AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention

Accenture•Chicago, IL

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are building out practitioners within our Song – Sales practice: AI Forward Deployed Engineers who embed directly with clients to design, prototype, and deploy Agentic AI solutions that transform how our clients sell, serve, and operate. You will partner closely with our Sales teams to win new business, land at client sites to uncover opportunity, and stay to build solutions that deliver measurable ROI.

Requirements

5+ years in a client-facing technical or engineering role with experience supporting Sales & Revenue Processes and Platforms.
3+ years of experience record building AI or LLM-powered applications in production.
Strong production engineering skills — Python and/or TypeScript, APIs and integrations, testing, and deployment — plus hands-on modern AI/ML tooling.

Nice To Haves

Ability to communicate across the spectrum from developer to C-suite
A portfolio of real-world AI projects or deployed solutions

Responsibilities

Conduct client-facing discovery to identify and prioritize AI use cases with the highest commercial impact
Design Agentic AI architectures and build rapid prototypes to demonstrate value before full engagement
Collaborate with Sales to develop business cases, executive presentations, and RFP responses
Lead on-site AI workshops and co-creation sessions with client leadership and technical teams
Own the technical solution end to end — from first meeting through prototype, production rollout, adoption, and operational handoff
Integrate AI agents with client enterprise systems, data platforms, and workflows
Harden solutions for production — testing, evals, observability, and cost/latency/safety trade-offs — so they run reliably after handoff
Establish AI governance standards and ensure responsible deployment at client environments
Mentor junior team members and contribute to internal AI capability building