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ServiceNow – ServiceNow AI Architect Senior Manager

​In the digital economy, it takes more than good ideas and strong leadership to thrive. Upgrading outdated processes, systems and information is vital – but can be a risky investment in such a rapidly changing environment. That's why some of the most prestigious businesses worldwide look to us for authoritative, agile, and efficient solutions for business decision-making. As a ServiceNow Consulting Senior Manager you will play a leading role in that mission, providing the competitive edge our clients need to overcome some of the biggest creative and technical challenges around.

The opportunity

You will lead ServiceNow Transformation teams in a rapidly growing area of the business. It is a client facing role, in which you will have opportunities to showcase your ability to not only motivate and develop teams but also establish and maintain client relationships. You will have an opportunity to grow your consulting, technical and team leadership skills, as well as build relationships and obtain experiences that will define your career.

It’s a client visible role, you will spearhead EY’s AI thought leadership, shaping our strategic point of view and driving innovation through the design and development of cutting-edge solutions and assets. You will collaborate closely with our clients to enable AI-driven transformation across user experience, agentic workflows, and robust AI governance frameworks. Your responsibilities will include leading the build and deployment of AI-native solutions, partnering with EY’s AI & Data (AI&D) team to define and deliver comprehensive, end-to-end AI strategies that address complex business challenges and unlock new opportunities for growth. You will provide assurance to leadership by managing timelines, costs, and quality, while leading both technical and non-technical project teams in the development and implementation of technology solutions and infrastructure.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Manager, you will play a pivotal role in the effective management and delivery of complex processes, solutions, and projects. You will navigate operational and organizational dynamics while maintaining a strong focus on quality and risk management. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop your leadership skills and expand your professional network. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading engagement delivery and managing client relationships on a daily basis.

• Accountable for program/project management, ensuring that all objectives are met.

• Developing resource plans and budgets for engagements, managing engagement economics effectively.

Skills and attributes for success

Here, you will serve a wide portfolio of clients - each with their own backgrounds, strengths, and ambitions, so no two days will be the same. That could mean working to transform a clients' enterprise capabilities with ServiceNow or evaluating how AI can streamline service delivery. Wherever you find yourself, you will be making a visible impact on projects that cross borders and challenge conventional wisdom to encourage transformation. To thrive in this role, you will need a blend of technical expertise and strong interpersonal skills. The following attributes will make a significant impact:

• Ability to drive and support sales activities along-side EY pursuit teams demonstrating how EY's services can solve a clients business challenges – this can include but not limited to developing proposals, engagement estimates, and participating in sales presentations
• Lead and develop strategies for ServiceNow enabled transformations, working with senior client executives on developing a business case, transformation roadmap, detailed plans and solution architectures
• Act as an engagement manager across all aspects of a ServiceNow AI project and solution delivery including but not limited to design, configuration/development, testing and deployment phases
• Ability to manage 2-3 engagements and mentor multi-disciplinary teams of 10+ resources including offshore resources (e.g., consultants, developers, and testers)
• Ability to build and foster client relationships and demonstrate the value of EY services
• Excellent business acumen with the ability to make fact-based decisions and resolve conflicts
• Provide guidance and industry leading practice expertise for ServiceNow service management implementations across business functions (non-IT), including how specific business objectives can be met through process and technology transformation
• Ability to analyze a company's service management functional capabilities people, process, and technology capabilities, provide leading practice recommendations and contribute insights to strategic roadmaps
• Ability to lead client process design sessions and facilitate requirements workshops with functional and/or business process area subject matter resources
• Experience in waterfall and agile delivery models – including supporting management activities such as planning, status reporting, budgets and risk and issue logs
• Ability to create high quality deliverables and project artifacts

• Ability to drive and support sales activities alongside EY pursuit teams, showing how EY's services address client business challenges—this includes developing proposals, engagement estimates, and participating in sales presentations.
• Lead and develop strategies for ServiceNow-enabled transformations, partnering with senior client executives to create business cases, transformation roadmaps, detailed plans, and solution architectures.
• Act as an engagement manager across all aspects of a ServiceNow AI project and solution delivery including but not limited to design, configuration/development, testing and deployment phases
• Ability to manage 2-3 engagements and mentor multi-disciplinary teams of 10+ resources including offshore resources (e.g., consultants, developers, and testers)
• Ability to build and foster client relationships and demonstrate the value of EY services
• Excellent business acumen with the ability to make fact-based decisions and resolve conflicts
• Provide guidance and industry-leading practice expertise for ServiceNow service management implementations across business functions (non-IT), including how specific business objectives can be met through process and technology transformation
• Ability to analyze a company's service management functional capabilities—people, process, and technology—provide leading practice recommendations, and contribute insights to strategic roadmaps
• Ability to lead client process design sessions and facilitate requirements workshops with functional and/or business process area subject matter resources
• Expertise in ServiceNow AI capabilities, including NOW Assist, Moveworks, and AI Control Tower
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing multi-LLM architectures using various large language models
• Proficiency in developing and optimizing data pipelines for AI-driven solutions
• Skill in prompt engineering and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques for improving AI accuracy and relevance
• Advanced knowledge of multi-agent system design and agentic workflow implementation
• Hands-on experience with MCP servers and Agent-to-Agent protocols for automating end-to-end AI processes

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor’s degree required (4-year degree); Master’s degree preferred
• Typically, no less than 5 - 7 years relevant experience in ServiceNow implementation experience and/or equivalent platform implementation experience

• Typically, no less than 2 - 5 years of relevant ServiceNow NOW Assist implementation experience
• Experience implementing ServiceNow’s AI solutions (Now Assist, Agentic, or AI Control Tower)
• Minimum of 1 of the following ServiceNow certifications:
  • Suite Certification – NOW Assist for ITSM
  • Suite Certification – NOW Assist for HRSD
  • Suite Certification – NOW Assist for CSM

• 5 – 7 years of Big 4 or equivalent consulting experience preferably at the Senior Manager or Director level
• Excellent consulting and interpersonal skills – executive communication (written/verbal), adaptability, problem solving, teamwork, relationship building, dependability, and organization
• Ability to effectively develop presentations, functional and technical roadmaps as well as present ideas and proposals to all levels of management and technical expertise
• Experience with defining contextual, conceptual, and logical models that align both business and technical capabilities to explain the architecture
• Experience leading teams and supervising others
• A driver's license valid in the U.S (United States).
• Ability to travel to meet client needs (up to 60%)

Ideally, you will also have

• ServiceNow Certified Master Architect (CMA) or Certified Technical Architect (CTA)
• Prior experience implementing Moveworks capabilities is highly desired

What we look for
We are interested in intellectually curious people, with a genuine passion for finding and implementing innovative ways to nurture growth. You will also need excellent communication and negotiation skills, as well as the ability to express big ideas to senior leaders, often without technical backgrounds. If you are ready to take ownership of a team that is poised to take the industry by storm, this role is for you.

What we offer you
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 $171,600 to $392,100. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $205,900 to $445,700. 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 40-60% 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.

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