Principal Architect - AI

About the role

The role defines future state AI/ML architecture and technology roadmap. Links business strategies and processes to AI/ML technology strategies, ensuring AI initiatives support enterprise objectives and deliver measurable business value. Establishes and maintains models of AI-driven organizational value streams, goals, strategies, capabilities, processes, information, and IT assets. Ensures these models capture both traditional and AI/ML-specific business functions. Defines and enforces target state and reference architectures, principles, guardrails, and standards for AI/ML, ensuring alignment with industry best practices, ethical frameworks (e.g., responsible AI), and regulatory guidelines (GDPR, NIST AI RMF).

Responsibilities

• Define AI/ML technical capabilities—including generative AI systems, data pipelines, model deployment strategies, MLOps frameworks etc.
• Lead integration of AI/ML into business system transformation initiatives.
• Ensure that AI-driven solutions are consistent with organizational goals and technical standards.
• Champion ethical AI governance and regulatory compliance.
• Support continuous technology improvement and adaptable architecture.
• Investigate emerging technologies (generative AI, computer vision), assess enterprise impact through research/proof-of-concepts, and build business cases for adoption.
• Evaluate public cloud services and hybrid architectures for cost-effective deployment of intelligent systems.
• Mentor cross-functional teams on AI/ML adoption; bridge gaps between data scientists, engineers, and business units to foster a collaborative environment.

Requirements

• Exceptional executive presence is crucial to succeed in this role.
• You will facilitate complex discussions, influence peers and stakeholders, and serve as a thought leader to inspire change.
• You will uphold consistent quality across methodology and deliverables while addressing today’s digital challenges with technical expertise, leadership, and strategic foresight.
• Your responsibilities include guiding installations, testing, and service transitions while identifying and leveraging technological innovations.
• You will engage with businesses to drive the adoption of cutting-edge solutions and oversee incident, change, release, problem, performance, and availability management, ensuring operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Exceptional executive presence is crucial to succeed in this role.
• You will facilitate complex discussions, influence peers and stakeholders, and serve as a thought leader to inspire change.
• You will uphold consistent quality across methodology and deliverables while addressing today’s digital challenges with technical expertise, leadership, and strategic foresight.
• Your responsibilities include guiding installations, testing, and service transitions while identifying and leveraging technological innovations.
• You will engage with businesses to drive the adoption of cutting-edge solutions and oversee incident, change, release, problem, performance, and availability management, ensuring operational excellence.

Skills

• Exceptional executive presence is crucial to succeed in this role.
• You will facilitate complex discussions, influence peers and stakeholders, and serve as a thought leader to inspire change.
• You will uphold consistent quality across methodology and deliverables while addressing today’s digital challenges with technical expertise, leadership, and strategic foresight.
• Your responsibilities include guiding installations, testing, and service transitions while identifying and leveraging technological innovations.
• You will engage with businesses to drive the adoption of cutting-edge solutions and oversee incident, change, release, problem, performance, and availability management, ensuring operational excellence.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance
• Health care reimbursement account
• Dependent care assistance plan
• Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Stock purchase plan to eligible employees

Pay

$160,000 - $250,000, Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) eligible

Schedule

Full-time