Senior Staff Enterprise Architect - Agentic AI

Bread Financial•Columbus, OH

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Staff Enterprise Architect will define and drive the organization's architectural vision and roadmap for enterprise use-cases in the following areas: Agentic AI, GenAI, Machine Learning, Data strategies for AI needs. This role will also play a pivotal role in aligning IT strategies with long-term business objectives and contribute to the architectural vision for enterprise platforms used to govern and oversee AI implementations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field of study or equivalent, relevant work experience.
12+ years of experience in architecture and IT strategy roles.
2+ years of experience leading large-scale transformation projects.
1+ years of experience influencing AI-related enterprise directions.

Nice To Haves

AWS Solutions Architect
TOGAF Certification
Cloud Technologies
3+ years of experience in AI-related architecture.

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical liaison between business units and IT departments. - (20%)
Establish and enforce architectural best practices and standards. - (20%)
Define the enterprise AI reference architecture including GenAI/Agentic AI patterns, agent frameworks, ML pipelines, data foundations and AI services. - (15%)
Shape AI adoption roadmap balancing innovation with architectural integrity and operational readiness. - (10%)
Align AI initiatives with business capabilities, value streams and enterprise architecture standards. - (10%)
Lead efforts to modernize and streamline legacy architecture. - (10%)
Provide executive-level presentations on architecture initiatives. - (10%)
Lead independent research on upcoming AI technologies, their usage patterns and industry impacts. - (5%)

Benefits

medical
prescription drug
dental
vision
other voluntary benefits (including basic and optional life insurance, supplemental medical plans, and short and long-term disability)
Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave
401(k) plan
11 paid holidays
Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time (“PSST”)
40 hours of Illinois PSST
40 hours of Illinois Paid Leave
purchase company stock
annual incentive bonus