Principal Architect - AI Transformation

FinXL IT Professional Services; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

FinXL IT Professional Services in Sydney is seeking an experienced Principal Architect - AI Transformation to drive end-to-end AI strategy and architecture governance for a major wealth management client.

Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Architecture, you will lead enterprise-wide AI design authority, bridging business problems with robust technical solutions, ensuring secure, stable, and cost-effective AI assets across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technology experience across multiple complex domains.
• Architectural leadership in regulated sectors (Financial Services / Wealth Management preferred).
• 5+ years delivering large-scale enterprise initiatives in architecture.

Responsibilities

• Act as Architecture Authority for AI and provide strategic advice to senior leaders.
• Develop and maintain domain technology strategies, architecture blueprints, and reference models.
• Lead technical design for multi-agent AI initiatives including orchestration and human-agent collaboration.
• Govern technology decisions, lead vendor/product evaluations, ensure alignment with standards.
• Establish AI risk controls, safety, and regulatory compliance expectations.

Skills

AI Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Governance & Risk

Job description

FinXL IT Professional Services - Sydney CBD NSW

FinXL IT Professional Services is a premium Australian IT services and consulting firm. We partner with Australia's leading enterprise organisations, financial institutions, and government entities to deliver complex, high-impact digital and technology transformations. When you join FinXL, you become part of an established national network backed by ongoing project opportunities, strong practice leadership, and continuous engagement support.

About FinXL IT Professional Services

FinXL IT Professional Services is a premium Australian IT services and consulting firm. We partner with Australia's leading enterprise organisations, financial institutions, and government entities to deliver complex, high-impact digital and technology transformations. When you join FinXL, you become part of an established national network backed by ongoing project opportunities, strong practice leadership, and continuous engagement support.

About the Role

FinXL is currently seeking an experienced Principal Architect - AI Transformation to drive end-to-end artificial intelligence technical strategy, design, and architecture governance for a major wealth management client.

Reporting directly to the Head of Enterprise Architecture and working in close alignment with executive AI leads, you will serve as the enterprise-wide design authority for Artificial Intelligence. In this high-impact position, you will lead the architecture strategy for cutting-edge AI capability-focusing on multi-agent systems, agent orchestration patterns, and human-agent collaboration models. You will bridge complex business problems with robust technical solutions, ensuring all AI technology assets are pragmatically aligned, secure, stable, and sustainable.

Key Responsibilities

• AI Thought Leadership & Authority: Act as the enterprise Architecture Authority for AI, providing strategic advice to General Managers, Heads of Technology, and executive delivery leads.

• Core Blueprint & Artifact Creation: Develop and maintain domain technology strategies, architecture blueprints, agent orchestration patterns, and reference models.

• Advanced AI Architecture: Lead the technical design for complex initiatives spanning multi-agent architectures, agent orchestration, and human-agent collaboration workflows.

• Architecture Governance & Product Selection: Govern technology decisions, lead vendor and product selection, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.

• Technology Risk & Compliance: Establish strong technology risk controls around internal/external AI risks, safety, and regulatory compliance expectations.

• Team Leadership & Coaching: Provide direction, coaching, and architectural mentorship to Solution Architects and delivery teams across multi-disciplinary domains.

• Application Health & Lifecycle: Drive Application Health Check frameworks across domains to ensure long-term stability and cost-effective technology investments.

Key Requirements

Essential Experience & Skills:

• Overall Technology Track Record: 10+ years of technology experience working across multiple complex technical domains.

  • Prior architectural leadership in regulated sectors (Financial Services / Wealth Management highly regarded).

• Enterprise Architecture Background: 5+ years of dedicated architecture experience delivering large-scale enterprise initiatives.

• Hands-on AI Architecture: 2+ years of demonstrated capability delivering tangible AI architecture outcomes, including multi-agent architectures, agent orchestration patterns, and human-agent collaboration models.

• Executive Stakeholder Management: Outstanding communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with proven ability to present to executive stakeholders.

• AI Risk & Governance: Expert-level knowledge of technical and operational AI risks, technology governance frameworks, and vendor evaluation.

Desirable Experience:

• Experience working alongside regulatory frameworks and standards.

What's On Offer?

• Work on Flagship Initiatives: Lead cutting-edge enterprise AI transformation programs at scale.

• Long-Term Stability: Initial 12-month contract term with strong view to extend across broader program horizons.

• Flexible Working Locations: Open to candidate bases across major Australian cities.

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