Client-Facing AI Architect — Forward-Deployed Leader

Accenture PLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 316,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture PLC is seeking a forward-deployed AI engineer senior manager to work directly with clients, partners, and internal teams to design, prototype, deploy, and scale end-to-end AI solutions in real-world enterprise environments.

The role emphasizes product-minded engineering, strong API integrations, and governance. Travel 25%–75% may be required, with collaboration across OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, SAP, ServiceNow, Salesforce, and data platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years software engineering experience (Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Java).
• 10+ years’ experience integrating APIs and building distributed, production systems.
• 2+ years with modern AI/ML platforms (OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar).
• Experience translating business needs into technical designs in enterprise settings.

Responsibilities

• Understand business problems with clients and shape AI use cases.
• Design and implement end-to-end AI solutions integrating LLMs with enterprise platforms.
• Prototype, iterate, and deploy AI-enabled workflows and automations.
• Serve as the technical bridge between product, engineering, data, and business stakeholders.
• Drive solution architecture: prompts, APIs, data integration, governance.

Skills

Python

TypeScript/JavaScript

Java

APIs integration

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

OpenAI

Anthropic

Google Gemini

SAP

ServiceNow

Salesforce

Job description

Accenture PLC is seeking a forward-deployed AI engineer senior manager to work directly with clients, partners, and internal teams to design, prototype, deploy, and scale end-to-end AI solutions in real-world enterprise environments.

The role emphasizes product-minded engineering, strong API integrations, and governance. Travel 25%–75% may be required, with collaboration across OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, SAP, ServiceNow, Salesforce, and data platforms.