PWC

Director, AI & Data Solution Architect

PWC • $155K — $410K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Minimum of 9 years of experience in AI and data architecture
  • Proven track record in client-facing transformation programs
  • Expertise in generative AI strategy and scalable solution roadmaps
  • Knowledge of prompt engineering and LLMOps practices
  • Experience with AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Services, or Google Vertex AI
  • Demonstrated leadership in data modernization initiatives

Responsibilities

  • Set strategic direction for AI and data solution architecture
  • Lead discovery sessions to address business challenges
  • Design scalable architecture patterns using advanced AI technologies
  • Shape solution roadmaps integrating AI, data science, and cloud services
  • Guide development of prompt and context engineering approaches
  • Oversee evaluation methods for AI outputs and model performance
  • Advise executives on AI fluency and collaboration opportunities
  • Drive innovation through experimentation and emerging AI platforms
  • Collaborate with technical and business teams to align architecture choices
  • Mentor teams on generative AI patterns and solution architecture

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Holiday pay and vacation time
  • Personal and family sick leave
  • Annual discretionary bonus eligibility
Full Job Description

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Data, Analytics & AI

Management Level

Director

Job Description & Summary

The Opportunity

As a Director, AI & Data Solution Architect you will lead the design of AI and data solutions that help clients modernize platforms, shape architecture choices, and connect technical direction to business goals within our Data and Analytics Engineering practice. As a Director you will set strategic direction, drive business growth, cultivate client relationships at the executive level, and mentor teams as they develop new ideas, solutions, and structures. In this role at PwC, you will oversee multiple work streams, translate complex needs into practical architecture, and collaborate across Cloud Engineering, Data & Analytics, and Data, Analytics & AI to deliver data modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities

- Setting strategic direction for AI and data solution architecture across client engagements and transformation programs
- Leading discovery sessions to translate business challenges into Generative AI and data modernization solution concepts
- Designing scalable architecture patterns using LLM APIs, vector databases, retrieval-augmented generation, and LLMOps practices
- Shaping solution roadmaps that connect AI, data science, cloud services, and digital tooling into practical delivery plans
- Guiding development of prompt engineering, context engineering, and conversational programming approaches for client use cases
- Overseeing evaluation methods for AI outputs, guardrails, and model performance across production and pilot environments
- Advising executive stakeholders on AI fluency, operating model changes, and AI-human collaboration opportunities
- Driving innovation through rapid experimentation, learning loops, and adoption of emerging AI platforms and frameworks
- Collaborating across technical and business teams to align architecture choices with data, analytics, and AI goals
- Developing thought leadership and mentoring teams on generative AI patterns, service design, and solution architecture

What You Must Have

- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 9 years of experience

What Sets You Apart

- Directing AI and data architecture for client-facing transformation programs
- Translating generative AI strategy into scalable solution roadmaps
- Applying prompt engineering, LLM evaluation, and LLMOps knowledge
- Leveraging AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Services, or Google Vertex AI
- Building agent orchestration, vector databases, and retrieval-augmented generation
- Demonstrating data modernization leadership across multiple engagements

Travel Requirements

Up to 80%

Job Posting End Date

The salary range for this position is: $155,000 - $410,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

About PWC

PwC is a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. PwC ranks as the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG. PwC firms operate in 157 countries, 742 locations, with 276,000 people. As of 2020, 26% of the workforce worked in the Americas, 26% in Asia, 32% in Western Europe, 5% in Middle East and Africa and 11% in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
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1998

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