Research Consultant jobs in United States, New York, New York

In today's business landscape organizations are continuously transforming and evolving to keep pace with change and innovative solutions. This wave of digital transformation and constant evolution introduces a variety of risks, which organizations are not equipped to manage and mitigate on their own. As a professional in our Risk Technology practice, you will assist clients in integrating optimal application security, control, and risk management solutions through their transformation journey. You will belong to an international network of specialists helping our clients enable trust through transformation, while working closely with large scale implementation teams across a variety of enabling emerging technologies and solutions.

As a member of our national Risk Technology practice, you will belong to a network of professionals helping our clients implement trusted technology solutions to enrich and improve decision making, provide visibility and transparency of risk and compliance to stakeholders, and integrate efficient and effective risk management solutions.

As our Risk Technology practice continues to rapidly expand, we are seeking a highly motivated Senior Associate, focused on cloud-based application security, controls, and technology enablement. We need Seniors to help our clients develop and execute sustainable risk management solutions through transformational their efforts. As part of the team, you will work with a wide variety of resources and clients to deliver professional services on strategic and global priority accounts, while accelerating your professional growth.

We will support you with career focused training and coaching to develop, execute, and accelerate your professional goals.

Your key responsibilities

Leveraging your cloud application and industry knowledge, you will lead cross-functional teams in developing innovative solutions for clients that will assist them in evolving and sustaining a risk management program through transformation. You will support EY teams responsible for transforming organizations' front, middle, and back office through implementation of leading practice cloud-based technology solutions.

Skills and attributes for success

• You will leverage your proven track record of cloud-based application experience, technical knowledge, and strong interpersonal skills, to effectively deliver quality results in the assessment, design, and implementation of controls, security, and risk management solutions.
• Deliver facts, analyses, and recommendations in an accurate, clear, and concise manner.
• Foster relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels
• Drive high-quality work products on your team within expected timeframes and budget

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree and approximately 2-3 years of related work experience
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of business processes across one or many cloud base applications (e.g., purchase-to-pay, hire-to-retire, customer-to-contract), technical application security design and configuration, application role maintenance and user provisioning processes.
• Internal controls within and around the Oracle or cloud-based applications
• Oracle Applications security and how to achieve a design that enables an end user but also establishes control.
• Advanced project management and client service skills
• Excellent teaming skills
• A valid driver’s license in the US and a valid passport required; willingness and ability to travel both domestically and internationally to meet client needs

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience integrating, managing, or assessing security and controls for cloud-based applications.
• ERP implementation project management and support experience (Oracle and/or Workday experience is a plus)
• Industry related certification (e.g., CISA, PMP, CIA, RICS); non-certified hires are required to become certified within 1 year from the date of hire

Every challenge and every opportunity an organization faces today demands change. And with change comes risk. As a Risk Technology professional, you will be addressing client issues such as business performance variability, business and process controls transformation, application security integrity, governance, risk, and control (GRC) technology enablement, continuous controls monitoring, and IT risk management. You will belong to an international network of specialists helping our clients transform risk functions and implement technology solutions that support risk management and governance. With rapid growth across the SAP and Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) space, we’re looking for people who understand the challenges of risk management and can focus on improving business performance using GRC technologies.

As a member of our Risk Technology national practice, you will belong to a network of professionals helping our clients implement technology solutions to enrich and improve decision making, provide visibility and transparency of risk and compliance to stakeholders, and automate manual processes.

We will support you with career-long training and coaching to develop your skills in risk strategy, risk function design, risk management and performance enhancement.

Your key responsibilities

Leveraging your knowledge of IT environments and industry trends, you will work across competencies, service lines and sectors to develop innovation solutions to build and sustain risk management and governance programs for our clients. You will support EY teams responsible for transforming risk functions and implementing leading practice technology solutions.

Skills and attributes for success

• You will leverage your SAP experience and project management skills, to effectively support client engagement teams and provide technical expertise in the assessment, design, and implementation of controls, security, and IT risk solutions.
• Deliver facts, analyses, and recommendations in an accurate, clear, and concise manner.
• Foster relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels
• Drive high-quality work products on your team within expected timeframes and budget.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree and approximately 2-3 years of related work experience
• Demonstrate an understanding of SAP business processes (e.g., purchase-to-pay, record-to-report, order-to-cash)
• Experience testing controls, sensitive access, and segregation of duties.
• Basic project management and client service skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent teaming skills
• A valid driver’s license in the US and a valid passport required; willingness and ability to travel both domestically and internationally to meet client needs.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Prior experience as a consultant or client-serving professional.
• Industry related certification (e.g., CPA/CA, CISA, RICS)
• Strong understanding of IT industry trends
• Foundational understanding of SAP auditing

Your key responsibilities

• Foster Relationships: Build and maintain relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels, consistently delivering quality client services.
• Monitor Progress: Manage risk and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
• Drive Innovation: Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business, particularly in AI and automation technologies.
• Mentor and Coach: Effectively manage and motivate client engagement teams with diverse skills and backgrounds, providing constructive on-the-job feedback and coaching to team members.
• Business Development: Cultivate and manage business development opportunities, developing and maintaining long-term client relationships and networks.
• Lead AI-Driven Initiatives: Manage client engagement teams to implement AI solutions that enhance data governance and quality, ensuring that AI itself is governed effectively to mitigate risks.
• Integrate Data Management in Engineering: Collaborate with engineering teams to embed data management and governance practices into the development lifecycle, ensuring data integrity and compliance from the ground up.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor's degree and approximately three years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately two years of related work experience.
• A minimum of two years’ experience in providing complex consultative services in the following focus areas: information strategy, data architecture, information/data governance, master data management, data quality, data integration, metadata management, privacy and security, records management, data risk and controls.
• A strong working knowledge of evolving concepts and practices for modernizing information management, particularly through AI and automation.
• Proficiency in advising clients on the full data supply chain from data wrangling to data consumption via analytics, with a focus on embedding governance in engineering processes.
• Proven track record of understanding business challenges and translating them into value-add solutions—strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Engagement leadership experience, including managing junior-level consulting staff, providing regular status updates, monitoring project economics, and managing client relationships.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as excellent oral and written communication skills.
• A willingness to travel to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 80%. A valid driver’s license in the US and a valid passport required; willingness and ability to travel internationally.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Degree emphasis in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Computer Science, IT, or Engineering preferred.
• Working knowledge of the modernized information management tool landscape (e.g., Talend, Collibra, Oracle DRM, SAP MDM, Informatica, SQL, Alation, Purview).
• Working knowledge of cloud providers like Azure, AWS, GCP, and experience working with offerings from Databricks and Snowflake.
• Experience with designing, developing, or implementing AI or other automation solutions to enhance data management and governance.

What we offer you

AI/Machine Learning Engineer, Senior Consultant

Our Artificial Intelligence and Data team helps apply cutting edge technology and techniques to bring solutions to our clients. As part of that, you'll sit side-by-side with clients and diverse teams from EY to create a well-rounded approach to advising and solving challenging problems, some of which have not been solved before. No two days will be the same, and with constant research and development, you'll find yourself building knowledge that can be applied across a wide range of projects now, and in the future. You'll need to have a passion for continuous learning, stay ahead of the trends, and influence new ways of working so you can position solutions in the most relevant and innovative way for our clients. You can expect heavy client interaction in a fast-paced environment and the opportunity to develop your own career path for your unique skills and ambitions.

As a Senior AI Native Engineer, you will be at the forefront of revolutionizing how businesses leverage artificial intelligence. Your role will involve researching, building, and implementing scalable AI systems that learn and make predictions tailored to diverse business environments, whether in the cloud or on-premises. You will enhance data pipelines to ensure data integrity and optimize learning processes, all while collaborating with a talented team of data and analytics professionals.

Your key responsibilities

In this role, you will contribute significantly to the delivery of innovative AI solutions. You will work with a wide variety of clients to deliver the latest data science and big data technologies. Your teams will design and build scalable solutions that unify, enrich, and derive insights from varied data sources across a broad technology landscape. You will help our clients navigate the complex world of modern data science, analytics, and software engineering. We'll look to you to provide guidance and perform technical development tasks to ensure data science solutions are properly engineered and maintained to support the ongoing business needs of our clients.

You will spend your time on key responsibilities that include:

• Researching and implementing scalable AI systems that meet business requirements.
• Enhancing data pipelines and storage for optimal data accuracy and cleanliness.
• Monitoring and optimizing learning processes to improve high-performance models.
• This position may have travel requirements as needed to engage with external clients regularly.

Skills and attributes for success

To excel in this role, you will need a blend of technical expertise and interpersonal skills. Your ability to navigate complex challenges and deliver impactful solutions will be essential.

This role will work to deliver tech at speed, innovate at scale and put humans at the center. Provide technical guidance and share knowledge with team members with diverse skills and backgrounds. Consistently deliver quality client services focusing on more complex, judgmental and/or specialized issues surrounding emerging technology. Demonstrate technical capabilities and professional knowledge. Learn about EY and its service lines and actively assess and present ways to apply knowledge and services.

• Strong analytical and decision-making skills to guide project direction.
• Proven experience in project management and tracking deliverable completion.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with clients and team members.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex ideas effectively.

qualify for the role, you must have

• A Bachelor’s degree required (4-year degree).
• 3-6 years of full-time working experience in AI and/or Machine Learning
• Strong skills in Python
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with diverse, hybrid and global teams
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining high-impact, high-value production AI/ML solutions on a major cloud platform
• Proficient in Generative AI models and frameworks (e.g., OpenAI, Dall-e, Langchain, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)) and experienced with ML packages like scikit-learn and PyTorch
• Experience with natural language processing and deep learning
• Extensive experience in DevOps tools (GIT, Azure DevOps), Agile methodologies (Jira), and CI/CD pipelines for developing, deploying, and scaling analytical solutions
• Experience with MLOps and ML workflows, including data ingestion, transformation, and evaluation
• Experience with model retraining and feedback loop methodologies
• Experience with model and solution monitoring and reporting
• Understanding of data structures, data modelling, and software engineering best practices
• Strong foundation in mathematics, statistics, and operations research, with proficiency in data manipulation tools (SQL, Pandas, Spark) and deep learning techniques
• Excellent communication skills for conveying findings and recommendations, with a willingness to travel for client engagements

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Master's degree Computer Science, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, or another quantitative field
• Experience in hybrid collaboration and emotional agility
• A track record of working with diverse teams to drive outcomes through complex problem-solving
• Knowledge of sustainability practices in technology
• A deep understanding of and ability to teach concepts, tools, features, functions, and benefits of different approaches to apply them
• Strong skills in languages beyond Python: R, JavaScript, Java, C++, C
• Experience fine-tuning Generative AI models
• Experience with image processing techniques and/or speech and audio processing and analysis

Your key responsibilities

It’s all about providing the knowledge our clients need to execute strategies and resolve complex issues. We’ll look to you to play significant roles in client engagement teams in the financial modeling area of our practice, in a wide variety of projects including:

• Model development and optimization
• Model validations and efficiency assessments
• Actuarial transformation
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Financial and regulatory reporting

Skills and attributes for success

• Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget. Monitor progress, manage risk and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes. Stay abreast of current business, regulatory and industry trends relevant to the client's business.
• Assist clients in tackling unique and complex business issues through innovative solution development, leadership and a strong EY team
• Cultivate and manage business development opportunities, understanding EY and its service lines and actively assessing ways to serve clients. Develop and maintain long-term client relationships and networks. Develop relationships with team members across all EY practices to serve client needs.
• Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge with the ability to quickly assimilate new knowledge. Possess good business acumen and remain current on new developments in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge.
• Understand and communicate complex actuarial issues. Stay informed of and apply professional standards and firm policies (e.g., Actuarial Standards of Practice).
• Develop a strong personal brand and enhance the EY brand by writing articles, participating in industry groups and speaking at seminars.
• Foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment, counseling and mentoring junior consultants within the organization. Provide constructive feedback and coaching to team members in real time.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics or another related major
• Approximately 3+ years of relevant experience
• Familiar with at least one prominent actuarial modeling software platforms, including but not limited to: Moodys GGY AXIS, FIS Prophet, Milliman ALFA/Integrate, Aon Benfield PathWise, Slope, PolySystems, among others.
• Strong writing, presentation, conceptual, analytical, project management, and interpersonal skills
• A proven ability to manage time while working on multiple, often shifting, projects, and the confidence to work both collaboratively and independently under pressure
• Willingness and ability to travel to meet client needs

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Familiar with at least two key platform library coding modules specific to actuarial modeling platforms (asset, liability, economic-related modules)
• Familiar with solution design and translation of business requirements into modeling solutions
• Familiar with model staging and development, including coding, data transformation and prep, batch creation and automation, assumption management, and extraction/manipulation of model output
• Familiar with model development lifecycle processes and activities, including model change management, unit and user acceptance testing procedures
• Knowledge of US Life, Health and Annuity products, including prominent features, product dynamics, and key modeling considerations. Associated regulations, including STAT/GAAP reporting with considerations of emerging frameworks (such as VM-22) are also encouraged.
• Familiar with asset modeling and ALM-related concepts, including asset model staging, processing data from externally projected asset sources, asset/liability interaction modeling, reinvestment modeling, and management of run time/fidelity trade-offs
• Experience with open-source coding paradigms such as Python, R, Julia, others
• Project management experience and ability to handle teams and multiple stakeholders

What we look for

We’re most interested in intellectually curious actuaries with a clear passion for actuarial work. You’ll also need to be a great communicator, as well as flexible in the face of often rapidly changing projects.

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. 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. 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.

Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning : You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you : We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership : We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture : You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.