SAP BTP Applied Intelligence AIML Manager

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About Global Delivery Services

Global Delivery Services refers to EY's worldwide network of service delivery centers. The GDS team plays an important role in EY’s strategy by ensuring effective support to EY’s growth agenda.

Our journey started in 2002 with approximately 200 people. Today we stand at 80,000+ professionals in ten locations around the world. We operate in Argentina, China, Hungary, India, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Client service is focused on providing Consulting, Assurance, Tax, Strategy & Transactions, and Knowledge support to our clients around the world. The teams enable account teams worldwide to provide seamless, high-quality, value-added support, helping deliver exceptional client service.

Enablement Services provides cost-effective, high-skilled, and innovative services to support EY’s global and local enablement teams. Markets, BMC, AWS, Finance and Accounting, Risk Management, Procurement, People Shared Services, IT Service Delivery and IT Global Infrastructure services, are among the services offered by Enablement Services.

Our innovation specialists serve the GDS Client Service and Enablement Services teams, along with Service Lines, Core Business Services and Sectors. The team brings the desired environment, technologies and skilled teams together for facilitation, rapid prototyping and innovative thinking. The competencies offered include analytics, digital, user experience, mobile technology, infrastructure, Microsoft technologies and open innovation.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a highly experienced AI and Machine Learning leader to establish and scale advanced AI engineering capabilities beyond Generative AI adoption. This role will focus on building enterprise-grade expertise across machine learning, deep learning, MLOps, LLMOps, and intelligent automation while enabling the development of next-generation AI solutions.

The successful candidate will combine strong hands-on AI engineering experience with leadership capability and a passion for creating high-performing teams. They will be responsible for elevating technical standards, guiding the development of advanced AI solutions, and creating sustainable capability across both traditional AI and emerging Generative AI technologies.

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape an AI engineering practice that can deliver across predictive, analytical, agentic, and autonomous AI use cases.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and growth of advanced AI engineering capabilities across machine learning, deep learning, MLOps, and LLMOps disciplines on SAP BTP and other cloud platforms.
• Define technical standards, engineering frameworks, and best practices for enterprise AI solution development.
• Architect and oversee the delivery of AI solutions spanning predictive analytics, computer vision, NLP, recommendation systems, intelligent automation, and Generative AI.
• Establish scalable model development, deployment, monitoring, and governance processes.
• Drive adoption of MLOps and LLMOps practices to improve reliability, traceability, observability, and operational performance.
• Mentor and develop AI engineers, helping them expand beyond prompt engineering into broader AI engineering disciplines.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to identify high-value AI opportunities and convert them into production solutions.
• Evaluate emerging AI frameworks, tooling, and platforms to strengthen organisational capabilities.
• Lead technical reviews, solution assurance activities, architecture discussions, and capability-building initiatives.
• Support thought leadership, innovation activities, technical asset development, and market-facing AI initiatives.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong experience in machine learning, deep learning, statistical modelling, and AI solution engineering.
• Hands-on expertise with Python and modern AI ecosystems including TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, LangChain, LangGraph, or comparable frameworks.
• Deep understanding of model training, optimisation, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Experience establishing MLOps, LLMOps, data science engineering, and AI platform practices.
• Knowledge of modern data engineering concepts, feature engineering, model observability, and AI governance.
• Excellent client management experience across multiple and varied demographical contexts.
• Practical experience with Generative AI technologies, foundation models, RAG architectures, AI agents, and orchestration frameworks.
• Strong understanding of cloud-based AI services and distributed AI workloads.
• Ability to balance research-oriented innovation with enterprise delivery requirements.
• Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams and coaching engineers toward higher levels of capability and performance.

<< Ideally, you’ll also have>>

• Experience building and managing AI engineering teams or centres of excellence.
• Exposure to large-scale AI programmes across multiple industries.
• Experience with model evaluation frameworks, AI risk management, Responsible AI, and AI governance.
• Familiarity with knowledge graphs, multi-agent systems, reinforcement learning, or advanced deep learning techniques.
• SAP BTP, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, AI/ML, Data Science, or MLOps certifications.
• Contributions to AI communities, publications, open-source projects, patents, or recognised thought leadership.

<< What we look for>>

• A technically credible AI leader with deep foundations in machine learning and modern AI engineering.
• A builder who enjoys creating new capabilities, frameworks, teams, and engineering practices.
• A confident and influential communicator who can translate complex AI concepts into business value.
• A mentor who can develop the next generation of AI engineers and technical leaders.
• A high-energy self-starter who takes ownership and drives outcomes with limited direction.
• A collaborative leader who thrives in fast-paced, multidisciplinary environments and can effectively partner with senior stakeholders.
• A professional who combines curiosity, engineering rigour, innovation mindset, and execution excellence.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more .

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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Our Commitment : As a commitment, we persistently endeavour to embody our values, fulfil our purpose, and champion inclusiveness. Our dedication is to cultivate EY into an environment where diverse perspectives are celebrated, creating a supportive atmosphere for individuals to authentically be themselves and contribute their utmost.

Professional Development : From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe in continuous learning. We offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership roles, and connect and grow through mentorship.

People and Culture : In our dynamic workplace, diversity, equity, and inclusiveness are ingrained in our culture. We're united by a commitment to create an environment where every individual's differences are valued, practices are equitable, fostering a sense of belonging. Our shared values include integrity, respect, teaming, inclusiveness, energy, enthusiasm, courage to lead, and building relationships based on doing the right thing.

Benefits : Embark on a transformative career journey with us and indulge in a suite of premium benefits, encompassing exclusive health and wellness packages, enticing rewards, and cutting-edge learning opportunities that empower you to continually grow and excel in your professional and personal development.

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Successful candidates advance to a competency-based interview. If mutual interest persists, a job offer awaits.

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