AI Solution Architect Vice President – Corporate Functions Technology

**Who We Are Looking For** ========================== We are seeking an **AI Solution Architect, Vice President** to serve as a **senior technology leader** responsible for shaping and driving the AI strategy for our **Internal Audit** function. In this role, you will provide architectural leadership to design, build, and operate **production‑grade AI systems** that deliver conversational, predictive, and generative capabilities at enterprise scale This is a **hands‑on architectural leadership role** requiring deep expertise in **Generative AI**, **large language models (LLMs)**, **retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG)**, **AI orchestration frameworks**, and **enterprise integration patterns**. You will partner closely with Internal Audit SMEs, data engineering, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure AI solutions are **explainable, secure, compliant, and operationally resilient**, while materially improving audit quality, productivity, and insight generation. **What You Will Be Responsible For** ==================================== **AI Architecture & Platform Strategy** * Lead the **end‑to‑end architecture** for AI‑enabled platforms supporting Internal Audit, integrating LLMs, machine learning models, enterprise data platforms, and core systems * Define **scalable, reusable architectural patterns** for conversational assistants, generative insights, predictive analytics, and continuous auditing use cases * Act as the **technical authority** for AI architecture within Internal Audit Technology, setting standards and guiding architectural decisions across initiatives **AI Engineering & Orchestration** * Lead the design and implementation of **AI orchestration frameworks** to enable scalable, multi‑step reasoning and agent‑based workflows * Architect solutions using frameworks such as **LangChain (or equivalent)** and cloud‑native capabilities (e.g., managed AI/agent services) * Design workflows incorporating: * **Retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG)** across structured and unstructured data * **Guardrails, validation layers, and hallucination‑mitigation techniques** * Define and own **model selection, evaluation, and benchmarking frameworks**, balancing performance, cost, latency, explainability, and risk **Build & Production Operations** * Lead delivery of **production‑ready AI systems**, including model deployment, APIs, orchestration pipelines, and enterprise integrations * Establish and mature **LLMOps / MLOps practices**, including versioning, monitoring, evaluation, logging, rollback strategies, and cost controls * Ensure platforms meet enterprise standards for **availability, scalability, performance, resilience, and reliability** **​** **Governance, Risk & Controls** * Embed **AI governance and model risk management** into system design * Implement safeguards for **data privacy, security, bias detection, explainability, and auditability** * Partner with Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, and Legal teams to align solutions with regulatory and internal policy requirements **Use Case Enablement & Innovation** * Translate audit and risk challenges into **high‑impact AI use cases** (e.g., control testing automation, issue identification, narrative generation, continuous auditing) * Guide experimentation and proof‑of‑concepts while ensuring a **clear path to production** * Stay current on emerging AI technologies and recommend pragmatic adoption strategies **What We Value** ================= **The skills that will help you succeed in this role include:** * **End‑to‑end AI architecture and solution design** for enterprise, production‑grade systems * **Hands‑on expertise with Generative AI**, including LLMs, prompt engineering, embeddings, RAG, and agent‑based workflows * **AI orchestration and workflow design skills** for multi‑step reasoning, validation, and automation * **Strong engineering and operational skills** to deliver scalable, reliable platforms with robust LLMOps/MLOps practices * **Responsible AI and governance skills**, including model risk management, security, privacy, explainability, and auditability * **Data engineering and integration skills**, leveraging enterprise data platforms, APIs, and distributed systems * **Analytical problem‑solving skills** to translate audit and risk challenges into high‑impact AI use cases * **Stakeholder partnership and influence skills** across audit, risk, security, and technology teams * **Clear technical communication and mentoring skills** for technical and non‑technical audiences * **Continuous learning mindset** to stay current with evolving AI technologies and best practices **Education & Preferred Qualifications** ======================================== * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field * 10+ years of experience designing and delivering **enterprise software or data platforms**, with 3+ years focused on **AI / ML solutions** * Hands‑on experience with **large language models** and modern AI frameworks (prompt engineering, embeddings, RAG, agents) * Strong background in **cloud platforms (Azure or AWS)** and microservices‑based architectures * Experience operationalizing AI systems with **MLOps / LLMOps tooling and practices** * Solid understanding of **data engineering, APIs, and distributed systems** * Proven ability to design systems with **security, privacy, and regulatory considerations** **Nice to Have** * Experience supporting **Internal Audit, Legal, or Risk Corporate** functions * Familiarity with **model risk management** or AI governance frameworks * Experience with **vector databases, semantic search, or enterprise data catalogs** * Exposure to **process mining, control testing automation, or continuous auditing** * Cloud or AI/ML certifications **Salary Range:** $120,000 - $217,500 Annual The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. 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