AI Architect

HSBC; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC is seeking an AI Architect to lead the design and governance of our Group AI platform, delivering scalable GenAI capabilities across business lines. You will engage senior stakeholders, translate AI trends into architecture decisions, and drive responsible adoption while maintaining regulatory compliance and security in a large, international financial services group.

The role requires deep GenAI experience, hands-on engineering skills, and the ability to influence across technology and

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of GenAI/Agentic AI architectures and patterns.
• Hands-on engineering experience delivering AI/GenAI solutions to production.
• Experience designing scalable, resilient AI platforms with model lifecycle controls.

Responsibilities

• Engage senior stakeholders across GCIO and AI leadership to drive strategic AI platform solutions.
• Lead architecture design for Group AI platform including data, model, compute, tooling and governance.
• Define blueprints for platform infrastructure with hybrid-cloud and on-premise components.

Skills

GenAI architectures

Hands-on AI engineering

Architectural design

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Cloud platforms

Data governance tools

Model lifecycle tooling

Job description

Some Careers Have More Impact Than Others.
If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be.
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of AI Architect.
Business: CTO Platforms

Principal Responsibilities

• Engage and influence senior stakeholders across GCIO, Business lines and the AI leadership team to drive strategic solutions and support platform development, ensuring alignment to organisational strategy and priorities.
• Bring thought leadership on the integration of AI capabilities into existing systems and processes, simplifying consumption, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards, for safe and measured adoption of AI.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership on the architecture and design for Group AI platform which provides fundamental AI/GenAI services and capabilities.
• Track and translate AI/GenAI industry trends into actionable architecture decisions, identifying opportunities and risks to ensure secure adoption.
• Introduce new practices, processes, operating model, techniques, products, services, technologies and standards where needed, via the appropriate governance bodies and in collaboration with stakeholders in business, architecture, and engineering communities.
• Champion AI strategy and enablement across HSBC Architecture and Engineering forums, ensuring adherence to standards, principles, and ethical/responsible use.
• Collaborate with CTO technology domain owners to identify and position core capabilities and products within their respective roadmaps.
• Support the innovation function in evaluating AI product vendors through review and PoC activity.

Accountabilities & Deliverables

• Development of AI Platform reference architecture – both logical and technical, comprising data, model, compute, tooling, orchestration and governance, with detailed Architecture design of each layer
• Create Integration architecture design that details connection of AI capability to data, applications, APIs together with integration with Cloud & system telemetry (e.g. FinOps, data assets, model consumption).
• Define a Blueprint for platform infrastructure design comprising compute (both hybrid-cloud and on‑premises), storage, networking, security and access.
• Design Authority and deliver reusable products and architectures focused on core, high-value use of AI that meet the needs of the organization.
• Own both capability roadmap for centrally engineered core AI capabilities, and core AI tooling capabilities in architecture taxonomies.

Leadership & Teamwork

• Provide thought leadership within the organization, staying abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies relating to AI to inform strategic decision-making and secure adoption
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on AI/GenAI to cross‑functional teams, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Knowledge & Experience/Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge and experience on GenAI/Agentic AI related architectures, frameworks, and design patterns
• Intensive hands‑on engineering experience in designing and delivering AI/GenAI solutions to production
• Strong experience in architecture design of scalable and resilience AI platform, including model lifecycle, tools, controls and AI capabilities
• In-depth knowledge and extensive experience in senior Architecture roles within large scale, complex and internationally regulated organisations
• Fast learning and adaptable in the rapidly evolving AI domain, quickly absorbing industry trend and new concepts and translating them into practical guidance, design and patterns
• Understand cybersecurity, data privacy, model risk, legal, compliance and control requirements applicable to AI in the financial services industry
• change across a global, matrixed organisation.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.”
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