AI/ML Associate Manager

Role overview

As an AI/ML engineer associate manager, you will design, build, and deploy scalable artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions that enable organizations to unlock value from data and advanced analytics. You will leverage cloud-native AI services, generative AI technologies, and MLOps best practices to deliver production-ready solutions while driving innovation through research, model development, and high-performance computing capabilities.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop AI and machine learning solutions using modern AI frameworks and cloud-based AI services.
• Build, deploy, and maintain scalable data pipelines that support model training, inference, monitoring, and production operations.
• Implement DevOps and MLOps practices to ensure efficient model development, deployment, versioning, and lifecycle management.
• Customize, fine-tune, and deploy deep learning, generative AI, and large language model (LLM) solutions to address business requirements.
• Develop AI solutions that can operate across cloud environments, edge devices, and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructures.
• Evaluate model performance and communicate the quality, scalability, and business value of AI solutions to stakeholders.
• Conduct research and development activities focused on emerging AI technologies, algorithms, simulations, and advanced analytical methods.
• Work with large-scale structured and unstructured datasets, applying data cleansing, preprocessing, feature engineering, and optimization techniques.
• Design and implement efficient data, model, and knowledge storage mechanisms to support AI applications and retrieval capabilities.
• Collaborate with architects, data engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver robust, enterprise-grade AI solutions.
• Ensure adherence to security, governance, and responsible AI principles throughout the AI solution lifecycle.
• Support continuous improvement of AI platforms, tools, and engineering practices to enhance solution performance and reliability.

Basic qualifications

• 6-9 years of experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, data engineering, or related technical fields.
• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying AI/ML solutions in enterprise environments.
• Strong programming experience in Python and AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, or equivalent technologies.
• Experience working with deep learning, generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and advanced analytics solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform and their AI/ML services.
• Experience building scalable data pipelines and implementing MLOps practices for model deployment and monitoring.
• Strong understanding of data engineering, data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model optimization techniques.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience developing and deploying generative AI solutions, foundation models, and LLM-based applications.
• Knowledge of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, embeddings, and AI orchestration frameworks.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with edge AI deployments, distributed computing architectures, and high-performance computing (HPC) environments.
• Experience implementing AI observability, model monitoring, and production support processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Relevant certifications in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data engineering, or cloud technologies are preferred.

About the company

The company is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments, and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. It is a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and the company is one of the world's leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. It combines strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data, and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise, and global delivery capability. The broad range of services, solutions, and assets across strategy & consulting, technology, operations, industry X, and song, together with a culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable the company to help clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. Success is measured by the 360° value created for clients, each other, shareholders, partners, and communities.

Equal employment opportunity statement

The company believes that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status, or any other basis as protected by applicable law. The rich diversity makes the company more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps better serve clients and communities.