Applied AI Architect, Retail
Core
Senior technical owner for a portfolio of retail customers, acting as the 'CTO of your book of business' to shape AI strategy and guide adoption from pre-sales to production.
Role type
Senior IC Applied AI Architect (Customer-facing)
Builds
Secure and scalable AI solutions using OpenAI models (ChatGPT Enterprise, API, Codex) for retail and consumer businesses.
Domain
Retail / Consumer / Enterprise AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Customer-facing technical leadership, enterprise AI strategy, software and cloud architecture, modern AI systems (LLMs, agentic apps), prototyping, stakeholder management, retail industry fluency
Preferred skills
Experience guiding organizations from evaluation to production adoption, Python/JavaScript proficiency, ability to translate ambiguity into technical narratives
Technologies
OpenAI API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Codex, agentic AI solutions, Python, JavaScript
Responsibilities
Own the technical account plan and milestones; lead discovery with executives to prioritize use cases; develop applied AI architectures; guide customers through evaluations and prototypes; coordinate support from engineering and specialist teams; track adoption and production readiness; share field learnings with product and research teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic account ownership