Principal Architect - Data & AI

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal Architect - Data & AI based in the United States.

This is a senior technical leadership role focused on shaping how complex data and AI engagements are delivered at enterprise scale.
You will orchestrate technical delivery across data engineering, visualization, governance, and AI, bringing multiple disciplines together into a coherent approach.
Beyond client delivery, you will help mature the broader practice by creating standards, accelerators, frameworks, and engineering practices that scale.
The role combines strategic advisory work, hands-on technical leadership, practice development, and coaching in a highly collaborative environment.
You will also evaluate and apply AI-powered and agentic approaches to improve the speed, consistency, and quality of consulting delivery.
Success requires the ability to influence senior stakeholders, resolve ambiguity, anticipate delivery risks, and turn proven practices into lasting organizational capabilities.
This is a player-coach opportunity for an experienced architect who wants to shape both high-impact engagements and the future direction of a growing data and AI practice.