Tax Innovation - AI Engineer - Manager

PwC; Washington; On-site; USD 99,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

PwC seeks a Tax Innovation - Artificial Intelligence Engineer to design, build, and deploy AI solutions for the Tax practice. You will guide cross-functional teams, translate business needs into scalable AI systems, and ensure security, privacy, and auditability.

Mentorship of junior staff and delivery leadership are key expectations. The role focuses on foundation models, ML, NLP, and retrieval techniques, with emphasis on production practices, data quality, and compliance throughout the

Qualifications

• At least a Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 4 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design, development, and deployment of scalable AI and GenAI solutions.
• Translating business requirements into secure, production-ready AI architectures and applications.
• Applying foundation models, machine learning, natural language processing, retrieval, and agentic technologies to solution design.
• Leading experimentation and evaluation to validate solution feasibility, quality, and performance.
• Designing data, knowledge, and retrieval solutions, including data integration, document processing, vector search, and retrieval-augmented generation.
• Developing AI applications using Python, APIs, and modern software engineering practices.
• Implementing agentic workflows, orchestration patterns, and human-in-the-loop controls.

Skills

Python programming

Leadership

Machine Learning

Generative AI

NLP

Foundation models

Retrieval-Augmented Generation

Cloud platforms

Data integration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

APIs

Vector search

MLOps

LLMOps

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Data, Analytics & AI

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

The Opportunity

As a Tax Innovation - Artificial Intelligence Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of AI solutions to enhance performance and capabilities within our Tax practice. You will oversee client engagement workstreams, guide multidisciplinary teams, and translate complex business needs into scalable, production-ready AI solutions. As a Manager, you will leverage your technical and leadership skills to mentor junior staff, manage projects, and navigate ambiguity while upholding PwC’s quality standards.

In this role at PwC, you will focus on building AI solutions using foundation models, machine learning, agentic systems, retrieval technologies, and modern software engineering practices. You will guide teams through solution design, experimentation, integration, deployment, and ongoing optimization while addressing security, compliance, data quality, and auditability requirements. Your intellectual curiosity and ability to embrace technology and innovation will help drive quality delivery and identify new opportunities for our clients and firm.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design, development, and deployment of scalable AI and GenAI solutions
• Translating business requirements into secure, production-ready AI architectures and applications
• Applying foundation models, machine learning, natural language processing, retrieval, and agentic technologies to solution design
• Leading experimentation and evaluation to validate solution feasibility, quality, and performance
• Designing data, knowledge, and retrieval solutions, including data integration, document processing, vector search, and retrieval-augmented generation
• Developing AI applications using Python, APIs, and modern software engineering practices
• Implementing agentic workflows, orchestration patterns, and human-in-the-loop controls
• Applying MLOps and LLMOps practices to support deployment, monitoring, quality measurement, and optimization
• Confirming AI solutions meet security, privacy, compliance, Responsible AI, data quality, and auditability requirements
• Collaborating with stakeholders to identify business and data challenges and refine solutions
• Managing project workstreams and guiding teams through complex delivery challenges
• Coaching and providing feedback to team members to support skill development and performance

What You Must Have

• At least a Bachelor’s degree
• At least 4 years of experience

What Sets You Apart

• Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Analytics/Data Science, Artificial Intelligence/Robotics, Computer Science/Information Systems, Engineering
• At least one of the following: Certifications aligned to artificial intelligence, machine learning, data engineering, or cloud platforms, including AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, or related data and AI credentials
• Demonstrating proficiency in AI implementation, Generative AI, and Machine Learning
• Applying foundation models, Natural Language Processing, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation techniques
• Utilizing Python to develop AI applications and integrate APIs
• Developing agentic solutions and orchestration workflows
• Applying data integration, modeling, and retrieval techniques to enterprise AI solutions
• Implementing MLOps and LLMOps practices for production AI systems
• Applying security, Responsible AI, compliance, and data quality requirements
• Leading AI engineering workstreams and coaching teams through solution delivery

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Job Posting End Date

The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $266,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

As PwC is anequal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

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