Americas Tax Technology Group - Development Senior Manager

• Human-centered and value-driven AI
• Responsible, secure, and compliant by design
• Reuse before build; platforms over point solutions
• AI embedded into workflows, not bolted on
• Rapid experimentation with disciplined scale

The Development Senior Manager (DM) sits within the Solution Delivery pillar, responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of AI-enabled products that support the Americas Tax practice.

This role blends people leadership, technical depth, and AI-informed decision making, ensuring products are delivered with speed, quality, and trust while aligning with firm architecture, security, and AI governance standards.

Your key responsibilities

• Product Delivery Leadership:
• Partner with Product Owners to design, plan, build, operate, and continuously improve one or more products within a portfolio, with a focus on AI-augmented capabilities
• Own delivery outcomes including quality, reliability, performance, and long-term maintainability
• Lead development teams to deliver secure, scalable, and cloud-native solutions, incorporating automation and AI where it drives measurable value
• Ensure products meet 24x7 operational expectations, including leadership of urgent response teams for production issues
• Agentic Engineering:
• Drive the responsible adoption of generative AI and advanced analytics in product development, testing, support, and operations
• Ensure AI solutions follow Responsible AI principles (security, privacy, explainability, compliance, and human oversight)
• Promote reuse of AI patterns, components, accelerators, and platforms across products and portfolios
• Embed AI into developer workflows (e.g., design, coding, testing, documentation, support) to improve speed and quality
• Architecture, Standards & Platforms
• Partner with Development Leads and Architects to create and maintain architecture artifacts including:
• Infrastructure Architecture Documents (IAD)
• Solution Design Documents (SDD)
• AI architecture and integration patterns
• Ensure adoption of Reference Architecture standards, development patterns, and engineering best practices
• Drive consistency across teams while allowing flexibility for innovation and experimentation
• Team & Talent Leadership
• Lead and grow high-performing, inclusive development teams across onshore, offshore, and hybrid models
• Set clear goals, assign work, manage performance, and conduct career development discussions
• Coach teams to balance delivery excellence with innovation, leveraging AI as a force multiplier
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and psychological safety
• Coordinate closely with DevOps, Architecture, InfoSec, Data, and Platform teams
• Create and maintain technical and AI roadmaps aligned with product and business strategy, * Balance speed with trust, security, and compliance
• Think in terms of platforms, ecosystems, and reuse
• Are energized by coaching teams through change
• Want to make a measurable impact on how Tax professionals work every day

If you’re excited to lead teams building AI-powered, responsible, and scalable solutions that matter, we’d love to hear from you.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

• Proven track record delivering mission-critical, 24x7 enterprise systems
• Strong grounding in software engineering fundamentals and modern development practices
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, Platforms and cloud-native architecture
• Practical experience applying Agile / Lean delivery models
• Ability to clearly articulate complex technical and AI-enabled solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong decision-making skills informed by data, quality metrics, and AI-assisted insights
• Comfortable leading through ambiguity and driving predictable outcomes at scale

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, Engineering, Accounting, Finance preferred) or equivalent experience
• 10-15 years of relevant experience
• 6+ years leading development teams using Agile/Lean practices
• Approved technical certification is required
• Design and deliver modern engineering solutions using Microsoft technology stack and AI technologies
• Experience managing vendors and service providers
• Strong executive presence and comfortable presenting to senior leadership

Ideally you will have

• Master’s degree
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, and platform engineering
• Exposure to project and portfolio management
• Tax domain experience

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 $101,700 to $294,800. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $122,000 to $335,100. 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.

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

As part of the Americas Tax Technology Group (ATTG), you will be part of an organization that designs, builds, and operates AI-enabled digital products that empower our Tax professionals and clients. ATTG partners closely with the Tax practice to deliver secure, scalable, and responsible technology solutions, including digital and mobile tools, data platforms, analytics, dashboards, visualization, and emerging generative AI-driven experiences., EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.

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.