Ai Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 220,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary incentive

Medical coverage (Health, Dental &

Vision & Disability planning

401K plan

Certification & Training reimbursement

Vacation & Holidays

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services Limited is seeking a senior leader to guide AI strategy and governance across enterprise accounts in the United States. The role focuses on shaping AI use cases, driving AI adoption and crafting roadmaps with CIO/CTO stakeholders.

The candidate will build executive relationships, translate customer needs into AI solutions, and drive growth through cross-sell initiatives while monitoring emerging AI technologies and industry trends.

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft AI ecosystem and cloud-native AI architectures.
• Ability to shape AI use cases, PoCs, MVPs and enterprise AI roadmaps.
• Understanding of data governance and real-time analytics in modern data stacks.

Responsibilities

• Interface between Customer's AI leadership, business stakeholders, and TCS AI ecosystem.
• Build executive relationships with CIO, CDO, CTO, and AI leaders.
• Advise on AI strategy, GenAI adoption, governance, and roadmaps.
• Identify business challenges solvable by AI-enabled solutions.
• Drive AI-led account growth through cross-sell and upsell initiatives.
• Translate customer requirements into AI solution concepts.

Skills

AI strategy

Executive presence

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Azure OpenAI

Azure AI Studio

Azure AI Search

Microsoft Fabric

Copilot Studio

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Power Platform

Power Automate

Microsoft Data Stack

Purview

Entra ID

Job description

Job Responsibilities & Qualifications

• Must have experience with Microsoft AI Ecosystem : Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Studio, Azure AI Search, Microsoft Fabric, Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Power Platform, Power Automate, Microsoft Data Stack, Purview, Entra ID.
• Well versed with Cloud Architecture. Must have good understanding on Cloud-native AI architectures, AI deployment patterns, Enterprise integrations, API enablement, Microservice on Azure or AWS Architecture.
• Capable to solution AI Architecture, should independently be able to shape AI Use Cases, PoCs, MVPs, Business Cases, Enterprise AI Architectures, Value Realization Models
• Good understanding on Data and Analytics : Data Warehousing, Data Lake, Data Governance, Data engineering, Real time Analytics on tools like Fabric, Synapse, Data Bricks or Snowflake.
• Good understanding of AI Governance and Security
• Preferably from Oil and Gas industry with understanding on Business Processes like Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Manufacturing Field operations.
• Serve as the primary interface between Customers's AI leadership, business stakeholders, and TCS AI ecosystem.
• Build executive relationships with CIO, CDO, CTO, Enterprise Architecture, Data & AI leaders.
• Advise customer leadership on AI strategy, GenAI adoption, Agentic AI, AI governance, and enterprise AI roadmaps.
• Act as a strategic consultant to identify business challenges that can be solved through AI-enabled solutions.
• Drive AI-led account growth through cross-sell and upsell initiatives.
• Translate customer requirements into AI solution concepts and transformation initiatives.
• Monitor emerging AI technologies and industry trends.
• Position TCS as a strategic innovation partner by introducing new AI capabilities and solution offerings.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• Executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders (CIO, CTO) and drive strategic discussions.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Ability to build consensus and drive decision-making across business and technology stakeholders.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and rapidly evolving environments.

Salary Range: $220,000 - $240,000 a year

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.