Senior Director - AI Solution Architect

Senior Director - AI Solution Architect

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Director, AI Solution Architect to join Eliza Frontier Solutions, a new team within AI Hub. This role is focused on shaping and delivering frontier AI solutions, defining technical architecture, and turning emerging AI capabilities into secure, scalable products for the firm.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Lead solution architecture for frontier AI products and identify key business applications within Eliza Frontier Solutions.
• Review and refine end-to-end technical designs for AI applications and agentic workflows, with a focus on reusability, resilience, observability and commercial viability.
• Guide technical direction for new projects by aligning user needs, platform strategy and implementation tradeoffs, with a focus on establishing patterns and golden paths.
• Establish reusable patterns for AI engineering, platform integration, governance, and production readiness.
• Act as a senior technical leader and advisor for complex cross-functional initiatives and key architecture reviews.

• Strong experience designing and delivering enterprise software, platform and AI solutions in complex environments.
• Deep understanding of AI engineering patterns, preferably with a background in Machine Learning (deep learning ideal)
• Hands-on knowledge of AI/ML architecture across training, inference, feature pipelines, model serving, orchestration, agent protocols, etc.
• Strong platform engineering skills across APIs, microservices, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, observability, and secure deployment.
• Experience working with AI platforms, developer platforms, or internal enablement products.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear architecture decisions, delivery plans, and business outcomes, and ability to spot flaws and risks in designs.
• Strong partnership and communication skills across engineering, product, risk, control, and senior stakeholders.

• Applied AI, ML/optimization, orchestration and software architecture, including evaluation frameworks and guardrail design
• Vector databases, retrieval systems, knowledge graphs, memory-based agents and agentic protocols
• MLOps, model lifecycle tooling, and production AI observability
• Experience with AI for engineering practices and agentic SDLC design, with an eye toward production scale and resilience

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

About The Team

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• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
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BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.