Assistant Director, Frontier AI & Innovation

EY UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

EY UK is seeking an Frontier AI Assistant Director to identify, shape and scale emerging AI opportunities across EY. You will connect client needs with evolving tech, lead initiatives from experimentation to capability development, and work with service lines, sectors, and alliances.

You will explore trusted models, AI-native software, enterprise knowledge systems, and agentic AI, driving tangible business outcomes with evidence-based strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years in software engineering, AI, machine learning, product development or related tech fields.
• Hands-on experimentation, prototyping, or building with emerging technologies.
• Experience leading complex technology initiatives spanning tech and business.

Responsibilities

• Identify and lead Frontier AI initiatives linking tech to client challenges and strategy.
• Monitor AI developments across EY and external markets for opportunities.
• Build relationships across service lines, regions, and ecosystems to understand needs.
• Design experiments, prototypes, and proofs-of-concept to validate opportunities.
• Assess opportunities by value, feasibility, readiness, risk and adoption potential.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to refine and scale new capabilities.
• Translate technical advances into actionable business recommendations.

Skills

AI strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Technical evaluation

Prototyping

Experimentation

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Business translation

Ecosystem building

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or related field. Advanced degree preferred

Job description

EY UK is seeking an Frontier AI Assistant Director to identify, shape and scale emerging AI opportunities across EY. You will connect client needs with evolving tech, lead initiatives from experimentation to capability development, and work with service lines, sectors, and alliances.

You will explore trusted models, AI-native software, enterprise knowledge systems, and agentic AI, driving tangible business outcomes with evidence-based strategies.