Senior Manager - AI / Automation Architect

About the role

Join our Finance Transformation team to help shape the future of finance. Collaborate with CFOs, finance leaders, and executive clients to solve complex challenges using Deloitte's resources and industry insights.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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).
• Mentor and develop engineers, consultants, and architects across the team.
• Present technical strategies and roadmap updates to senior internal and client stakeholders.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow workflow architecture and Finance Operate delivery platforms.
• Knowledge of RPA platforms (UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism).
• Certifications in cloud architecture, AI/ML, or Agile/SAFe frameworks.
• Familiarity with RAG architectures, vector databases, and agentic frameworks such as AutoGPT.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product.
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships.
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor.
• Able to meet deadlines.
• Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others.