Applied AI Strategist - Manager - Location OPEN

Location: Anywhere in Country

About the role

Join our Applied AI team as a Manager and be at the forefront of building and deploying AI solutions that create measurable value for private equity clients and their portfolio companies. You'll lead both technical and non-technical project teams in the development, deployment, and adoption of production-grade AI solutions and the data infrastructure beneath them. With your specialized knowledge in AI/ML engineering and delivery methods, you'll coach others and propose solutions to technical constraints, ensuring project success.

Responsibilities

• Lead workstream delivery — architecting, building, and shipping AI solutions — and tracking project status
• Manage engagement economics and resource planning
• Conduct code and design reviews and provide technical mentorship to your team
• Identify opportunities for additional services and lead specific RFP responses
• Focus on quality and risk management while driving continuous process improvement
• Guide your team and interpret internal and external issues to recommend innovative solutions
• Meet performance objectives in client service, sales, business growth, and teaming

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Typically, no less than 4 - 6 years relevant experience
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL
• Experience deploying AI/ML solutions on at least one major cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on modern data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks)
• Technical skills in generative AI application development — LLM APIs, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic workflows, and prompt/context engineering
• Proficiency in MLOps and DevSecOps tooling (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD)
• Experience building data and ML pipelines (e.g., Spark, Kafka) supporting production workloads

Skills

• Adept at developing solutions to complex problems and recommending changes to client processes, data, and architecture
• Skilled in selecting models, frameworks, and deployment patterns for obtaining reliable results
• Capable of exercising judgment in decision-making processes, including security, risk, and responsible AI considerations
• Strong client trust and value orientation
• Excellent communication skills with impact, including experience leading client presentations and architecture reviews
• Experience contributing to business development — proofs of concept, technical capture, or proposal responses
• A knack for complex problem-solving and critical thinking
• A high degree of learning agility and emotional agility
• Experience in leading teams and managing change

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.

• Flexible vacation policy
• Designated EY Paid Holidays
• Winter/Summer breaks
• Personal/Family Care leave

Pay

The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $128,400 to $235,300. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State, and California (excluding Sacramento) is $154,000 to $267,400. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography.

Schedule

Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client-serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project, or year.