Federal Data & AI Practice Lead

Accenture Federal Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 148,800 - 306,500; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in Washington, DC is seeking a Data & AI Lead to oversee a federal client data and AI practice and manage a matrixed team of 60+ data analysts, engineers, scientists, AI developers, and cloud engineers.

You will drive staffing, upskilling, and adoption of advanced data platforms and AI technologies, with a strong focus on Databricks and AI innovations to meet client objectives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading large data and AI teams, preferably in a client‑facing environment.
• Deep expertise in data integration approaches and strong knowledge of emerging data platform technologies and AI advancements
• Application of data modeling or LLMs to address client specific problems or expected outcomes
• Hands‑on experience with data modeling
• Extensive use of LLMs and other AI technology and tooling
• Experience with Databricks and proven ability to oversee platform delivery teams
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to develop and execute strategies for talent acquisition, training, and upskilling

Responsibilities

• Lead a matrixed organization of 60+ data analysts, data engineers, data scientists, AI developers, and cloud platform engineers
• Oversee team staffing, recruitment, and professional development, ensuring team members are trained and upskilled in emerging technologies and methodologies
• Identify and recommend innovative data integration approaches, platform technologies, and tools to support the client's evolving needs
• Manage and maintain the AI Innovation pipeline, driving the development of forward‑thinking AI solutions
• Provide strategic oversight to a team of 12 data specialists delivering solutions on the Databricks platform
• Collaborate closely with client stakeholders to align data and AI initiatives with organizational goals

Skills

Leadership

Data integration

Data modeling

LLMs

AI tooling

Databricks

Stakeholder management

Talent development

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Accenture Federal Services in Washington, DC is seeking a Data & AI Lead to oversee a federal client data and AI practice and manage a matrixed team of 60+ data analysts, engineers, scientists, AI developers, and cloud engineers.

You will drive staffing, upskilling, and adoption of advanced data platforms and AI technologies, with a strong focus on Databricks and AI innovations to meet client objectives.