AI Solutions Architect

Providence Equity Partners; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience translating business requirements into technology solutions and leading initiatives through implementation, adoption, and improvement.
• Strong knowledge of generative AI technologies and enterprise AI capabilities, with focus on practical risk and governance considerations.
• Experience partnering with business stakeholders to understand workflows, identify AI opportunities, and deliver measurable value.
• Ability to independently lead cross-functional AI initiatives and communicate capabilities, risks, and trade-offs clearly.

Responsibilities

• Partner with IT, Investment, Finance, Operations, and other teams to identify AI opportunities and prioritize initiatives.
• Evaluate technologies and determine how AI tools and platforms can improve productivity and decision-making.
• Design approaches leveraging generative AI, intelligent agents, enterprise search, and workflow automation.
• Leverage AI solutions within existing enterprise systems (Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Slack, Workday, DealCloud).
• Evaluate third-party technologies and recommend buy, configure, or integration options based on value, fit, cost, security, and risk.

Skills

AI technologies

Generative AI

Enterprise integration

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Security & governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Workday

Slack

DealCloud

Job description

Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. is a leading middle-market private equity firm with deep sector expertise in media, communications and education focused on North America and Europe. Providence looks to invest in businesses that are benefiting from the long-term growth trends around experiences, learning, and connectivity by partnering with exceptional management teams to build enduring, scaled companies. Founded in 1989 in Providence, Rhode Island, the firm has invested over $40 billion across more than 180 portfolio companies with a transatlantic investment team based primarily in London, New York and Boston. Through disciplined portfolio construction, prudent risk management and a collaborative culture, the firm seeks to deliver strong results across market cycles. To learn more, please visit www.provequity.com.

Position Overview

The AI Solutions Architect is responsible for applying AI technologies to solve high-value business problems across PEP and its portfolio companies. This role will join the Firm's Portfolio Operations team and partners with IT, Investment, Finance, Operations, and other business teams to understand business needs, identify where AI can meaningfully improve outcomes, and translate those opportunities into practical, secure, and scalable solutions.

The AI Solutions Architect will lead the evaluation, configuration, integration, and implementation of AI-enabled solutions using commercially available AI models, platforms, and enterprise technologies. The role will guide initiatives from opportunity identification and solution design through implementation, adoption, measurement, and continuous improvement. Success in this role requires strong technical fluency, business judgment, and the ability to translate business needs into practical solutions while ensuring appropriate security, privacy, governance, and responsible AI controls.

Responsibilities

The AI Solutions Architect will be responsible for the following:

• Partner with IT, Investment, Finance, Operations, and other business teams to understand business processes, identify high-value opportunities for AI, and prioritize initiatives based on business value, feasibility, risk, and scalability.
• Translate business needs into practical AI-enabled solutions by evaluating available technologies and determining how existing AI tools, platforms, and enterprise capabilities can be applied to improve productivity, decision‑making, operational effectiveness, or financial outcomes.
• Design solution approaches that leverage existing AI capabilities, including generative AI platforms, intelligent agents, enterprise search, workflow automation, and other commercially available technologies.
• Leverage current, commercially available AI solutions within existing business processes and enterprise systems, including Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Slack, Workday, DealCloud, and other firm and portfolio company platforms to solve prioritized business cases. Where an existing solution is not the best fit, recommend alternative AI approaches.
• Evaluate AI models, platforms, applications, and third‑party solutions and make recommendations based on business requirements, functionality, ease of implementation, integration needs, cost, security, scalability, and operational risk.
• Determine the appropriate solution approach, including when to leverage an existing enterprise capability, configure a commercial AI product, integrate multiple technologies, or use a non‑AI solution when it better addresses the business need.
• Lead AI initiatives from business problem definition through implementation and adoption, coordinating solution design, configuration, integration, testing, stakeholder engagement, rollout, monitoring, and ongoing enhancement.
• Establish reusable solution patterns, implementation approaches, and playbooks that enable successful AI use cases to be replicated and scaled across business functions and portfolio companies.
• Partner with Technology and Legal teams to incorporate security, privacy, governance, regulatory, and responsible AI requirements into the selection, configuration, integration, and use of AI solutions.
• Define and monitor measures of solution effectiveness and business impact, including adoption, productivity improvement, financial value, and return on investment, and use results to guide enhancements and future priorities.

In addition to the outlined responsibilities, you will be expected to handle ad hoc requests as they arise. This job description is not exhaustive and may not encompass all aspects of the role, as the needs of the business are continually evolving. Flexibility and adaptability are essential for success in this dynamic position.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of success, a positive professional reputation, and the ability to exercise sound judgment and accountability. In addition, the successful candidate should have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, Business Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of relevant professional experience in technology solutions, enterprise applications, digital transformation, technology consulting, systems integration, software solutions, product management. engineering management or a related field, with recent professional experience focused on applying AI technologies to business problems and implementing AI-enabled solutions.
• Demonstrated experience translating business requirements into technology solutions and leading initiatives from problem definition and solution evaluation through implementation, adoption, and ongoing improvement.
• Experience partnering directly with business stakeholders to understand workflows, identify opportunities for improvement, evaluate technology options, and implement solutions that deliver measurable business value.
• Strong practical knowledge of generative AI technologies, commercially available AI platforms, and enterprise AI capabilities, including an understanding of their appropriate uses, limitations, and risks.
• Experience applying capabilities such as generative AI, intelligent agents, enterprise search, retrieval‑augmented generation, workflow automation, and AI‑enabled productivity tools to business processes and use cases.
• Experience configuring and integrating technology solutions with enterprise applications, APIs, business systems, structured and unstructured data sources, and workflow platforms.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology environments and the ability to assess how AI solutions can be incorporated into existing systems and business processes.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate third‑party technologies and make recommendations regarding buy, configure, integrate, or alternative solution approaches based on business value, technical fit, scalability, cost, security, and risk.
• Working knowledge of data security, privacy, access controls, AI governance, and responsible AI principles, with the ability to incorporate these considerations into technology selection and implementation.
• Strong analytical and business problem‑solving skills, including the ability to determine whether AI is an appropriate solution and identify simpler technology or process alternatives when appropriate.
• Ability to independently lead complex, cross‑functional initiatives, establish priorities, influence technical and non‑technical stakeholders, and communicate AI capabilities, limitations, risks, and trade‑offs clearly.
• Sufficient technical fluency to work effectively with Technology teams, vendors, and solution providers and to understand integration requirements, APIs, data flows, system dependencies, and implementation considerations.

Requirements

We are committed to creating a workplace that fosters a collegial, inclusive, and collaborative environment As part of the Providence team, it’s important that we hire candidates that align and exhibit our values:

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across teams, actively contribute ideas, and build strong, trust‑based relationships to achieve shared goals and drive collective success.
• Proven track record of taking accountability for outcomes, following through on commitments, and acting with honesty, transparency, and ethical judgment in all situations.
• Commitment to fostering a positive, engaging workplace culture by supporting colleagues, contributing to a sense of belonging, and modeling behaviors that reflect and strengthen our organizational values.
• Ability to work respectfully with individuals of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, demonstrating empathy, fairness, and a commitment to inclusive practices in everyday interactions and decision‑making.

This role may periodically require work outside standard business hours to meet business needs and deadlines. Performance is measured by results, quality of work, and timely delivery; employees are expected to use sound judgment regarding after‑hours support and communicate proactively when unavailable.

This position is primarily performed in a professional office environment and involves prolonged computer use, regular communication by phone/video/email, attendance at meetings, and use of standard office equipment. Occasional business travel may be required based on business needs.

Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. (the "Firm") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practice laws. The Firm strictly prohibits and will not tolerate, condone or allow discrimination, harassment or retaliation with respect to any Supervised Person or applicant for employment in matters of hiring (or failure or refusal to hire), promotion, transfer, disciplinary actions, assignments, working conditions, termination, compensation, fringe benefits or other terms and conditions of employment on the basis of characteristics protected by federal and state law, as may be applicable, such as race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, actual or perceived sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), actual or perceived gender (including sex stereotyping, gender identity, gender expression, or transgender status), actual or perceived sexual orientation, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, employment or unemployment status, credit history, familial status, partnership status, caregiver status, sexual and reproductive health decision‑making, domestic victim status, or marital status, pay or other compensation history, or height and weight. All employees are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination, harassment, bullying, or retaliation.

Please note that Providence Equity Partners L.L.C., together with its subsidiaries and affiliated entities (collectively, the "Firm"), does not accept unsolicited resumes from any third‑party recruiting agency that is not currently operating under a valid, fully executed agreement with the Firm. The Firm strictly prohibits agencies from contacting employees directly, including hiring managers, for the purpose of submitting candidates.

Any unsolicited resume or candidate information sent to the Firm or any of its employees—whether submitted via email, postal mail, online platforms, or through any other means—by a third‑party recruiting agency lacking a current signed agreement will be deemed the property of the Firm. In such circumstances, no implied contract or obligation shall be created, and the Firm expressly reserves the right to contact, engage, or hire any such candidate without any financial or other obligation to the submitting agency. The Firm reserves the right to reject or disregard any terms, conditions, or fee schedules that accompany or are included in unsolicited submissions.

Third‑party recruiting agencies that wish to be considered for a formal engagement should contact a member of the Firm's Human Capital Management Team to discuss entering into a signed agreement. The Firm reserves the sole discretion to determine whether to enter into any such agreement and may decline to do so.