Design and implement AI-enabled integration solutions, cloud architectures, and enterprise technology platforms. Lead strategic planning, analyze business requirements, conduct feasibility studies, coach teams, manage stakeholders, and validate solutions with clients. Apply generative and agentic AI, IoT, sensor data, systems thinking, and enterprise architecture practices to solve complex business problems and drive innovation.
The Opportunity
As a CTIO - AI Architect - Senior Manager, you will design and implement innovative technology solutions to meet clients' business needs within our Internal Firm Services practice. You will leverage your experience in analyzing requirements and developing technical designs to enable the successful delivery of solutions. As a Senior Manager, you will lead large projects and innovate processes, focusing on achieving results and maintaining operational excellence. You will interact with clients at a strategic level, driving overall project success by applying sound judgment and recognizing when to take action or escalate issues.
In this role at PwC, you will motivate and coach teams to solve complex problems, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. You will craft and convey clear, impactful messages that tell a holistic story, applying systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities. Your ability to develop and sustain high-performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, along with your commitment to excellence, will contribute to the success of our firm.
Responsibilities
- Designing and implementing seamless integration solutions and robust platform architectures to enhance business performance
- Leading strategic planning and execution of innovative technology solutions to meet clients' business needs
- Analyzing business requirements and developing technical designs to enable successful solution delivery
- Leveraging cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure to optimize technology infrastructure
- Conducting business impact analysis and feasibility studies to inform strategic technology planning
- Facilitating brainstorming sessions and coaching teams to solve complex problems and drive innovation
- Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders to identify and address integration challenges
- Validating outcomes with clients and incorporating feedback to refine solutions
- Applying systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities within enterprise architecture
- Promoting the use of innovative technologies and leading practices across solution architecture teams
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 6 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Computer and Information Science, Computer Applications, Computer Engineering, Engineering & Business, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Management of Technology
- Designing solutions that integrate IoT devices, sensor data, cloud platforms, enterprise systems, and AI-enabled capabilities
- Applying AI, including generative and agentic AI, to create scalable solutions and new technology-enabled business capabilities
- Leveraging skills in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Demonstrating proficiency in Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture
- Utilizing strategic technology planning and innovation processes
- Applying systems thinking to identify opportunities and solve problems
- Leading teams through complex and ambiguous situations
- Validating outcomes with clients and acting on feedback
The salary range for this position is: $91,000 - $321,500. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
As a CTIO - AI Architect - Senior Manager, you will design and implement innovative technology solutions to meet clients' business needs within our Internal Firm Services practice. You will leverage your experience in analyzing requirements and developing technical designs to enable the successful delivery of solutions. As a Senior Manager, you will lead large projects and innovate processes, focusing on achieving results and maintaining operational excellence. You will interact with clients at a strategic level, driving overall project success by applying sound judgment and recognizing when to take action or escalate issues.
In this role at PwC, you will motivate and coach teams to solve complex problems, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. You will craft and convey clear, impactful messages that tell a holistic story, applying systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities. Your ability to develop and sustain high-performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, along with your commitment to excellence, will contribute to the success of our firm.
Responsibilities
- Designing and implementing seamless integration solutions and robust platform architectures to enhance business performance
- Leading strategic planning and execution of innovative technology solutions to meet clients' business needs
- Analyzing business requirements and developing technical designs to enable successful solution delivery
- Leveraging cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure to optimize technology infrastructure
- Conducting business impact analysis and feasibility studies to inform strategic technology planning
- Facilitating brainstorming sessions and coaching teams to solve complex problems and drive innovation
- Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders to identify and address integration challenges
- Validating outcomes with clients and incorporating feedback to refine solutions
- Applying systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities within enterprise architecture
- Promoting the use of innovative technologies and leading practices across solution architecture teams
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 6 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Computer and Information Science, Computer Applications, Computer Engineering, Engineering & Business, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Management of Technology
- Designing solutions that integrate IoT devices, sensor data, cloud platforms, enterprise systems, and AI-enabled capabilities
- Applying AI, including generative and agentic AI, to create scalable solutions and new technology-enabled business capabilities
- Leveraging skills in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Demonstrating proficiency in Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture
- Utilizing strategic technology planning and innovation processes
- Applying systems thinking to identify opportunities and solve problems
- Leading teams through complex and ambiguous situations
- Validating outcomes with clients and acting on feedback
The salary range for this position is: $91,000 - $321,500. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
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