Senior AI Forward-Deployed Engineer & Client Solutions Lead

Accenture; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 123,000 - 316,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Song seeks an experienced AI Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with clients and design, prototype, and deploy Agentic AI solutions that transform sales, service, and operations. You will partner with Sales to uncover opportunities and deliver measurable ROI through rapid prototypes and on-site workshops.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership from initial discovery to production handoff, with governance and mentoring responsibilities across engagements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a client-facing technical or engineering role with experience supporting Sales & Revenue Processes and Platforms.
• 3+ years of experience record building AI or LLM-powered applications in production.
• Candidates should have strong production engineering skills — Python and/or TypeScript, APIs and integrations, testing, and deployment — plus hands-on modern AI/ML tooling.

Responsibilities

• Conduct client-facing discovery to identify and prioritize AI use cases with the highest commercial impact
• Design Agentic AI architectures and build rapid prototypes to demonstrate value before full engagement
• Collaborate with Sales to develop business cases, executive presentations, and RFP responses
• Lead on-site AI workshops and co-creation sessions with client leadership and technical teams
• Own the technical solution end to end — from first meeting through prototype, production rollout, adoption, and operational handoff
• Integrate AI agents with client enterprise systems, data platforms, and workflows
• Harden solutions for production — testing, evals, observability, and cost/latency/safety trade-offs — so they run reliably after handoff
• Establish AI governance standards and ensure responsible deployment at client environments
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to internal AI capability building

Skills

Python

TypeScript

APIs

Integrations

Testing

Deployment

AI/ML tooling

Job description

Accenture Song seeks an experienced AI Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with clients and design, prototype, and deploy Agentic AI solutions that transform sales, service, and operations. You will partner with Sales to uncover opportunities and deliver measurable ROI through rapid prototypes and on-site workshops.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership from initial discovery to production handoff, with governance and mentoring responsibilities across engagements.