AI / ML Associate Manager

<div class="content-intro"><div> <div> </div> <div>At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. </div> <div> </div> <div>Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more. </div> <div> </div> <div>Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!</div> <div> </div> </div></div><p>Act as the primary bridge between mission stakeholders and our highly technical machine learning development team. You will be responsible for translating complex operational challenges into well-defined requirements for AI/ML models. Your work is critical to ensuring that the models we build are not just technically sound, but that they deliver tangible, mission-relevant outcomes. This role requires a unique blend of business acumen, analytical skills, and a solid understanding of artificial intelligence concepts.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Elicit, analyze, and document business and functional requirements from mission stakeholders for new AI/ML models and features</li> <li>Translate mission problems into clear, unambiguous user stories and technical specifications for the machine learning development team</li> <li>Define acceptance criteria for AI/ML models, including required inputs, desired outputs, and key performance metrics (e.g., accuracy, precision, latency)</li> <li>Work closely with data scientists and ML engineers to ensure a clear understanding of the business problem and the proposed technical solution</li> <li>Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical teams, explaining complex AI/ML concepts in understandable terms</li> <li>Assist in creating test cases and participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate that model outputs meet the defined business needs</li> <li>Maintain the product backlog for the MaaS platform, prioritizing features and user stories in collaboration with the team lead</li> </ul> <p><strong>Must have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or in a similar requirements-focused role</li> <li>Experience in requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation in an Agile/Scrum environment</li> <li>Solid understanding of fundamental AI/ML concepts (e.g., supervised vs. unsupervised learning, training data, model evaluation) </li> <li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to facilitate meetings and build consensus between diverse stakeholder groups</li> <li>Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities</li> </ul> <p><strong>Security Clearance</strong></p> <ul> <li>Active TS or TS/SCI clearance</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p> </p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW225111203 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225111203 BCX8">As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges