Senior Manager - Forward-Deployed AI Engineer

EY; Springfield (IL); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 359,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is investing in its AI, Data & Engineering practice in the United States. You will join a high‑visibility team delivering AI, ML, and data solutions for diverse clients, shaping strategy and translating ambition into scalable, actionable engineering work.

The role blends leadership with hands‑on engineering, deployment, and value realization for clients. You will lead cross‑functional teams, drive opportunity qualification, and ensure production‑grade delivery while navigating regulatory and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field as listed in the qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams of forward‑deployed AI engineers and data scientists in end‑to‑end delivery of production‑grade ML, generative AI, and agentic AI solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and share knowledge with diverse team members.
• Establish evaluation, observability, security, and cost‑management standards for production agentic systems.
• Lead opportunity qualification, demonstrations, proposals, and delivery economics for forward‑deployed AI work.
• Foster client trust and expand work with executive stakeholders.

Skills

Python

Team leadership

Consulting experience

CI/CD

DevOps tools

Cloud platforms

MLOps

Communication

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree, or MS degree in Business or Economics, Technology Entrepreneurship, Computer Science, Informatics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or Machine Learning

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Git

Job description

EY is investing in its AI, Data & Engineering practice in the United States. You will join a high‑visibility team delivering AI, ML, and data solutions for diverse clients, shaping strategy and translating ambition into scalable, actionable engineering work.

The role blends leadership with hands‑on engineering, deployment, and value realization for clients. You will lead cross‑functional teams, drive opportunity qualification, and ensure production‑grade delivery while navigating regulatory and