Senior AI Architecture & Governance Lead

EY; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental coverage

Pension & 401(k)

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager Architect to lead enterprise AI architecture across Knowledge, Trust and Control/Harness blocks. You’ll balance hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination to drive enterprise AI adoption with robust compliance, monitoring, integration, and control practices.

You will oversee foundation model management, safety, agentic design, and NLP/VLM directions while aligning initiatives across EY teams and the enterprise architecture council.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise architecture, governance, or compliance technology.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Knowledge of AI Foundation Model frameworks and major platforms.
• Experience with observability, safety and governance tooling.
• Familiar with Agentic AI platforms (Nvidia, MSFT, Crew).
• Proven track record delivering large-scale enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design and implementation of AI agentic systems and frameworks based on foundation models.
• Integrate external vendor tools for model monitoring, security, and compliance.
• Collaborate with EY teams to align AI initiatives.
• Serve as a player‑coach, contributing to technical delivery while coordinating firmwide AI adoption.
• Be an expert across Knowledge, Trust, and Control/Harness AI systems and their applications.
• Member of the Enterprise Architecture council guiding initiatives to success.
• Maintain knowledge of AI trends and control/harness patterns for timely adoption.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Governance knowledge

AI fundamentals

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Masters/PhD preferred

Tools

Observability tooling

Agentic AI platforms

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager Architect to lead enterprise AI architecture across Knowledge, Trust and Control/Harness blocks. You’ll balance hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination to drive enterprise AI adoption with robust compliance, monitoring, integration, and control practices.

You will oversee foundation model management, safety, agentic design, and NLP/VLM directions while aligning initiatives across EY teams and the enterprise architecture council.