Senior Manager - AI / Automation Architect
Deloitte · Minneapolis, MN · 6 days ago
HybridEngineering$163k–$322k/yrFull-time
Work you'll do
- Technical Vision & Architecture
- Own the end-to-end technical architecture for the Finance Operate Platform
- Define and enforce build-versus-buy decisions across agentic AI, RPA, workflow automation, data/analytics, and alliance integrations
- Lead design of multi-agent AI architectures, LLM/RAG pipelines, and agentic workflow orchestration aligned to Finance Operate use cases
- Establish reusable patterns, technical standards, and guardrails that can be applied consistently across Controllership, Treasury, and FP&A sub-offerings
- Execution Leadership
- Lead internal stakeholder and client conversations on agentic delivery strategy, platform capabilities, and technology roadmap
- Partner with offshore Solution Architect and cross-functional teams to translate platform strategy into executable delivery plans
- Provide technical oversight across concurrent workstreams; identify and resolve architectural dependencies and delivery risks proactively
- Guide Agile/Scaled Agile planning and engineering practices across the Tech Enablement team
- Platform & Innovation
- Evaluate emerging AI/ML, agentic framework, and automation technologies and make recommendations for adoption within the Finance Operate service catalog
- Drive development and operationalization of AI-powered POCs demonstrating value in finance service automation, including journal entry validation, reconciliation, forecasting, and exception management
- Collaborate with Consulting delivery platform team leads on the Agentic Layer roadmap (Phase 1 ETL/data readiness and Phase 2 business process automation)
- Team & Stakeholder Engagement
- Mentor and develop engineers, consultants, and architects across the team
- Present technical strategies and roadmap updates to senior internal and client stakeholders
- Build trusted-advisor relationships with Finance Operate offering leadership and delivery teams
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field (advanced degree preferred)
- 10+ years of progressive technology delivery experience, including 3+ years in a senior architecture or technical leadership role
- Demonstrated expertise in designing and deploying agentic AI, LLM-driven automation, and multi-agent systems in enterprise environments
- Deep proficiency in Python, AI/ML model development, and workflow orchestration (LangChain, LangGraph, or similar frameworks)
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) for deploying AI and automation workloads
- Strong knowledge of integration architecture, APIs, microservices, and CI/CD practices
- Proven track record leading client-facing technical conversations and executive stakeholder engagement
- Experience with Finance or ERP system contexts (Record to Report, P2P, Treasury, or FP&A) preferred
- Ability to travel 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
- Limited immigration sponsorship may be available