Accenture

AI / ML Lead

Accenture • $103K — $196K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • US Citizen (Public Trust Eligible)
  • 3+ years leading technical teams in cloud and on-prem environments
  • 3+ years in AI/ML leadership within complex enterprises
  • Experience delivering AI/ML solutions using Vertex AI or Gemini APIs
  • Strong understanding of generative AI and related technologies
  • Familiarity with responsible AI frameworks and model governance
  • Industry certifications in Google Cloud ML or Data Engineering preferred

Responsibilities

  • Define AI vision and strategy aligned with business goals
  • Identify high-value AI/ML use cases across various domains
  • Architect and deliver comprehensive AI/ML solutions
  • Lead workshops and ensure stakeholder alignment
  • Oversee model governance and compliance
  • Mentor teams of data scientists and engineers

Benefits

  • Wide variety of benefits offered
  • Ongoing application acceptance with no fixed deadline
  • Opportunities for professional development and certifications
  • Supportive work environment fostering innovation
  • Potential for involvement in high-impact AI initiatives
Full Job Description
The Work:
Lead enterprise AI strategy, delivery, and governance using Gemini for Enterprise, Vertex AI, and modern ML/GenAI technologies. Drive high-impact AI initiatives, build scalable platforms, and guide cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Define AI vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned to business goals.
  • Identify high-value AI/ML use cases across operations, customer experience, risk, and productivity.
  • Architect and deliver end-to-end AI/ML solutions (LLMs, RAG, pipelines, MLOps, CI/CD).
  • Lead workshops, stakeholder alignment, and executive communication.
  • Oversee model governance, responsible AI, security, compliance, and performance tracking.
  • Mentor data scientists, ML engineers, analysts, and platform engineers.

Here is what you need:
  • US Citizen (Public Trust Eligible)
  • 3+ years of experience in leading technical teams to achieve objectives and outcomes. Experience includes
    • Developing and implementing technical standards, systems and processes for cloud and on-prem environments.
    • Recommending technology strategies and decisions with a high-level of expertise and knowledge.
    • Providing technical direction and support to ensure compliance with standards and guidelines
  • 3+ years leading AI/ML teams or initiatives in complex enterprise environments.
  • Demonstrated experience delivering end to end AI/ML solutions using Vertex AI, Gemini APIs, or other cloud AI platforms.
  • Solid understanding of generative AI, LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, and vector databases.
  • Google Storage: Access control, versioning, encryption, lifecycle management, storing logs, handling backups, managing static files, working with ML workflows, Storage Transfer Service, Cloud Storage, Cloud Storage for Firebase, Filestore, Google Workspace Essentials, Local SSD, Persistent Disk
  • DevOps/Configuration Management/Help Desk: Ansible, Cloudockit, GitHub, Jira ServiceDesk, ServiceNow
  • Experience with Google Cloud GenAI tools, including Vertex AI Search, Vector Search, Agents, and Workbench
  • Familiarity with responsible AI frameworks, model governance, and risk management.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, microservices, and distributed systems.
  • Industry certifications (e.g., Google Cloud Professional ML Engineer, Data Engineer, or Architect).
  • Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management.

Preferred Experience:
  • Master's/PhD in AI/ML or related field
  • Regulated environment experience (FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI, NIST)
  • AI modernization or cloud migration leadership


As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:

$103,200-$196,400 USD

About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
Learn more about Accenture
Size
624,000 employees
Market Cap
$173.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$5.2 billion
Founded
1989
5 Year Trend
+11.2%
Revenue
$44.7 billion
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