Jobs · Engineering · Tennessee

AVP, AI Enterprise Architecture

Unum · Chattanooga, TN · 2 wk ago
Engineering$134k–$274k/yrFull-time

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve the enterprise AI architecture strategy and standards
  • Be the enterprise architecture representative in AI governance committees and directly contribute to governance frameworks and enterprise standards
  • Ensure enterprise AI capabilities are aligned to business outcomes and enterprise priorities
  • Design scalable, modular, and secure agentic AI solutions
  • Establish reference architectures, reusable patterns, and enterprise platforms to industrialize AI capabilities at scale (primarily cloud-based / hyperscaler capabilities)
  • Align AI architecture with enterprise capabilities and technology roadmaps
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and guide tool/platform selection to ensure cost-effective, future-ready solutions
  • Continuously maintain and update the enterprise AI platform roadmaps as the technology and industry capabilities evolve
  • Ensure consistent adoption of architecture standards across delivery teams
  • Lead architecture governance, compliance, and quality (design-time and runtime performance)
  • Influence senior leaders and drive alignment across stakeholders
  • Partner with business, product, and technology leaders to translate strategy into execution
  • Guide and mentor architects and technical leaders while being a champion of disciplined architecture practices across the organization
  • Drive continuous improvement through learnings from implementation and solution delivery
  • Define business outcomes, use cases, and success metrics; support AI business cases
  • Partner with the enterprise data team to ensure availability, governance, and compliance of data required for AI solutions
  • Oversee model training, validation, and risk assessment (e.g., bias, hallucination)
  • Define deployment approaches and support enterprise adoption and change management
  • Establish monitoring frameworks for performance, drift, and continuous improvement
  • Ensure alignment with responsible AI principles (fairness, transparency, accountability) and regulatory requirements
  • Partner with risk, legal, and compliance teams to mitigate AI-specific risks (e.g., bias, model drift, data leakage)
  • Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and oversight mechanisms for AI solutions

Job Specifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
  • 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture with significant experience designing and implementing enterprise AI/ML platforms and solutions
  • Deep knowledge of AI/ML frameworks, cloud AI services (e.g., AWS), and modern data technologies
  • Experience with foundation models, prompt engineering, RAG architectures, and agentic AI patterns
  • Strong understanding of AI risks, governance frameworks, and regulatory considerations
  • Familiarity with Agile/Lean delivery and modern engineering practices (e.g., CI/CD, MLOps)
  • Demonstrable experience of delivering complex software systems as an engineer and architect
  • Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and business audiences
  • Experience with standard enterprise architecture modeling practices (ArchiMate and Bizzdesign preferred)
  • Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Collaborative and influential leader across complex organizations
  • Curious and forward-looking on emerging technologies
  • Outcome-driven with focus on measurable business impact

Benefits

  • Base salary range: $133,500.00 - $274,100.00
  • Comprehensive benefits package including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not.

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