Americas Tax Technology Group - Business Analyst - Manager

Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, IL, United States
6 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$86,600.0 - $197,800.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Business Analytics Applications Code Coverage Data Governance Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements) Meta-Data Management Rapid Prototyping Process Software Engineering Tax Compliance Software Data Ingestion GitHub Copilot Information Technology
+1 more
Data Management

Job description

  • Partner with Business Technology, Product, and Architecture leaders to define and deliver long-term business and technology strategies.
  • Define how AI agents are embedded into end-to-end business workflows, ensuring clarity of intent, decision boundaries, escalation paths, and human oversight.
  • Drive early intake clarity, reusable specifications, and efficient downstream delivery.
  • Shape product roadmaps and features by clarifying business intent and aligning priorities.
  • Leverage AI-assisted analysis tools, including GitHub Copilot, to accelerate requirements gathering, impact analysis, and validation, applying sound judgment and human oversight to AI-generated outputs.
  • Lead rapid prototyping and early validation to minimize delivery risks.
  • Collaborate with QA Engineers to ensure comprehensive test coverage and quality, including AI-assisted test generation.
  • Champion modern, AI-assisted BA practices within the Business Analysis Community of Practice.
  • Plan and manage the business analysis approach across the ATTG project lifecycle, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery of requirements, specifications, and data-related artifacts that reduce rework and accelerate downstream delivery.
  • Author, review, and govern clear, build-ready business and data specifications that support application development, analytics, and reporting use cases.
  • Ensure AI-enabled and agent-based solutions align with data governance and data quality practices, including metadata management, lineage, access controls, and compliance., At ATTG, you will help shape the future of AI- and data-powered delivery in Tax Technology. You will work on high-impact initiatives leveraging modern cloud data platforms, collaborate with deeply technical teams, and apply AI responsibly to do your best work.
  • Be a pioneer in integrating AI into business analysis and delivery.
  • Work in a collaborative, innovative environment with cutting-edge technology.
  • Influence the future of tax technology and digital transformation.
  • Grow your career with a global leader committed to technology and innovation.

Requirements

  • Strong ability to articulate complex business and data problems to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Strong leadership and coaching skills in modern delivery environments.
  • Hands-on experience using GitHub Copilot in VS Code and other AI tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude, Codex) within modern product and engineering environments.
  • Strong skills in stakeholder communication, problem framing, and solution articulation.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver in complex environments.
  • Working knowledge of AI agents, AI evaluation frameworks, and best practices for monitoring, assessing, and governing AI-enabled solutions in production.

To qualify for the role, you must have

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent; Master’s preferred.
  • 8-12 years of relevant experience.
  • 5+ years supporting data ingestion and analytics solutions.
  • Approved technical certification is required
  • Prior management or delivery leadership experience preferred.
  • CBAP or CBATL certification is a plus.
  • Tax or Finance domain knowledge is advantageous

Ideally, you’ll have

  • Excellent organizational and project management skills as well as the ability to multitask on various projects in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work and team effectively with clients and high-level leadership personnel as well as influence all team members.

Benefits & conditions

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more .

  • We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $86,600 to $197,800. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $103,900 to $224,700. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
  • Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
  • Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

About the company

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Will you shape the future or will the future shape you?

The opportunity

Are you passionate about modernizing business analysis and data-driven delivery? Join our Americas Tax Technology Group (ATTG) as a Business Analyst Manager - Spec Authoring & AI Tooling and be at the forefront of AI-powered delivery innovation!

As part of the Americas Tax Technology Group (ATTG), you will join a Core delivery team building innovative, scalable solutions for client-serving Tax professionals.

This role blends strategic business analysis leadership with hands-on, AI-enabled delivery across product, data, and analytics initiatives. You will work closely with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Data, and QA teams to translate complex tax and business needs into clear specifications, governed data solutions, and high-quality outcomes-leveraging AI and modern data platforms while retaining strong human oversight., EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.

EY Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

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