Wave

Lead Cloud Architect

Wave$130K — $155K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 6 years or a Master's degree with 4 years experience in relevant roles; Ph.D. with 1-year experience; or 10 years in related roles.
  • Minimum of 5 years in technology consulting with strategy and technical delivery experience; Big 4 experience preferred.
  • Proven track record in leading AI and Data strategy engagements for enterprise clients from inception to implementation.
  • Hands-on experience with one major cloud AI platform and familiarity with a second.
  • In-depth understanding of agentic AI principles and practices.
  • Experience in mapping business processes and determining suitable implementation patterns.
  • Strong executive communication skills and comfort in diverse settings.

Responsibilities

  • Lead executive-level AI strategy sessions and conduct stakeholder interviews to define transformation roadmaps.
  • Design AI governance frameworks and responsible AI policies tailored for enterprise clients.
  • Establish AI Centers of Excellence, focusing on operational models, team structures, and change management.
  • Translate AI capabilities into actionable business outcomes and compelling investment cases.
  • Contribute to the development of consulting intellectual property such as playbooks and market offerings.
  • Architect AI solutions specific to client contexts and needs using appropriate implementation patterns.
  • Manage project workstreams and ensure the quality of consulting deliverables across teams.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for 50% travel to interact with clients and attend industry events.
  • Engagement in cutting-edge AI and data transformation projects.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams across diverse industries.
  • Ability to contribute to the development of consulting practices and thought leadership.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

We are seeking an AI and Agentic Transformation Consultant in our growing Consulting & Advisory organization to lead Data and AI Strategy advisory engagements and drive transformational outcomes for our enterprise and SMB clients. As an AI and Agentic Transformation Consultant, you'll serve as a trusted advisor to our clients, helping them navigate complex business challenges and unlock the potential of AI and Data to automate and evolve business processes and operations. You'll perform as an AI Transformation Strategist leading discovery workshops, stakeholder interviews, and executive-level Data & AI strategy sessions.

The ideal candidate brings:
  • Experience in technology consulting
  • Demonstrated experience delivering AI and Data strategy engagements for enterprise clients
  • Expertise with 1 major cloud AI platform and familiarity with 1 other (AWS Bedrock/SageMaker, Azure AI & Copilot, Google Cloud Vertex AI)
  • Experience mapping business workflows and solutioning agentic patterns with appropriate tool & code approach (no-code, low-code, pro-code)
  • Experience solutioning common agentic patterns in enterprise contexts, including intelligent document processing, knowledge retrieval, and workflow automation
  • Strong executive communication and facilitation skills - you're equally comfortable in a boardroom and a whiteboard session
  • Experience building or advising on AI governance frameworks

Our Consulting & Advisory positions will require 50% travel to customer sites and conferences.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:

Strategic Advisory (~35%)
  • Lead executive-level AI strategy sessions, discovery workshops, and stakeholder interviews to assess readiness and define transformation roadmaps
  • Design AI governance frameworks including tiered risk models, responsible AI policies, and governance-as-enabler narratives for enterprise clients
  • Help clients stand up AI Centers of Excellence - operating models, tooling selection, team structures, and change management
  • Translate AI capabilities into measurable business outcomes and build compelling executive business cases for AI investment
  • Contribute to practice development: IP assets, point-of-view papers, playbooks, and go-to-market offerings

Technical Solutioning (~40%)
  • Architect AI and agentic solutions appropriate to the client's context - selecting the right approach across no-code, low-code, and pro-code patterns
  • Design and validate workflow approaches (e.g. Intelligent Document Processing), agent orchestration patterns, tool-use frameworks, and LLM evaluation strategies
  • Assess and advise on data foundations: data lakes, lakehouses, and modern data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Fabric, AWS Glue)
  • Serve as a technical SME during pre-sales, supporting scoping, solution design, and proposal development alongside sales teams
  • Evaluate emerging AI and data technologies and contribute to the organization's technical knowledge base

Delivery Leadership (~25%)
  • Manage project workstreams and coordinate cross-functional client and internal teams to ensure quality of consulting deliverables
  • Own engagement health: scope, timeline, risk, and client satisfaction across concurrent projects
  • Represent RapidScale at industry events and conferences as part of the AI and Data practice's market presence


Qualifications

What You Bring:

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree and 6 years' experience in Software Architect/Engineer roles OR a Master's degree and 4 years' experience Software Architect/Engineer roles OR a Ph.D. and 1 years' experience in Software Architect/Engineer roles OR 10 years' experience in Software Architect/Engineer roles.
  • At least 5 years in technology consulting with a mix of strategy and technical delivery experience; Big 4 or equivalent consulting background strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated experience leading AI and Data strategy engagements for enterprise clients from discovery through roadmap delivery
  • Hands-on expertise with at least one major cloud AI platform (AWS Bedrock/SageMaker, Azure AI & Copilot Studio, Google Cloud Vertex AI) and working familiarity with a second
  • Practical knowledge of agentic AI: agent orchestration, tool use, memory management, RAG pipelines, LLM evaluation, and observability of automated workflows
  • Experience mapping business processes and selecting appropriate implementation patterns (no-code, low-code, pro-code) based on client capability and context
  • Strong executive communication and facilitation skills - equally comfortable in a boardroom strategy session and a technical whiteboard
  • Experience building or advising on AI governance frameworks

Preferred Qualifications
  • Background in data platform modernization (Data Lakes, Snowflake, Databricks, Fabric, AWS Glue)

About Wave

Wave is a Canadian financial services company that provides accounting, invoicing, and payment processing software for small businesses. The company was founded in 2010 by Kirk Simpson and James Lochrie. Wave's software is used by over 4 million small businesses around the world. In 2019, the company was acquired by H&R Block for $405 million. Wave is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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