Ireland AI Practice Leader & Enterprise Growth

Accenture UK & Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture UK & Ireland in Ireland is recruiting an exceptional AI leader to build and scale the next generation of our Microsoft AI practice in Ireland, moving clients from pilots to enterprise value.

You will shape AI transformation agendas with senior client and Microsoft stakeholders, lead architecture and delivery of generative AI and ML solutions at scale, and mentor a high-performing team of AI architects, engineers and consultants.

Qualifications

• Recognised AI leader with track record of building teams, capabilities or businesses.
• Strong executive presence with ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Deep expertise in enterprise AI, cloud engineering, data platforms and solution architecture.
• Experience leading complex AI, software, data or digital transformation programmes; commercially minded.
• Passion for emerging technologies and turning innovation into measurable business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead growth and strategy of the Microsoft AI practice in Ireland.
• Shape AI transformation agendas with senior client and Microsoft stakeholders.
• Drive origination, proposals and strategic pursuits.
• Build and mentor a high-performing team of AI architects, engineers and consultants.
• Lead architecture and delivery of generative AI, agentic AI and ML solutions at enterprise scale.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, unblock complex issues and ensure technical quality.
• Define reusable assets, accelerators and engineering standards.
• Establish best practices across AI engineering, governance, security, responsible AI and operational excellence.
• Represent the practice through thought leadership, executive briefings and events.

Skills

AI leadership

Executive presence

Enterprise AI

Cloud engineering

Data platforms

Solution architecture

Transformation programmes

Growth mindset

Emerging technologies

Tools

Azure AI Services

Azure OpenAI

Agentic AI

RAG

Observability

API architectures

Python

Cloud-native engineering

Databricks

Kubernetes

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Accenture UK & Ireland in Ireland is recruiting an exceptional AI leader to build and scale the next generation of our Microsoft AI practice in Ireland, moving clients from pilots to enterprise value.

You will shape AI transformation agendas with senior client and Microsoft stakeholders, lead architecture and delivery of generative AI and ML solutions at scale, and mentor a high-performing team of AI architects, engineers and consultants.