Development Manager

About the Position

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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.

The Development 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.

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.

• 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.
  • Embed AI into developer workflows (e.g., design, coding, testing, documentation, support) to improve speed and quality.

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, Engineering, Accounting, Finance preferred) or equivalent experience.
• 5–10 years of relevant experience.
• 3+ years leading development teams using Agile/Lean practices.
• Design and deliver modern engineering solutions using Microsoft technology stack and AI technologies.
• Experience managing vendors and service providers.

Nice to Have

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

We Offer

• Competitive salary range from $86,600 to $224,700 based on location and experience.
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexible work environment with a hybrid model.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• A diverse and inclusive culture with globally connected teams.

About the Company

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 provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

Nearest Major Market: Dallas

Nearest Secondary Market: Fort Worth

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