Senior Manager, Forward‑Deployed AI Engineering

EY; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 374,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager to guide client AI transformations and craft scalable ML platforms. You will lead diverse teams, shape deployment architectures, and ensure governance and value delivery across multi-cloud environments.

In this high-visibility role, you’ll work with global clients, influence technology decisions, and advance EY’s AI, Data & Engineering practice while advancing your career within a dynamic, hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or MS in a relevant field; strong ML fundamentals.
• ≥8–10 years of consulting or technology delivery experience.
• Proven leadership of technical teams and client engagements.
• Experience deploying foundation models and AI workflows.
• Proficiency with ML tooling and cloud deployments.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams delivering production ML and AI solutions.
• Architect and deploy scalable AI systems across client environments.
• Guide governance, observability, security, and cost management standards.
• Collaborate with clients to translate AI strategy into concrete roadmaps.
• Drive commercial discussions and project delivery with executive stakeholders.

Skills

Python

CI/CD

DevOps

GIT

Jira

SQL

Pandas

Spark

Cloud platforms

ModelOps

Education

Bachelor’s or MS in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field

Tools

OpenAI family

Langchain

MLFlow

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

EY is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager to guide client AI transformations and craft scalable ML platforms. You will lead diverse teams, shape deployment architectures, and ensure governance and value delivery across multi-cloud environments.

In this high-visibility role, you’ll work with global clients, influence technology decisions, and advance EY’s AI, Data & Engineering practice while advancing your career within a dynamic, hybrid work model.