Senior FDE – Financial Services Transformation Lead

EY; New York (NY); On-site; USD 182,000 - 377,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer Transformation Lead in New York to drive technology-enabled business transformations. You will bridge strategy and delivery, shaping roadmaps and architectures across cloud, data, and AI domains to deliver measurable outcomes for clients.

The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, mentoring managers and engineers, and collaborating with executive stakeholders to grow client value and account opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large‑scale transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, cloud, data, and AI.
• Track record of developing trusted client relationships and expanding opportunities.
• Commercial mindset with experience identifying and growing new business opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead business and technology transformation initiatives from strategy through execution and value realization.
• Partner with executive stakeholders to define business priorities, transformation roadmaps, and investment strategies.
• Shape and oversee solution architecture across cloud, data, AI, digital, and platform engineering domains.
• Align business objectives, operating models, and technology solutions to drive measurable outcomes.
• Lead cross-functional teams spanning product, engineering, architecture, and business stakeholders.
• Establish governance, delivery frameworks, success metrics, and outcome tracking.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client executives and become a strategic advisor on transformation.
• Identify new opportunities, shape follow-on engagements, and contribute to account growth.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Influencing

Leadership

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Azure OpenAI

AWS Bedrock

Google Vertex AI

LangChain

Job description

EY is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer Transformation Lead in New York to drive technology-enabled business transformations. You will bridge strategy and delivery, shaping roadmaps and architectures across cloud, data, and AI domains to deliver measurable outcomes for clients.

The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, mentoring managers and engineers, and collaborating with executive stakeholders to grow client value and account opportunities.