Senior AI Architecture & Trust Lead

EY; Akron (OH); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 359,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

EY seeks a Senior Manager Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise AI architectures spanning Knowledge, Trust, and Control/Harness blocks. The role covers foundation model management, safety, agentic design, AI integration, and future NLP/ VLM directions.

The position requires balancing hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination, ensuring robust governance, monitoring, and enterprise AI adoption across EY’s hybrid environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, governance, or compliance technology
• Knowledge of AI Foundation Model frameworks (e.g., Llama, Gemini, Claude, OpenAI)
• Experience with observability, safety and governance tooling
• Familiar with Agentic AI platforms and enterprise AI deployment

Responsibilities

• Oversee design and implementation of AI agentic systems and frameworks based on foundation models, LLM, and SLM
• 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 to customer opportunities
• Member of the Enterprise Architecture council guiding initiatives to success
• Maintain current knowledge of AI trends and governance patterns for timely adoption of emerging AI technology

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional communication

Governance translation

Strategic thinking

Hybrid work adaptability

Analytical reasoning

Executive stakeholder influence

Hands-on development

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's or PhD in CS/EE/Math

Tools

Observability tooling

Governance tooling

Agentic AI platforms (Nvidia, MSFT, Crew)

Job description

EY seeks a Senior Manager Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise AI architectures spanning Knowledge, Trust, and Control/Harness blocks. The role covers foundation model management, safety, agentic design, AI integration, and future NLP/ VLM directions.

The position requires balancing hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination, ensuring robust governance, monitoring, and enterprise AI adoption across EY’s hybrid environments.