AI Engineering Lead - Senior Manager - Data & AI - Technology Consulting - Advisory

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Technology Strategy

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

PwC Ireland — Bring Your Talent, Grow Your Skills, Unlock Your Potential

Do you want to be a part of a team of technology and digital leaders, experienced in scoping, and delivering large transformation programmes in complex matrix environments?

Our Data & AI Consulting team is dedicated to leveraging technology in order to solve complex business problems for our clients. We work with Ireland’s largest organisations across a wide range of industries including financial services, government, healthcare, technology, media and telecoms.

Do you want to be a part of a community of problem solvers combining human ingenuity, experience and technology innovation to deliver sustained outcomes and build trust?

At PwC, we believe real transformation is Human Led and Tech Powered. Key to delivering this capability and driving our continued growth is our ability to guide clients in their consideration and implementation of leading Data, Analytics and AI Technologies. As we embark on further building on our deep technical and commercial teams, we are hiring for talent with skills in data strategy, governance, and transformation. By joining our Data & AI team you will have the opportunity to help shape the future of our company and help clients deliver bigger, more impactful transformation that lasts.

Purpose-led work you’ll be part of

As a Senior Manager, you’ll lead AI-enabled, data-driven engagements and help shape our market proposition. This is a role where strategy meets execution: you’ll own solution direction from discovery and design through build, deployment and adoption; bridge business needs with technical implementation; and translate emerging AI capabilities into practical, governed and scalable outcomes.

Role & Responsibilities:

AI Solution Delivery

Lead multi-workstream AI engagements end-to-end — from solution design through production deployment — across use cases such as intelligent document extraction, automated variance analysis, compliance agents, and generative AI workflows

Architect and assure technical solutions across data platforms, integration patterns, and deployment approaches, ensuring designs are secure, scalable, cost-conscious, and production-grade

Apply AI and advanced analytics to unstructured data challenges in remediation, compliance, and large-scale document review contexts where auditability, traceability, and governance are non-negotiable

Define target-state data and AI operating models — including governance, ownership, decision rights, Responsible AI controls, human-in-the-loop design, and data product management (lineage, quality, metadata, stewardship) — to ensure solutions remain trusted and usable beyond go-live

Delivery Management

Engage with senior client leadership to define data strategy, assess control execution, identify reporting gaps, and design future-state data capabilities aligned to business strategy

Translate complex technical capabilities into clear business outcomes — quantifying value in terms of hours saved, manual effort eliminated, improved controls, enriched data quality, and strengthened auditability

Own programme governance and delivery excellence including financial management, planning, RAID management, executive reporting/steerco packs, quality assurance, and benefits tracking

Practice & Commercial Growth

Expand existing client relationships by converting proven delivery into repeatable, scalable opportunities — building pipeline from within active accounts and shaping longer-term commercial relationships grounded in tangible value

Contribute to proposals, go-to-market and thought leadership by shaping points of view, accelerators, demos, and case studies—translating delivery learnings into repeatable offerings

Codify reusable delivery assets, governance approaches, and solution patterns drawn from live client work to accelerate future engagements and strengthen the practice

Team Leadership & Culture

Build team capability and culture through coaching, performance management, on-the-job training, and active contribution to hiring and onboarding

Your Profile:

Required:

Proven end-to-end delivery of AI and data solutions into production (not just strategy or proof-of-concept), including applied experience in NLP/document extraction, generative AI workflows, or agent-based automation — with working knowledge of MLOps/LLMOps practices including evaluation, monitoring, and model lifecycle management

Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and modern analytics engineering (e.g., dbt or equivalent), including data modelling patterns and transformation pipeline orchestration for production-grade data and AI applications

Strong leadership across teams — coach and develop technical consultants (onshore/nearshore/offshore) into high-performing delivery teams

8+ years’ experience in solution design and technical delivery, with recent senior accountability for outcomes across multiple workstreams

At that the director level 15+ years’ experience is required with significant experience within the Irish market

Preferred:

Experience delivering in regulated environments (e.g., financial services, insurance, public sector) where governance, auditability, risk management, Responsible AI, data privacy, and security-by-design are non-negotiable

Hands-on proficiency with cloud data platforms — one or more of: Snowflake, Azure Data Services, Databricks

Experience with modern deployment practices (CI/CD, testing, observability) and containerised services (Docker/Kubernetes) to support production-grade solutions

Experience with low-code AI and automation tools: particularly Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot Studio, and/or Salesforce Agentforce

Data strategy and governance expertise including operating model design, data ownership/stewardship, data quality management, lineage/metadata, access controls, and control/audit evidence

Strong client leadership: able to shape problem statements, challenge constructively, and secure decisions with senior stakeholders in ambiguous environments

Commercial aptitude: shaping scope, estimating, writing proposals, and managing engagement economics (margin, resourcing, and risk)

Enjoy PwC’s perks

We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive employee benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about us at Life@PwC. (https://www.pwc.ie/careers-ie/life-at-pwc.html).

Being appreciated for being you

Our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We are an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe this so much that we have signed up for the Business in the Community Elevate Pledge. (https://www.bitc.ie/the-leaders-group-on-sustainability/inclusive-workplace-pledge/)

You can learn more about our culture of belonging and explore our range of inclusive programmes, initiatives, employee resource groups and more at www.pwc.ie.

Avoid the confidence gap; you do not have to match all the listed requirements exactly to apply, we’d love to hear from you!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please email us for more information.

PwC Ireland is committed to creating an environment that promotes equality and dignity at work. Working together in an inclusive environment enables us to harness the collective and complementary skills, knowledge, background, and networks of our people.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Algorithm Development, Alteryx (Automation Platform), Analytical Thinking, Analytic Research, Big Data, Business Data Analytics, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Complex Data Analysis, Conducting Research, Creativity, Customer Analysis, Customer Needs Analysis, Dashboard Creation, Data Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Data Collection, Data-Driven Insights, Data Integration, Data Integrity, Data Mining, Data Modeling {+ 46 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

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