Sr. Manager, Data & AI Solution Architecture

Job Overview

Our TE Connectivity Data & AI organization is on an accelerated journey to streamline our architecture across Data, BI and AI platforms, products and capabilities. This position reports to Senior Director, Data & AI. This is an exciting opportunity to lead end-to-end Solution Architecture function! A key responsibility will be to implement next generation platform, solution architecture principles & processes across functional domains for data, AI and BI products. This leader will bring extensive experience, deliver future capabilities, inspire the team and partners, and will link data & AI products to business metrics. The Sr. Manager, Data & AI Solution Architecture will partner closely with Data Engineering, AI & Data Science and BI team leaders, as well as key business and IT stakeholders to build & scale the organization’s use of advanced technologies to optimize our investments and maximize value of data products.

Responsibilities

• Shape and lead a Data, AI and BI solution architecture team.
• Provide leadership in the field of data engineering, AI/ML, BI to bear in service of building capabilities to drive business growth.
• Define & implement technical strategies and roadmaps to bring data, AI and BI products into a seamlessly integrated set of capabilities.
• Design & build data & AI capabilities that take advantage of advanced technology and architecture.
• Drive innovation and thought leadership by anticipating and responding to rapidly changing trends, translating relevant insights into products that create business value.
• Forge trusted partnerships with internal & external partners. Work closely with business leaders to understand their needs; clearly articulate the story of value created through data & technology.

What Your Background Should Look Like

Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Computer Science, applied data science or related fields; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of IT experience specializing in Data & Technology architecture, Data Engineering and AI.
• Demonstrated strength in examining issues, shaping solution architecture strategies and influencing effectively across the organization. Ability to drive & lead teams, challenge the status quo in technology & architecture.
• Superb interpersonal & communication skills, including the ability to explain technology concepts to business leaders, as well as business concepts to technologists.
• Background or knowledge of Supply Chain, Engineering, Sales, and Manufacturing domains is preferred.
• Proven track record of enabling strong solution architecture principles for Data & AI capabilities.
• Hands-on experience with data, analytics and AI technologies in cloud environments.
• Expert in implementing solution architecture for products that span Databricks, Redshift, Power BI, GenAI & Agentic AI capabilities in AWS is required.
• Superb hands-on knowledge of Databricks tech stack and AI/BI Genie is a must.
• Expert Agile & RVR practitioner; ability to define & implement prototypes and MVPs, make decision on scalability & future roadmaps is required.
• Proven track record leading multiple high-profile projects with demanding deadlines & changing requirements. Ability to estimate required effort and prioritize work & resources appropriately.

Key skills/competency

• Data Architecture
• AI/ML Solutions
• BI Platforms
• Cloud Environments (AWS)
• Databricks
• Redshift
• Power BI
• Generative AI
• Agentic AI
• Agile & RVR