Principal AI Architect & Governance
Core
Define and govern enterprise AI architecture, standards, and risk frameworks for production AI systems (LLMs, agentic systems) across a large retail organization.
Role type
Principal AI Architect & Governance (Strategy-level IC)
Builds
Enterprise AI platform reference architectures, governance frameworks, and responsible AI policies
Domain
Retail / Enterprise AI & Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Enterprise AI architecture, LLMs, agentic systems, MLOps, cloud-native design (AWS/Azure/GCP), AI governance, risk management, security, compliance, technical standards definition, cross-functional influence
Preferred skills
Enterprise AI governance platforms, model risk management frameworks, EU AI Act/NIST AI RMF, MLOps, AI observability, low-code AI platforms, retail industry background, community engagement
Technologies
AWS, Azure, Copilot, MLOps, RAG, Model Serving
Responsibilities
Shape enterprise AI architecture evolution and establish engineering standards; Lead technical assessments of AI platforms and tools; Develop and operationalize AI governance frameworks for model risk and compliance; Set security guardrails and responsible AI policies; Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Security teams; Mentor engineers on architectural guidance; Track platform reliability and governance adherence.
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
