Digital - Forward Deployed Engineer; FDE - Manager

FDE Manager

Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change. Through a combination of strategy, expertise and creativity, we help clients accelerate operational, digital and cultural transformation, enabling the change they need to own their future. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

The FDE Manager plays a central role in how Huron delivers for its clients. This individual takes ownership of complex intelligent automation and AI engagements from initial scoping and solution design through implementation, testing, and value realization. The FDE Manager serves as the primary technical authority that clients rely on, responsible for designing enterprise-grade architectures and guiding delivery teams through execution.

This role is best suited to an AI engineer with hands-on experience designing and deploying applied AI solutions, including Generative AI and LLMs, Prompt engineering and prompt optimization, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and AI agents and multi-agent systems, in real business settings. A background in Robotic Process Automation and workflow automation is valued and considered an asset, as it brings practical knowledge of enterprise process design.

Candidates should be able to translate technical expertise into practical, scalable outcomes for clients seeking to improve how they operate.

Huron offers the scale of a global firm paired with the culture of an entrepreneurial one. FDE Managers have genuine autonomy to help shape the practice's growth, influence go-to-market strategy, and invest in the development of the people they lead. Huron's commitment to professional development is a defining part of the employee experience, and the breadth of work across industries and clients provides continuous opportunities to build new skills and gain perspective.

Managers are central to how Huron delivers. In this role, you will take full ownership of complex intelligent automation and AI engagements, leading every phase from initial scoping and solution design through implementation, testing, and value realization. You will be the primary technical authority your clients rely on, trusted to design robust, enterprise-grade architectures and guide delivery teams to execute against them.

Your background spans Robotic Process Automation, workflow automation, and AI solution design, with hands-on experience applying technologies such as generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, and agentic AI to real business problems. You translate that technical depth into practical, scalable outcomes for mission-driven organizations looking to fundamentally improve the way they operate.

Huron offers the scale of a global firm with the culture of an entrepreneurial one. Managers here have genuine autonomy to shape how the practice grows, influence how we go to market, and invest in the careers of the people they lead. Our commitment to professional development is unmatched, and the variety of work you encounter across industries and clients will continuously sharpen your skills and broaden your perspective.

Create your future at Huron.

• Lead end-to-end solution design for intelligent automation and AI initiatives, translating complex business requirements into scalable, enterprise-grade architectures.
• Serve as the primary technical authority in client-facing solutioning discussions, leading discovery workshops, architecture reviews, and executive presentations.
• Design and oversee RPA and workflow automation solutions using UiPath and Microsoft Power Platform, ensuring alignment with client technology ecosystems and governance standards.
• Architect AI-powered solutions integrating generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, large language models (LLMs), and RAG patterns into automation workflows and enterprise processes.
• Establish technical standards, reusable frameworks, and delivery playbooks that elevate quality and accelerate time-to-value across engagements.
• Evaluate emerging automation and AI technologies and advise clients and internal teams on adoption of roadmaps and build-versus-buy decisions.

• Manage and mentor cross-functional project teams of Associates and Analysts, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Own project governance across multiple concurrent work streams, including scope management, risk identification and mitigation, milestone tracking, and status reporting.
• Conduct regular code and design reviews, ensuring solutions meet performance, security, maintainability, and compliance standards.
• Lead stakeholder management activities, including structured communications with C-suite sponsors, operational leadership, and IT partners throughout engagement life cycles.
• Contribute to performance management, career development planning, and skills growth for junior team members.

• Build and sustain trusted advisor relationships with client leadership, identifying…