AI Research and Innovation - Gen AI (Lead, Manager, Sr. Manager, Associate Director)

We're looking for a visionary AI Research & Innovation (Thought leaders, Project Leads and Practitioners) at various career levels to work on development of Gen AI based models and solutions using different modalities – Text, Image, Video, Speech & Audio, and Multi modal. The focus is to develop new algorithms, enhance existing models, and explore novel applications of AI to address complex challenges faced by our clients. We also have emerging research tracks on Agentic AI – autonomous, goal-driven intelligent systems that can reason, plan, and adapt using AI. Are you a PhD / Master's Degree in CS/EE/Math/AI/Statistics or similar disciplines from a top-tier institute (IIT/IISc/ISI/IIIT) and experienced in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Natural Language Processing/Computer Vision/Speech Processing/Multi Modal Processing, then we would love to talk to you. Are you passionate about cutting-edge research and making tangible impact? This is your opportunity to lead innovation at scale. Join Accenture’s Center for Advanced AI (CAAI), where world-class AI research meets real-world enterprise impact. Ideal Candidate : Education - PhD/Master's Degree in CS/EE/Math/AI/Stats from IIT/IISc/ISI/IIIT or similar premium institutes Experience - 8–20 years total experience | 4+ years post-PhD/Master's Degree in AI R&D or teaching Your key responsibilities include Building novel solutions to the challenging problem faced by industry Leading research projects and publishing in top-tier conferences Collaboration with Responsible AI, Delivery leads, and Academia Real-world application development in areas like digital assistants, healthcare agents, enterprise automation Mentoring and building the next wave of AI talent. A Ph.D. or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electronics and Communication, Data Science/AI, Mathematics and Statistics from premium institutes – IITs, IISc, IIIT and ISI Overall experience 15-18 years and Relevant experience (post PhD) 5+ years. Deep expertise in reinforcement learning, autonomous agents, and multi-agent systems. Strong understanding of LLMs and their integration into agentic workflows. Experience with frameworks like LangChain, AutoGPT, or similar. Proven track record of innovation and publications. About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at Equal Employment Opportunity Statement We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.