Frontier AI Assistant Director: Strategy & Innovation
EY
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Job summary
EY is seeking an Assistant Director for Frontier AI to identify, shape, and scale emerging AI opportunities across EY. You will work with service lines, sectors, alliances, and innovation teams to connect client needs with emerging technologies and lead initiatives from experimentation through capability development.
You will explore areas like trusted models, AI-native software delivery, enterprise knowledge systems, specialized AI, and agentic systems, translating technical advances into
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business; advanced degree preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, AI, machine learning, product development, solution architecture, technical consulting, technical program management, innovation, or related technology disciplines.
- Hands-on experimentation, prototyping, or building with emerging technologies as part of an ongoing practice of learning.
- Experience leading complex technology initiatives spanning technical, business, and stakeholder considerations.
Responsibilities
- Monitor developments across AI to identify capabilities, signals, and opportunities relevant to clients and firm strategy.
- Build relationships across service lines, sectors, alliances, regions, and external ecosystems to understand evolving business needs and technology opportunities.
- Identify, shape, and lead Frontier AI initiatives that connect emerging technologies with client challenges and strategic priorities.
- Continuously experiment with emerging technologies to develop understanding of capabilities, limitations, and applications.
- Design and build experiments, prototypes, and proofs-of-concepts to validate opportunities and accelerate learning.
- Assess opportunities across business value, technical feasibility, enterprise readiness, risk, and adoption potential.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to validate, refine, and advance new capabilities.
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Job description
EY is seeking an Assistant Director for Frontier AI to identify, shape, and scale emerging AI opportunities across EY. You will work with service lines, sectors, alliances, and innovation teams to connect client needs with emerging technologies and lead initiatives from experimentation through capability development.
You will explore areas like trusted models, AI-native software delivery, enterprise knowledge systems, specialized AI, and agentic systems, translating technical advances into
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