AI Adoption Architect & Tech Strategy Lead

Westerndigital; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

WD's CTO System Architecture is seeking a Senior Technologist to lead AI adoption, tool development, and best practices across technology planning and engineering processes. You will shape how AI agents and LLMs are used to improve strategic decision-making and operational visibility, aligning teams across the organization.

This high-impact role requires deep AI expertise, strategic thinking, and mentorship to transform how WD plans and executes technology strategy at scale, with collaboration

Qualifications

• 7+ years in technology leadership, systems engineering, or AI/data platform development
• Deep hands-on experience building AI agents, LLM applications, or agentic workflows in production environments
• Strong background in data architecture, data pipelines, and analytics tool development
• Proven ability to ship AI tools end-to-end and translate business problems into AI solutions
• Excellent communication skills; ability to inspire adoption across technical and non-technical audiences
• Leadership experience mentoring engineers and influencing cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Define AI Vision - Establish WD's adoption roadmap and best practices for AI agents, LLMs, and intelligent tools across technology planning and engineering processes
• Lead AI-Managed Roadmap Platform Evolution - Guide post-launch improvements to our AI-enabled technology roadmap dashboard and chat interface, ensuring it becomes the organization's single source of truth
• Develop High-Impact Agents - Oversee design and development of transformational AI agents that automate status tracking, gap identification, and insight generation
• Influence Cross-Functional Adoption - Partner with engineering and technology leadership to establish governance, standards, and ROI metrics for AI tool deployment
• Build Internal Expertise - Mentor co-op engineers to technologists; foster a culture of AI-driven systems thinking across teams
• Evaluate Partnerships & Vendors - Assess and recommend strategic AI/LLM vendors and platform partnerships aligned with WD's needs

Job description

WD's CTO System Architecture is seeking a Senior Technologist to lead AI adoption, tool development, and best practices across technology planning and engineering processes. You will shape how AI agents and LLMs are used to improve strategic decision-making and operational visibility, aligning teams across the organization.

This high-impact role requires deep AI expertise, strategic thinking, and mentorship to transform how WD plans and executes technology strategy at scale, with collaboration