AI Architect Strategic AI Solutions & Thought Leadership

Job Title: AI Architect – Strategic AI Solutions & Thought Leadership

Location: NJ/SFO, CA/Boston, MA in US

Experience Level: 10+ years (with 3-5 years in AI/ML leadership roles)

Job Summary:

We are seeking a visionary AI Architect to lead the design, development, and evangelism of cutting-edge AI solutions. This role blends technical depth with client-facing leadership, driving AI strategy, pre-sales efforts, PoCs, and AI innovation initiatives. The ideal candidate is a seasoned AI professional who combines architectural expertise, thought leadership, and the ability to translate complex AI capabilities into real- world business impact for clients.

Key Responsibilities:

AI Strategy & Thought Leadership

·         Act as a thought leader in AI/ML representing the organization at industry forums, client workshops, and strategic events.

·         Collaborate with leadership to shape the AI vision and roadmap aligned to business and market needs.

·         Stay ahead of emerging AI trends (GenAI, LLMs, Computer Vision, NLP, MLOps) and bring innovative ideas to the table.

Client Engagement & Advisory

·         Serve as a trusted advisor to C-level clients, understanding their business challenges and recommending AI-powered solutions.

·         Lead client workshops, discovery sessions, and strategy engagements to articulate AI value propositions.

·         Build strategic relationships with key enterprise clients and influence AI adoption across business lines.

AI Solution Architecture

·         Architect scalable and production-grade AI solutions across supervised/unsupervised learning, NLP, CV, and Generative AI.

·         Design end-to-end AI solution architectures – data ingestion, model development, MLOps, deployment, and monitoring.

·         Define solution blueprints, technology stack, and reference architectures tailored to client needs.

Pre-Sales & Solutioning

·         Partner with sales and delivery teams to craft compelling AI proposals and presentations.

·         Lead technical solutioning, estimation, and responses for RFPs/RFIs and client bids.

·         Translate business problems into technical solutions, articulating ROI and competitive differentiation.

PoC Development & Innovation

·         Drive rapid development of AI Proof-of-Concepts and pilot solutions to demonstrate feasibility and business impact.

·         Lead agile cross-functional teams (data scientists, engineers, SMEs) to deliver high-quality prototypes.

·         Enable reuse of AI components and accelerators across engagements.

Mentorship & Collaboration

·         Mentor internal teams (data scientists, engineers) on AI best practices and career growth.

·         Collaborate with product, engineering, and domain teams to scale AI across platforms and services.

Required Skills & Experience:

Technical Expertise

·         Strong foundation in AI/ML algorithms, deep learning, NLP, computer vision, and LLMs (e.g., GPT, BERT, T5).

·         Experience in deploying models using cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

·         Proficiency in Python, TensorFlow/PyTorch, Scikit-learn, LangChain, Hugging Face, or equivalent frameworks.

·         Understanding of MLOps, CI/CD for ML, model monitoring, and governance.

Strategic & Client-Facing Skills

·         Proven experience in client consulting, pre-sales, or solutioning roles in AI services or platforms.

·         Excellent communication and storytelling skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at various levels.

·         Experience working across verticals such as Healthcare, BFSI, Retail, Manufacturing, or Life Sciences is a plus.