AI Solutions Architect

Iris Software Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Iris Software Inc. in Toronto, Ontario, is seeking an AI Solutions Architect to lead AI-native product capabilities and drive architectural decisions across banking applications. The role requires strong banking domain knowledge and a proven track record in leading cross-functional teams.

The position is hybrid in Toronto, offering an opportunity to shape roadmap and delivery while collaborating with client stakeholders to achieve measurable success metrics.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the commercial banking domain and RM workflows.
• Experience with banking tools (CRM, lending, servicing, data/reporting).
• Solid technical background across architecture and development with AI/ML capabilities.
• Proven experience leading technical teams through full project lifecycles.
• Excellent client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and driving structure for a team and client.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Iris representative and point of contact for the client initiative.
• Lead a cross-functional Iris team spanning architecture, design, development, and QA.
• Translate business and user needs into AI-native product capabilities.
• Guide technical architecture and integration decisions across banking applications, services, and data sources.
• Own delivery quality, timelines, and stakeholder communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Partner with client stakeholders to shape roadmap, priorities, and success metrics.

Skills

Banking domain knowledge

Client-facing communication

Architectural design

AI/ML capabilities

Leadership of technical teams

Tools

CRM systems

Credit/Lending platforms

Servicing tools

Data/reporting systems

Job description

Iris’s leading financial client is looking for AI Solutions Architect to join their team at Toronto, ON(Hybrid) location.

Job Title: AI Solutions Architect

Location: Toronto, ON(Hybrid)

Duration: Long Term

Job Description:

What You'll Do

• Serve as the primary Iris representative and point of contact for the client initiative.
• Lead a cross-functional Iris team spanning architecture, design, development, and QA.
• Translate business and user needs (of RMs and related personas) into AI-native product capabilities.
• Guide technical architecture and integration decisions across existing banking applications, services, and data sources.
• Own delivery quality, timelines, and stakeholder communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Partner with client stakeholders to shape roadmap, priorities, and success metrics.

What We're Looking For

• Strong understanding of the Commercial/Corporate Banking domain, including typical RM workflows, tools, and pain points.
• Experience with, or exposure to, the capabilities and systems commonly used by commercial banking personas (e.g., CRM, credit/lending platforms, servicing tools, data/reporting systems).
• Solid technical background across architecture, application design, and development (hands‑on or hands‑on‑adjacent), with working knowledge of AI/ML-enabled product capabilities.
• Proven experience leading technical teams through full project lifecycles (discovery through delivery).
• Excellent client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and driving structure/clarity for a team and client.

About Iris Software Inc.

With 4,000+ associates and offices in India, U.S.A. and Canada, Iris Software delivers technology services and solutions that help clients complete fast, far-reaching digital transformations and achieve their business goals. A strategic partner to Fortune 500 and other top companies in financial services and many other industries, Iris provides a value-driven approach - a unique blend of highly-skilled specialists, software engineering expertise, cutting‑edge technology, and flexible engagement models. High customer satisfaction has translated into long-standing relationships and preferred-partner status with many of our clients, who rely on our 30+ years of technical and domain expertise to future-proof their enterprises. Associates of Iris work on mission-critical applications supported by a workplace culture that has won numerous awards in the last few years, including Certified Great Place to Work in India; Top 25 GPW in IT & IT-BPM; Ambition Box Best Place to Work, #3 in IT/ITES; and Top Workplace NJ-USA.