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Forward Deployed Engineer Manager

$80.4k - $316.3k
Full-time

Accenture

We are:

A forward-thinking services company at the forefront of AI-native innovation. We partner with enterprise clients to create next-generation, agent-powered workflows engineered to scale in real-world settings. Our engineers embed deeply with customers, moving projects beyond experimentation into operational reality.

You Are:

A Forward-Deployed AI Engineer who thrives at the intersection of cutting-edge AI platforms, enterprise systems, and real-world business problems. It is a product-minded, customer-embedded engineering role where you will work directly with clients, partners, and internal product teams to design, prototype, deploy, and scale end-to-end AI solutions.

The Work:

You will work hands-on with platforms such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, SAP, ServiceNow, and other enterprise systems , translating ambiguous business needs into production-grade AI workflows that deliver measurable impact.

This role requires strong engineering depth, excellent communication, comfort with ambiguity, and a builder’s mindset.

Responsibilities:

  • Work directly with clients and internal teams to understand business problems, shape AI use cases, and define technical solutions — often from ambiguous or evolving requirements.

  • Design and implement end-to-end AI solutions , integrating LLMs and AI services (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, etc.) with enterprise platforms (SAP, ServiceNow, Salesforce, data platforms, internal systems).

  • Rapidly prototype, iterate, and deploy AI-enabled workflows, agents, copilots, and automations into real operational environments.

  • Serve as the technical bridge between product, engineering, data, and business stakeholders , ensuring solutions are technically sound, usable, and aligned with business value.

  • Drive solution architecture, including:

    • Prompt and workflow design

    • API integrations and orchestration

    • Enterprise knowledge integration

    • Security, privacy, and governance considerations

  • Own solutions from concept → prototype → production → iteration , with accountability for quality, reliability, and outcomes.

  • Provide technical leadership and best practices for responsible, secure, and scalable AI deployment.

At Accenture, we hire the best people and help them become even better through world-class training, career counseling, mentoring and support to help you maintain professional success.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 75% depending on business need and client requirements.

What You Need:

  • 5+ years software engineering experience (Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Java) with 5 years’ experience integrating APIs and building distributed, production systems.
  • 2+ years experience with modern AI/ML platforms such as:
    • OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar foundation model providers
    • Workflow orchestration and agent frameworks
  • 5+ years experience translating high-level business needs into concrete technical designs and implementations in a large enterprise-wide organizations or professional services firm.
  • 5+ years enterprise platforms (ServiceNow, Salesforce, SAP, data platforms, etc.)
  • 5+ years of experience in client-facing communication and collaboration, including leading technical discussions, workshops, or delivery sessions under ambiguity.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent OR equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.


We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 10/15/2026.

5Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $94,400 to $316,300

Colorado $94,400 to $273,200

Connecticut $94,400 to $273,200

District of Columbia $100,500 to $291,000

Illinois $87,400 to $273,200

Maine $80,400 to $232,800

Maryland $94,400 to $273,200

Massachusetts $94,400 to $291,000

Minnesota $94,400 to $273,200

New York $87,400 to $316,300

New Jersey $100,500 to $316,300

Ohio $87,400 to $253,000

Virginia $87,400 to $291,000

Washington $100,500 to $291,000

About Accenture

Accenture 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. We are 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 we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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What We Believe

We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.

Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here

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Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

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Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

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Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Further, at Accenture a criminal conviction history is not an absolute bar to employment.

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.

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