Deployed AI Strategist

Are you a credentialed accounting or tax professional who wants to shape how AI transforms client work? As a Deployed AI Strategist, you will serve as the primary technical liaison between our product and end users. You will lead the hands-on deployment of AI solutions directly within accounting, tax, and audit firms, embedding yourself in their workflows to ensure successful adoption. You are the trust-layer: a credentialed professional who speaks the language of the customer, understands the regulatory environment, and guides practitioners through natural language workflow construction as a trusted advisor. You will partner closely with forward-deployed engineers to translate client needs into technical requirements and rapidly iterate on solutions in the field.

About The Role

In the role of Deployed AI Strategist, you will:

• Lead customer discovery to understand existing processes, identify automation opportunities, and assess use case feasibility
• Guide customers through workflow construction using natural language prompting, building reusable skill templates and a prompt library scalable across service lines
• Identify, document, and escalate edge cases, output quality issues, and domain-specific gaps to product and engineering; participate in feature testing to close the feedback loop
• Partner with sales during pre-close engagements to provide technical credibility and workflow demonstrations
• Track and report on value realization metrics for assigned accounts, including time saved, review cycles reduced, and engagement throughput
• Develop and deliver training resources to customers, enabling them to self-serve on identified use cases

Requirements

• An active CPA license or equivalent professional credential (required)
• 3-8 years of public accounting experience, ideally at a regional or national firm (Big 4 experience preferred)
• Hands-on experience in audit and assurance, tax compliance, or advisory/financial analysis
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences
• Deep familiarity with AI tools and comfort working in early-stage, ambiguous environments
• Strong organization and project management skills
• Willingness to travel for on-site customer workshops

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Model: Flexible hybrid working environment for office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: "Flex My Way" policies including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, supportive workplace policies for managing personal and professional responsibilities.
• Career Development and Growth: Culture of continuous learning and skill development with "Grow My Way" programming and a skills-first approach.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: Comprehensive benefits including flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings with company match, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Additional Benefits: Optional hospital, accident, and sickness insurance; optional life and AD&D insurance; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection; 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Culture: Award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and values-driven environment.
• Social Impact: Two paid volunteer days off annually, opportunities for pro-bono consulting projects, and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Pay

The base compensation range for this role in eligible office locations (New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC) is $115,300 USD - $214,100 USD. Base pay is positioned within the range based on knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world-leading provider of trusted journalism and news.