Forward-Deployed AI Engineer & Model Leader

EY; Las Vegas (NV); Remote; USD 126,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer Manager to lead AI/ML engagements with clients nationwide. You will steer end-to-end solutions, from discovery to production, integrating generative AI, NLP, and data engineering across cloud and on-prem environments.

You will manage diverse, hybrid teams, drive architectural design, and ensure responsible AI deployment while delivering measurable business value for EY clients. A strong consulting mindset and travel readiness are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (4-year degree).
• 6-10 years of relevant experience in AI, Data Science, and/or Machine Learning.
• 2-4 years of experience directly managing technical teams.
• Strong skills in Python.
• Ability to lead, collaborate, and communicate effectively with diverse, hybrid and global teams.
• Experience identifying, solutioning, designing, building, deploying, operating, and expanding high-impact AI/ML solutions on a major cloud platform.
• Proficiency in foundation models, generative AI, and agentic AI frameworks (OpenAI, Dall-e, Langchain, RAG).
• Experience with ML packages like scikit-learn and PyTorch.
• Experience with NLP and deep learning.
• Experience with AI/DevOps tools (Claude, Codex, Cursor, GitHub, Azure DevOps), Jira, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Leading client-embedded AI workstreams from opportunity identification to deployment and optimization.
• Redesigning client processes for human-AI collaboration and delivering innovative solutions.
• Managing lean, multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex AI engineering initiatives.
• Building trust with stakeholders and leading product and agile delivery from planning through execution.
• Identifying adjacent use cases and opportunities for additional services.
• Defining solution architecture and guiding hands-on development of agentic workflows and integrations.
• Establishing governance, access controls, and risk mitigations for secure operation.
• Using AI-native development tools to increase delivery speed without compromising quality.

Skills

Python

Team leadership

Client relationships

AI/ML expertise

MLOps

NLP

Statistics

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Claude

Codex

Cursor

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

EY is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer Manager to lead AI/ML engagements with clients nationwide. You will steer end-to-end solutions, from discovery to production, integrating generative AI, NLP, and data engineering across cloud and on-prem environments.

You will manage diverse, hybrid teams, drive architectural design, and ensure responsible AI deployment while delivering measurable business value for EY clients. A strong consulting mindset and travel readiness are required.