Finance AI & Analytics Leader

Deloitte France; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte in Chicago seeks an AI Solutions Leader to drive development and deployment of AI-enabled finance transformations for large enterprises. You will manage client relationships, translate business needs into technical designs, and guide delivery teams from discovery through deployment.

Ideal candidates have a strong Python background, experience with cloud platforms, and a track record of delivering production-grade AI solutions in complex environments. Travel ~50% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of experience with software development using Python or similar coding languages.
• Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms (e.g., GCP).
• Experience taking production-grade AI-driven solutions from conception to launch for customers.
• Experience leading technical discovery sessions with customers.
• Experience building pipelines for structured and unstructured data using both vector databases and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)-like architectures to power enterprise AI solutions.
• Experience using Python and SQL to develop analytics, machine learning, data engineering, or automation solutions in AWS, GCP, or Azure environments.
• Experience architecting generative and agentic AI solutions across infrastructure, model, and application layers with cloud and model platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI solution development and deployment, managing day-to-day client relationships, and ensuring quality, performance, and technical outcomes meet client expectations
• Serve as a techno-functional bridge between client stakeholders and technical delivery teams - clarifying requirements, resolving design ambiguities, and providing solution guidance
• Lead small engagements or workstreams within larger programs that identify, design, and implement AI-enabled business and technology solutions for large enterprises
• Partner with developers and technical teams to translate design requirements into build specifications, providing functional guidance throughout development, testing, and deployment
• Translate client business needs and finance process requirements into clear AI-related functional and technical design requirements, ensuring solutions are both technically sound and aligned to business outcomes
• Engage clients to identify business issues and high-impact AI use cases, shaping hypotheses, value cases, and solution design requirements
• Perform assessments using quantitative and qualitative techniques, including AI-enabled diagnostics and discovery methods, to inform solution architecture and design decisions
• Define scope, objectives, requirements, and delivery plans; managing solution architecture planning through execution, delivery, and post-implementation review
• Contributing to business development by supporting proposals, RFP responses, orals, and by mentoring and developing team members

Skills

Python programming

AI systems design

Cloud platforms

Data pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

SQL

Job description

Deloitte in Chicago seeks an AI Solutions Leader to drive development and deployment of AI-enabled finance transformations for large enterprises. You will manage client relationships, translate business needs into technical designs, and guide delivery teams from discovery through deployment.

Ideal candidates have a strong Python background, experience with cloud platforms, and a track record of delivering production-grade AI solutions in complex environments. Travel ~50% is expected.