EY-Parthenon Senior Director, AI ML Engineering (McLean)

EY-Parthenon Senior Director, AI ML Engineering

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EY-Parthenon Senior Director, Growth Platforms AI ML Engineering Senior Director, US

As the Growth Platforms AI ML Engineering Senior Director, you will collaborate with Business Leaders, Data Scientists, Project Managers, and other team members to design, build, and scale innovative AI solutions that power strategic growth initiatives and create enterprise value for F500 clients.

The opportunity

The Growth Platforms AI ML Engineering Senior Director will play a critical role building and maintaining our core advanced analytics platform and serving the technical execution lead for high-visibility client engagements. Youll work with Business leaders and C-level executives to translate business needs into technically executable ML agentic workflows and guide a high-performing team of engineers and contractors through end-to-end project lifecycles.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Business and Strategy Leads to translate business needs into executable AI workflows, data pipelines, and client-specific product specifications
• Define the end-to-end architecture for agents that integrate LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), multi-source data ingestion, and analytics components
• Lead model selection, feature design, embedding strategy, and prompt frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex).
• Design and build robust data pipelines that are scalable, reproducible, and versioned
• Collaborate with Data Engineering and DevOps on pipeline integration, data normalization, and system deployment
• Set coding standards and mentor junior engineers; perform model/code reviews and LOE, scope and roadmap refinement
• Own delivery of AI/ML-powered components from prototype to production (REST APIs, dashboards, or embedded agents)

To qualify for the role you must have

• 5+ years of full-time, hands-on experience applying AI/ML to solve real-world problems.
• Familiarity with multi-modal agent frameworks (LangChain, Haystack, RAG pipelines).
• Expertise in vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma), retrieval systems, and LLM fine-tuning.
• Strong understanding of real-world structured data merging, schema linking, and model evaluation at scale.
• Strong understanding of ML workflow including ingesting, analyzing, transforming data, and evaluating results to make meaningful predictions.
• Fluency in Python, PyTorch or TensorFlow, with ability to architect APIs around ML models.
• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining ML models, frameworks, and pipelines.
• Experience working with and/or leading cross-functional business/engineering teams to deliver complex solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex, technical concepts and progress, methodologies, solutioning, and results to business and client stakeholders.
• Prior experience working on consulting engagements is preferred by not required.

Ideally, youll also have

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or other quantitative field.
• Experience building and deploying AI/ML products or features in a production environment.
• Experience working in a startup and/or management/strategy consulting
• Experience in insurance, financial services, CPG, supply chain, or other industries
• Collaborative, problem-solving, and growth-oriented mindset.

What We Look For

Were interested in passionate leaders with strong vision and a desire to stay on top of trends in the Data Science and Big Data industry. If you have a genuine passion for helping businesses achieve the full potential of their data, this role is for you.

What We Offer You

At EY, well develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. Well 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.

• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where youll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $250,000 to $290,000. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
• Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
• Under our flexible vacation policy, youll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. Youll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

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

EY accepts applications for this position on an on-going basis.

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EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law.

EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities including veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and either need assistance applying online or need to request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please call 1-800-EY-HELP3, select Option 2 for candidate related inquiries, then select Option 1 for candidate queries and finally select Option 2 for candidates with an inquiry which will route you to EYs Talent Shared Services Team (TSS) or email the TSS at [email protected].

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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