidly prototype, evaluate and turn the strongest ideas into production-grade systems.
• Create reusable IP. Turn what we learn into architectures, accelerators and capabilities that can scale across clients and domains.
• Advise senior leaders. Translate complex technology into clear choices and help executives rethink how their organisations operate with AI.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams of engineers, domain experts and consultants from ambiguous problem through to working solution.
• Stay close to the frontier. Evaluate emerging research, models and technologies and determine what is genuinely useful, bringing the best ideas into our work.

Your Skill Set

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent exceptional experience.
• 7+ years' experience building, architecting or leading sophisticated AI/data solutions in complex environments.
• Deep understanding of LLMs, agentic systems, RAG, evaluation and modern AI architectures, with strong technical judgment about what works in production. Technically hands-on: fluent in Python and/or TypeScript and able to prototype, review code and challenge architectural decisions.
• Experience designing secure, production-grade AI systems, including enterprise integration, data privacy, access control and auditability.
• Strong interest in reasoning, knowledge representation and intelligent systems; experience with knowledge graphs, ontologies or semantic architectures is a plus.
• Ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear concepts, architectures and working solutions, and communicate them to both engineers and senior executives.
• Product mindset: curiosity beyond the technology itself and the ambition to turn successful ideas into reusable solutions and IP.
• Fluent in English. German fluency is a strong plus.

Any questions? We are happy to help.

Joshua Albinus
Recruitment Team
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About PwC

At PwC Switzerland, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We're part of a tech-forward, people-empowered network and help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum across audit, assurance, tax, legal, workforce, deals and consulting.