Manager, Analytics Delivery, Assurance, Belfast, Derry/Londonderry

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Belfast; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm in Belfast is seeking a Data Analytics & AI Manager to leverage data and analytics for strategic client solutions. The role requires significant experience in machine learning and data analysis, with a focus on collaboration and communication. EY offers competitive compensation, career development opportunities, and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Flexible working arrangements

Pension

Discounted health insurance

Free unlimited online GP consultations

Hybrid Working

Free Gym membership

Travel Pass

Maternity & Paternity leave

Bike to work Scheme

Recognition Awards

Cash incentives for referrals

TECH MBA paid by EY

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of hands-on experience in building and deploying machine learning models.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and deep learning frameworks.
• Strong foundation in statistics, mathematics, and AI principles.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large and complex datasets to extract actionable insights.
• Apply statistical techniques to build predictive models.
• Manage the full lifecycle of ML models from development to deployment.

Skills

Big Data Analysis

Statistical Modeling

Machine Learning

Collaboration

Communication

Continuous Learning

Education

Relevant Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

SQL

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Job description

Overview

Location: Belfast

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: 15 Sept 2025

Requisition ID: 1642716

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.

Role

Data Analytics & AI – Data Science & AI – Manager

EY exists to build a better working world. We empower our people by offering the culture, tech, teams, scale, challenges, learning, and the relationships for you to personalise and build your career, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

This role can be located in our offices across the Republic of Ireland, working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions. EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

The Team and the opportunity

As part of our Data Analytics and AI team, the Data Scientist & AI role is pivotal in enabling our clients to derive significant value from their information assets. Through collaboration and domain expertise, our team embeds innovative data analytics solutions into existing business areas, transforming data into strategic assets. We are looking for a Data Scientist who is passionate about leveraging data to solve complex problems and drive business outcomes.

You will play a key role in driving growth by developing new and existing client relationships and delivering first-class customer experience on high-profile engagements.

The Data Analytics and AI team serve as trusted advisors, both practical and innovative, to embed innovative data analytics solutions into existing business areas and transforming data into strategic assets.

Working across all industries, you’ll develop your career by communicating creative, strategic goals both internally and externally. As a Manager, the opportunity to assess and improve our clients’ reporting policies and corporate governance processes will impact these ever-challenging areas during transformational and regulatory changes.

Your key responsibilities

• Big Data Analysis: The capability to analyse large and complex datasets to extract actionable insights. Your analytical skills will be key in identifying trends, patterns, and anomalies that can inform business strategies.
• Statistical Modeling: The ability to applying statistical techniques to extract insights, build predictive models, interpret data, and support data driven decision making.
• Machine Learning and AI Model End to End Management: The ability to build and manage the full lifecycle of ML models including development, validation, deployment, and monitoring in production environments.
• Collaboration: The ability to work closely with cross-functional teams to develop, test, and deploy advanced machine learning models, ensuring alignment with business objectives and seamless integration into client operations.
• Communication: The skill to effectively communicate complex analytical findings and model results to stakeholders, translating data-driven insights into business language that informs decision-making.
• Continuous Learning: The ability to stay informed of the latest advancements in data science, including techniques and tools, to ensure our team remains at the cutting edge of the field.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 6 years of hands-on experience in building and deploying machine learning or deep learning models in real-world applications.
• Technical Expertise: Proficiency in Python, SQL, and deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch.
  • Programming: Solid experience in Python and SQL. Experience with R is a nice-to-have.
  • ML and AI: Practical experience using ML modeling libraries like Scikit-Learn, Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch and similar
  • Generative AI: Some hands-on experience with LLMs for prompt engineering or agents is preferred
  • Cloud Expertise: Building, deploying and monitoring models on cloud like Azure, AWS or GCP is preferred.
• Foundational Knowledge: A strong foundation in statistics, mathematics, AI principles and programming is essential for success in this role.

Nice-to-have

• Problem-Solving: Ability to translate business assumptions and rules into feature engineering and model explainability, addressing business problems with data-driven solutions.
• Collaborative Development: Work under the guidance of senior data scientists and solution architects to build models that align with strategic visions and client needs.
• Data Pipeline Management: Be able to design, implement, and maintain data pipelines that are critical for model training and deployment. Your expertise will ensure the reliability and efficiency of our data infrastructure.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

• Pension
• Discounted health insurance
• Web Doctor - Free unlimited online GP consultations for you and your family
• The purchase of additional annual leave
• Hybrid Working
• Free Gym membership
• Travel Pass
• Maternity & Paternity leave
• Bike to work Scheme
• Recognition Awards
• Cash incentives for referrals
• TECH MBA paid by EY
• Wellness rooms Available in some offices

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT: Where Agency assistance is required, our Talent Team will engage directly with suppliers. CVs / Profiles should not be shared directly with Hiring Managers. Unsolicited CVs / Profiles supplied to EY by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow. EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.