Jade Global · Chicago
Sales & Business
ABOUT THE ROLE
Jade Global is seeking a Principal – AI Solutions & Enterprise Architecture to serve as a senior-most technical and advisory leader within the AI & Digital Engineering (AI&DE) business unit. This is a high-impact, customer-facing role that bridges enterprise architecture strategy, AI solution design, and commercial growth — positioned at the intersection of practice leadership, pre-sales solutioning, and thought leadership.
The Principal will work directly with enterprise clients across North America to define and architect transformative AI and digital strategies, engaging at the C-suite level while driving solution differentiation and shaping Jade Global's AI&DE service offerings. The ideal candidate brings a rare combination of deep technical architecture credentials (TOGAF), hands-on AI/ML and cloud engineering experience, and the commercial acumen to translate vision into revenue-generating engagements.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Enterprise Architecture Leadership
Own and evolve Jade Global's AI & Digital Engineering architecture frameworks, reference architectures, and solution accelerators, aligning with TOGAF ADM and modern cloud-native paradigms.
Architect end-to-end enterprise solutions spanning AI/ML platforms, cloud infrastructure, data ecosystems, and digital product engineering — ensuring scalability, security, and business alignment.
Define AI transformation roadmaps for enterprise clients, including current-state assessments, capability gap analyses, and phased implementation blueprints.
Establish governance frameworks for AI adoption, data architecture, and cloud migration across multi-platform environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Lead architecture review boards for strategic client engagements and internal capability development initiatives.
AI Solutions Design & Innovation
Design scalable Agentic AI, Generative AI, and multi-agent architectures for enterprise use cases across industries including financial services, healthcare, and hi-tech.
Architect solutions leveraging platforms such as AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Google Vertex AI, LangChain, LangGraph, Crew.AI, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Drive the development of proprietary AI accelerators, frameworks, and reusable assets that differentiate Jade Global's service offerings in competitive pursuits.
Evaluate emerging AI/ML technologies and provide strategic recommendations on platform selection, build vs. buy decisions, and integration approaches.
Champion responsible AI principles including explainability, fairness, compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2), and ethical AI governance.
Pre-Sales Solutioning & Business Development
Partner with sales leadership to qualify and architect solutions for strategic opportunities, crafting compelling proposals, SOWs, and technical presentations that win.
Lead architecture-led discovery workshops with C-suite and VP-level client stakeholders to surface transformation opportunities and define scope.
Develop and present solution narratives, ROI models, and proof-of-concept designs during competitive RFP and deal pursuit cycles.
Serve as the technical authority in client-facing engagements — translating complex AI and architecture concepts into clear business value propositions.
Build and nurture relationships with key ecosystem partners (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, Salesforce, Oracle, ServiceNow) to co-create joint GTM solutions.
Contribute to pipeline generation through thought leadership, executive briefings, conference presentations, and published content.
Practice Development & Thought Leadership
Define and evolve AI & Digital Engineering service offerings — including AI Strategy & Roadmap Advisory, Agentic AI Implementation, Shift-Left Testing with AI, and AI-powered Cloud Transformation.
Create and maintain point-of-view documents, whitepapers, solution briefs, and industry perspectives that establish Jade Global's AI&DE brand in the market.
Mentor and coach solution architects, senior engineers, and practice leads — building a community of practice around AI architecture and enterprise solution design.
Collaborate with delivery leadership to ensure architecture-to-delivery continuity, shaping project governance structures and managing escalation pathways.
Represent Jade Global at industry forums, analyst briefings, and client advisory boards.
Strategic Advisory & Client Engagement
Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs at key client accounts — providing ongoing guidance on AI maturity, digital transformation, and technology investment strategies.
Lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and executive workshops for anchor accounts to identify expansion opportunities and ensure client satisfaction.
Support account growth by identifying cross-sell and upsell opportunities aligned with the client's evolving enterprise architecture and AI adoption journey.
Contribute to Jade Global's internal AI adoption initiatives, serving as a champion for AI-augmented delivery models and forward-deployed engineer frameworks.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field is required.
Master's degree (MBA, MS Computer Science, or MS Engineering) is strongly preferred.
Required Certifications
TOGAF 9.2 or TOGAF 10 Certified (mandatory) — both Foundation and Practitioner levels preferred.
Cloud architecture certification(s) strongly preferred: AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Professional Cloud Architect.
Experience
15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technical leadership within IT services, consulting, or technology product organizations.
Demonstrated experience in pre-sales solutioning, including RFP responses, solution proposals, SOW authoring, and client presentations in a competitive services environment.
Proven track record of influencing and advising C-suite stakeholders on enterprise technology strategy and AI transformation roadmaps.
Experience architecting solutions on at least two major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) with deep knowledge of cloud-native patterns, microservices, and serverless architectures.
Prior experience at a leading IT services / consulting firm (Big 4, Tier 1 SI, or specialized digital engineering firm) is highly desirable.
Technical Expertise
AI & Machine Learning: Deep expertise in Generative AI, LLMs, Agentic AI frameworks (LangGraph, Crew.AI, AutoGen), RAG architectures, vector databases, and MLOps.
Cloud & Infrastructure: Advanced knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP services; experience with hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi).
Data Architecture: Proficiency in modern data platform design — data lakehouse, streaming architectures (Kafka, Kinesis), Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, and data mesh concepts.
Digital Product Engineering: Hands-on experience with microservices, API-first design, event-driven architecture, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipeline design.
Enterprise Platforms: Working knowledge of Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, or ServiceNow ecosystems is a significant advantage given Jade Global's core client base.
Security & Compliance: Familiarity with enterprise security architecture, Zero Trust principles, GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC2 compliance requirements.
Soft Skills & Leadership Competencies
Executive presence and exceptional communication skills — ability to command a room with senior client stakeholders and translate technical complexity into board-level narratives.
Strong commercial acumen with the ability to connect technical architecture to business outcomes, ROI, and P&L impact.
Strategic thinker with the ability to operate both at a 30,000-foot vision level and dive deep into technical architecture decisions when needed.
Collaborative team leader with a proven ability to mentor architects, guide cross-functional delivery teams, and build high-performance communities of practice.
Entrepreneurial mindset — comfortable with ambiguity, capable of building structure from scratch, and motivated by building a growing practice.