Senior AI-Driven Sourcing & Procurement Leader

Accenture; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 133,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer in Connecticut to embed with client teams, translating advanced AI platform capabilities into real-world value. You will own outcomes across time-to-value, adoption, reliability, and scalability, working inside complex enterprise environments and guiding cross-functional stakeholders to production-ready solutions.

The role requires 8+ years of engineering experience, expert in AI platforms, and hands-on leadership of software teams, with a

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience in cloud-native environments.
• Experience designing agentic solutions in production.
• Deep expertise with AI platforms (OpenAI, Claude, Vertex AI, etc.).
• Proven leadership of software teams and delivery oversight.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise AI deployments across multi-stakeholder client environments.
• Own programme-level delivery outcomes with time-to-value, reliability and adoption velocity.
• Architect and govern AI solutions across data, security, governance, and integrations.
• Lead architecture design sessions and executive workshops with client leadership.
• Translate procurement requirements into scalable AI workflows and architectures.

Skills

Cloud-native

Agentic solutions

AI platforms

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer in Connecticut to embed with client teams, translating advanced AI platform capabilities into real-world value. You will own outcomes across time-to-value, adoption, reliability, and scalability, working inside complex enterprise environments and guiding cross-functional stakeholders to production-ready solutions.

The role requires 8+ years of engineering experience, expert in AI platforms, and hands-on leadership of software teams, with a