AI Research and Innovation - Gen AI (Lead, Manager, Sr. Manager, Associate...

Accenture; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 3,544,000 - 5,317,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm is seeking visionary AI Research & Innovation leaders at various levels to develop Gen AI models across Text, Image, Video, Speech, and Audio. Candidates should have a PhD and 8–20 years of experience in AI, focusing on building solutions, leading projects, and mentoring talent. This role offers an opportunity to make a tangible impact in advanced AI research and applications.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, AI, Statistics, or related field.
• 8–20 years of experience, including 4+ years post-PhD in AI R&D or teaching.

Responsibilities

• Build novel solutions to industry challenges.
• Lead research projects and publish results.
• Collaborate with Responsible AI, Delivery leads, and Academia.
• Develop real-world applications in digital assistants, healthcare, and automation.
• Mentor future AI talent.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning

Natural Language Processing

Computer Vision

Speech Processing

Multi Modal Processing

Education

PhD in CS/EE/Math/AI/Stats from top-tier institutes

Job description

We're looking for a visionary AI Research & Innovation (Thought leaders, Project Leads and Practitioners) at various career levels to work on development of Gen AI based models and solutions using different modalities – Text, Image, Video, Speech & Audio, and Multi modal. The focus is to develop new algorithms, enhance existing models, and explore novel applications of AI to address complex challenges faced by our clients. We also have emerging research tracks on Agentic AI – autonomous, goal-driven intelligent systems that can reason, plan, and adapt using AI.

Are you a PhD in CS/EE/Math/AI/Statistics or similar disciplines from a top-tier institute (IIT/IISc/ISI/IIIT) and experienced in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Natural Language Processing/Computer Vision/Speech Processing/Multi Modal Processing, then we would love to talk to you. Are you passionate about cutting-edge research and making tangible impact? This is your opportunity to lead innovation at scale. Join Accenture’s Center for Advanced AI (CAAI), where world-class AI research meets real-world enterprise impact.

Ideal Candidate

• Education - PhD in CS/EE/Math/AI/Stats from IIT/IISc/ISI/IIIT or similar premium institutes
• Experience - 8–20 years total experience | 4+ years post-PhD in AI R&D or teaching

Your key responsibilities include

• Building novel solutions to the challenging problem faced by industry
• Leading research projects and publishing in top-tier conferences
• Collaboration with Responsible AI, Delivery leads, and Academia
• Real-world application development in areas like digital assistants, healthcare agents, enterprise automation
• Mentoring and building the next wave of AI talent.