Senior AI-Driven Sourcing & Procurement Leader

Accenture

Des Moines (IA)

On-site

USD 130,000 - 320,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to embed within a client's enterprise, owning outcomes such as time-to-value, adoption, reliability, and scalability. You will lead architecture, production deployments, and cross-functional collaboration with C-suite stakeholders across AI and procurement domains.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering leadership, production-grade AI solutions, and delivery ownership in dynamic client environments.

Qualifications

Minimum 8 years of engineering experience with cloud-native systems, including APIs, microservices, containerization, and serverless architectures.

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise AI platform deployments across complex multi-stakeholder client environments, owning the full programme from architecture through adoption.
Own programme-level delivery outcomes: time-to-value, reliability, adoption velocity, and scalability.
Lead rapid experimentation to deliver production systems in days or weeks across complex enterprise environments.
Architect and govern enterprise AI solutions across identity, data, security, governance, platform layer, and multi-system workflow integration.
Shape AI reinvention strategy for client CTO, CFO, and CISO with ROI backlogs and multi-year roadmaps.
Define and publish reusable reinvention blueprints and accelerators for multiple client engagements.
Lead architecture design sessions, executive workshops, and code-with sessions with client leadership.
Codify delivery learnings and engineering standards for the FDE practice.