AI Solutions Architect Senior Manager

JOB REQUISITION AI Solutions Architect Senior Manager... LOCATION MINNEAPOLIS ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S) NASHVILLE WEST END Job Description You Belong Here The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture.  We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver. At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm. Where We Need You  Are you passionate about data and ready to join a dynamic and rapidly growing AI-ML team? We focus on an “AI First” mindset and are helping clients tackle unique and challenging problems with a full suite of AI tools (Generative AI, “traditional” AI, machine learning, and data science).  Driven by creative thinking, our team is looking for an AI Technical Architect – Senior Manager to help solve these challenges with Data + AI.  If you have a desire to make an impact with AI, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow your career and be part of an innovative team!  What You Can Expect Protiviti is a cutting-edge technology company that specializes in delivering innovative AI-enabled solutions to empower businesses and industries. We are seeking a talented and experienced AI Technical Architect to join our team and play a pivotal role in designing and architecting advanced AI solutions that leverage the compute power of cloud platforms.      Senior Managers partner with our clients to solve complex business problems and provide best in class advice and solutions.  Senior Managers have a solid understanding of their client’s business and demonstrate technical competence in their solution and industry.  Senior Managers can clearly articulate the value drivers of our business and are responsible for developing opportunities both at existing clients and new clients.  Senior Managers are responsible for job economics and for ensuring seamless project management.  Senior Managers are developing future contacts within the business community and serve as ambassadors of Protiviti in the market.   What Will Help You Be Successful:    • As an Senior Manager - AI Technical Architect, you will be at the forefront of our AI initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement state-of-the-art AI solutions for our clients.    • You collaborate with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to understand business requirements and translate them into comprehensive AI solution designs.    • You leverage your expertise in cloud platforms to architect scalable, reliable, and cost-effective AI-enabled systems.   • You provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle. You guide and mentor development teams, data scientists, and engineers in implementing best practices for AI solution development, deployment, and maintenance.   • You utilize your in-depth knowledge of AWS, GCP and Azure services to architect solutions that leverage cloud-based infrastructure, services, and tools.    • You ensure optimal utilization of cloud resources to achieve high performance and cost efficiency.   • You ensure security, privacy, and compliance considerations are addressed in all stages of development.   • You stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI, cloud computing, and related technologies. Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and methodologies that enhance the capabilities of our AI solutions.   • You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership. • You promote a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.  • You create development opportunities for others, including participating in the creation and rollout of training, and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities. • You have interest in contributing to the preparation of client proposals and strategies to win new business. • You excel at identifying opportunities to integrate product solutions and resources to improve client service capabilities. • You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across industries.    Do Your Talents Include the Following?    • Proven experience (7+ years) as a Technical Architect, Solution Architect, or similar role in AI solution design and implementation.   • Experience integrating AI and machine learning components into existing or new systems, ensuring seamless interaction between AI models and other software components.   • Expertise in Solution design, technical leadership, cloud expertise, AI integration, emerging technologies, client collaboration.   • Extensive hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS and Azure.   • Strong background in AI, machine learning, and deep learning concepts.   • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or C++.   • Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) and deployment technologies.   • Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network, including with senior executives.  • Successfully pursuing business development opportunities and identifying and implementing strategies to obtain new work or clientele. • Leadership and direct supervisory experience of teams including conducting performance appraisals, mentoring, and coaching, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.   Your Educational and Professional Qualifications:    • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Decision Science, Applied Math or equivalent preferred.     • 7+ years in a related field; preferably in professional services and/or industry    • Professional Certifications such as AWS and Azure (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect) are a plus.      Do You Love Exploring New Places?    Protiviti operates in a hybrid environment. Travel can occur throughout the month based upon client requests/commitments. Travel may include suburban, regional, or out of state locations.         Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states – West Virginia, Alaska.          Starting salary is based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location. Below is the salary range for this job. $136,000.00 - $218,000.00 Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job. 14% The total cash range is estimated from the sum of the base salary range plus the bonus target opportunity. Below is the estimated total cash range for this job. $155,040.00 - $248,520.00 Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions. We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year. Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year. Learn more about the variety of rewards we offer at Protiviti at https://www.protiviti.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/2024-benefit-highlights.pdf. Any benefits outlined are part of our reward offerings for full-time employees in the U.S. Your Open Enrollment materials, insurance contracts, plan documents and Summary Plan Descriptions together comprise the official plan document which legally governs the administration of your benefit plans. Protiviti reserves the right to terminate or amend your benefit plans in any way and at any time. Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran As part of Protiviti’s employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to HRSolutions@roberthalf.com or call 1.855.744.6947 for assistance. In Your Email Please Include The Following • The specific accommodation requested to complete the employment application. • The location(s) (city, state) to which you would like to apply. For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states – West Virginia, Alaska. Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services. JOB LOCATION MN PRO MINNEAPOLIS