Frontier AI Leader: Innovate & Scale

EY; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 147,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Frontier AI Assistant Director in the United States to identify and scale emerging AI opportunities. You will collaborate with service lines, sectors, alliances, and innovation teams to align client needs with new technologies and lead initiatives from experimentation to capability development.

Focus areas include trusted/open-weight models, AI-native software delivery, enterprise knowledge systems, and agentic systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, AI, machine learning, product development, solution architecture, technical consulting, technical program management, innovation, or related technology disciplines.
• Demonstrated history of hands-on experimentation, prototyping, or building with emerging technologies as part of an ongoing practice of learning.
• Experience leading complex technology initiatives that span technical, business, and stakeholder considerations.
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies and translating them into business value, technical solutions, or new capabilities.
• Preferred backgrounds include technology startups, technical program management, solution engineering, customer engineering, product development, technical consulting, innovation organizations, or related roles.

Responsibilities

• Monitor developments across AI, externally and within EY, to identify emerging capabilities, market 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 first-hand understanding of their capabilities, limitations, and potential applications.
• Design and build experiments, prototypes, and proof-of-concepts to validate opportunities, evaluate technologies, 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.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Hands-on experimentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS/Business

Job description

EY is seeking a Frontier AI Assistant Director in the United States to identify and scale emerging AI opportunities. You will collaborate with service lines, sectors, alliances, and innovation teams to align client needs with new technologies and lead initiatives from experimentation to capability development.

Focus areas include trusted/open-weight models, AI-native software delivery, enterprise knowledge systems, and agentic systems.