AI & Data - Applied AI Delivery Architect - Senior Manager

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Business Area:   EY AI & Data – Applied AI Delivery Architect – Senior Manager Contract Type:   Full-Time – Permanent    EY exists to build a better working world, we empower our people by offering the culture, tech, teams, scale, challenges, learning, and the relationships for you to personalise and build your career,   helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.  This role can be located in our offices across the Republic of Ireland, working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.    The Team and the opportunity   This role sits at the centre of how EY translates AI ambition into scalable, production ready solutions for clients. Through collaboration and domain expertise, our team embeds innovative AI & Data solutions into existing business areas, transforming data into strategic assets. We are looking for an AI Delivery Architect who is passionate about leveraging AI & data to solve complex problems and drive business outcomes.  As an AI Delivery Architect at EY, you will act as a client embedded technical and architectural authority, responsible for shaping, designing, and delivering   enterprise‑grade AI solutions from concept to scaled production  You will work closely with EY Partners, account leaders, and senior client executives to translate AI ambition into secure, compliant, and production-ready architectures that withstand regulatory scrutiny and operate in complex enterprise environments.  This role combines deep AI architecture expertise, hands‑on delivery leadership, and commercial accountability, with a strong emphasis on Responsible AI, risk management, and sustainable client enablement.  Your Key Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted technical advisor to EY Partners and C-suite client stakeholders, shaping AI strategies and target architectures aligned to client business priorities, risk appetite, and regulatory context.

Define and own end-to-end AI solution architectures, including GenAI platforms (RAG, agents, copilots), ML platforms and model lifecycle management, data, integration, and API layers.

Design AI architectures that meet enterprise standards for security, resilience, auditability, and regulatory compliance, while navigating complex governance and legacy constraints.

Provide senior-level technical oversight during delivery, escalation, and production stabilisation, and lead the transition of AI solutions from PoV to scaled production, ensuring performance, reliability, and business adoption.

Embed EY Responsible AI principles into all AI architectures, partnering with Risk, Legal, and Compliance teams to implement governance frameworks, model risk controls, and human oversight mechanisms.

Ensure AI solutions are auditable and defensible, supporting clients through regulatory discussions and scrutiny from boards, regulators, and external auditors.

Support client growth and pursuits by shaping solution approaches, contributing to proposals, and demonstrating technical credibility.

Guide multidisciplinary teams across AI engineers, data scientists, and consultants, establishing best practices, coding standards, and architectural patterns.

Act as a senior technical leader within EY, shaping standards, mentoring teams, and contributing to the development of AI capabilities and assets.

Contribute to EY AI accelerators, frameworks, and reference architectures

Capture reusable patterns and lessons learned across engagements

Support go-to-market activities and thought leadership

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