AI & Data - Director

Role overview

EY is seeking a Director for its AI & Data practice in Ireland. The position is based in Dublin, with possible placement across Cork, Limerick, or Galway, and is offered as a full-time permanent role. The focus of the role is to help clients turn information into strategic value through data-driven solutions, advisory support, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

In this leadership position, you will work across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax, and transactions teams to help design and deliver AI and data analytics solutions. The role involves building strong client relationships, improving reporting and governance practices, and contributing to business growth through innovative thinking and high-quality delivery.

Key responsibilities

You will lead teams, work closely with senior stakeholders, and guide the delivery of data and analytics engagements. The role also requires shaping client outcomes, supporting junior colleagues, and helping identify new business opportunities and service offerings.

Team leadership and client impact

As a director, you will be expected to manage varied teams and adapt your leadership approach to different people, clients, and cultural contexts. You will be responsible for spotting risks early, raising issues when needed, and creating a positive environment where team members can learn and develop. You will also contribute ideas and insights that improve outcomes for clients and wider society.

Responsibilities

Drive the use of information assets to create value for clients by working with domain specialists across assurance, tax, transactions, and advisory.

Lead teams made up of people with different skill sets and experience levels across a range of data and analytics tools and technologies.

Adjust your leadership approach based on team, client, and cultural needs while anticipating risks and escalating concerns appropriately.

Build a learning-focused team culture by coaching and supporting junior colleagues.

Bring energy, initiative, and a strong commitment to developing people and growing the team.

Use your experience to generate innovative insights that benefit clients and society.

Promote efficiency improvements across projects and internal initiatives while ensuring work is delivered to a consistently high standard and on time.

Help strengthen the wider AI & Data practice by supporting branding efforts, participating in events, working with internal teams, and producing thought leadership content.

Maintain and grow internal and external relationships, and help identify potential business opportunities for new solutions and services.

Requirements

To be considered, you need at least 7 years of experience in AI and Data, along with a demonstrated ability to create meaningful visual narratives from complex datasets.

A completed bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD degree is required.

Experience in consulting or industry, including substantial management responsibility, is expected.

You should be able to supervise and develop others, communicate effectively, manage budgets, handle client expectations, and deliver quality work within deadlines.

The ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical colleagues and clients is important.

You should also be analytically strong, eager to keep learning, and able to absorb and apply new methods quickly to solve problems and produce insights.

AI & Data capabilities

Relevant experience across parts of the AI and Data lifecycle is preferred, including data strategy, data manipulation and ETL, data visualization, and statistical or predictive modelling for business challenges.

Working environment and benefits

EY offers a competitive pay and rewards package, along with flexible working support and career development opportunities. Benefits may include holiday-related support, health and wellbeing options, insurance, savings, and discounts through the FlexEY framework.

Additional benefits include pension support, maternity and paternity leave, discounted health insurance, a bike-to-work scheme, free online GP consultations for you and your family, recognition awards, extra annual leave purchase options, referral cash incentives, hybrid working, a work mobile, free gym membership, EY-paid TECH MBA, travel pass support, and wellness rooms in some offices.

Career growth

EY says new joiners are supported from day one with learning opportunities, coaching, and flexibility to shape a career path that suits individual goals. The organisation highlights continuous learning, transformative leadership, and a diverse, inclusive culture where employees are encouraged to use their voice.

Additional information

This position can be based in offices across the Republic of Ireland. Client-facing professionals may need to travel regularly and may sometimes work from client sites. EY also states that flexible working arrangements are available to support work-life balance.

EY is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity, and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process.

Available for work visa sponsorship: not specified.

Business area: EY AI & Data.

Contract type: full-time, permanent.

The company encourages eligible candidates who meet the criteria to get in touch promptly.

About EY

EY is a global professional services organisation focused on assurance, tax, transactions, and advisory work. Its teams use data, AI, and advanced technology to help clients address current and future challenges while building trust and long-term value.

The organisation operates in more than 150 countries and territories and emphasises training, opportunity, and creative freedom as part of its culture.

Inclusion and diversity

EY promotes an environment where different perspectives are respected and valued. The company states that high-performing teams are built on inclusive practices and a mix of backgrounds and viewpoints, and that equal opportunities are offered to all applicants.