Forward‑Deployed AI Engineer & Model Leadership

EY; San Mateo (CA); Remote; USD 157,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Job summary

EY is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer Manager to lead AI/ML solutions for clients, delivering modern AI engineering, model development, and analytics at scale. You will guide teams across data sources, architectures, and deployment environments while ensuring responsible AI practices and effective collaboration with clients.

You will influence solution design, contribute technically, and manage engagement economics while coordinating with a diverse, global team to deliver measurable business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (4-year degree).
• 6-10 years of AI, Data Science, and/or ML experience.
• 2-4 years of experience directly managing technical teams.
• Strong Python skills.
• Ability to lead, collaborate, and communicate with diverse, hybrid and global teams.
• Experience deploying production AI/ML solutions on a major cloud platform.
• Proficiency with foundation models, generative AI, and agentic AI frameworks.
• Experience with MLOps, LLMOps, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Leading client-embedded AI workstreams from opportunity identification through deployment and optimization.
• Redesigning client processes for human-AI collaboration and improving delivery through rapid prototyping and analysis.
• Managing lean, multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex AI initiatives with responsibility and governance.
• Building trust with stakeholders and leading product and agile delivery from planning to closure.
• Demonstrating value and identifying adjacent use cases and expansion opportunities.

Skills

Python

AI/ML

Leadership

Client management

Cloud platforms

Big data frameworks

Education

Bachelors degree

Masters degree (preferred)

Tools

Claude

Codex

Cursor

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

EY is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer Manager to lead AI/ML solutions for clients, delivering modern AI engineering, model development, and analytics at scale. You will guide teams across data sources, architectures, and deployment environments while ensuring responsible AI practices and effective collaboration with clients.

You will influence solution design, contribute technically, and manage engagement economics while coordinating with a diverse, global team to deliver measurable business