AI Solutions Architect

PAR Technology; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

PAR Technology Corporation is seeking an AI Solutions Architect to bridge business needs with production-ready AI deployments. You will own intake, path recommendation, timelines, and delivery in partnership with IT and Enterprise Systems teams.

This role leads PAR’s tokenomics initiatives, applying AI fluency to maximize ROI on AI tooling investments and token spend. Remote alignment across multiple US states is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise AI tooling — Claude Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot, Copilot in GitHub, Azure AI, or equivalent.
• MCP (Model Context Protocol) and/or API integration experience.
• Prompt engineering — system prompt architecture, knowledge files, and instruction design.
• Familiarity with SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and Azure environments.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical business audiences.
• Strong project management and intake triage skills — you own the queue.

Responsibilities

• Review and triage all incoming AI workflow and tooling requests from PAR business units.
• Assess feasibility, complexity, and risk; recommend technical path, tooling approach, and delivery timeline.
• Advise business stakeholders on scope, dependencies, and IT requirements before any build begins.
• Maintain an intake tracker and communicate status to the VP and stakeholder teams.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison between AI Enablement and PAR’s IT and Enterprise Systems teams.
• Align on production-readiness requirements, security review standards, and infrastructure path for all AI deployments.
• Translate business use cases into technical specifications that IT can evaluate and support.
• Escalate blockers and coordinate resolution timelines to keep delivery on track.
• Design and build governed AI workflows using Claude Enterprise, Copilot, Azure AI, and other PAR tooling.
• Develop and maintain system prompts, skills, and knowledge file architectures for Claude deployments.
• Build and manage MCP server integrations and API-layer tooling.
• Maintain PAR’s SharePoint Skills and Prompts Library, ensuring content is current and reusable.
• Validate new AI models and feature releases against PAR use cases before recommending them to business teams.
• Develop lightweight internal AI applications and citizen-coded tools where business need warrants.
• Maintain and improve existing internal tooling (PAR Product Guide, AI-assisted workflow tools, custom agents).
• Document all tools, integrations, and configurations for IT and business stakeholders.
• Ensure all AI solutions meet PAR governance standards for data handling, access controls, and audit trails.

Skills

Enterprise AI tooling

MCP API integration

Prompt engineering

SharePoint / Microsoft 365

Explain complex tech to non-technical

Project management & intake triage

Tools

Claude Enterprise

Microsoft Copilot

Azure AI

Job description

For over four decades, PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) has been a leader in restaurant technology, empowering brands worldwide to create lasting connections with their guests. Our innovative solutions and commitment to excellence provide comprehensive software and hardware that enable seamless experiences and drive growth for over 100,000 restaurants in more than 110 countries. Embracing our “Better Together” ethos, we offer Unified Customer Experience solutions, combining point-of-sale, digital ordering, loyalty and back-office software solutions as well as industry-leading hardware and drive-thru offerings. To learn more, visit partech.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram.

Position Description:

PAR Technology’s AI Enablement & Transformation team governs and delivers AI solutions across all non-Engineering business units — HR, Finance, Legal, Operations, Customer Success, Marketing, Sales, and Support.

The AI Solutions Architect is the technical engine of this function, closing the gap between what business teams want to build and what actually ships to production. The role owns the full technical lifecycle — intake review, path recommendation, timeline, and delivery — working hand-in-hand with PAR’s IT and Enterprise Systems teams.

This role will also lead PAR’s tokenomics initiative, applying AI fluency to maximize the return on investment from PAR’s AI tooling investments and monthly token spend.

Position Location:

Remote - Texas, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, Illinois

(Job hours are in EST)

Reports To:

VP, AI Enablement

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience with enterprise AI tooling — Claude Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot, Cowork, Azure AI, or equivalent
• MCP (Model Context Protocol) and/or API integration experience
• Prompt engineering — system prompt architecture, knowledge files, and instruction design
• Familiarity with SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and Azure environments
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical business audiences
• Strong project management and intake triage skills — you own the queue

Additional Skills (Preferred):

• Experience working alongside IT governance or enterprise architecture teams
• Citizen development / vibe coding experience (Copilot in GitHub, low-code tools)
• Background in technology, SaaS, or multi-business-unit enterprise environments
• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks and data classification standards

Unleash your potential: What you will be doing and owning:

AI Intake & Technical Advisory

• Review and triage all incoming AI workflow and tooling requests from PAR business units
• Assess feasibility, complexity, and risk; recommend technical path, tooling approach, and delivery timeline
• Advise business stakeholders on scope, dependencies, and IT requirements before any build begins
• Maintain an intake tracker and communicate status to the VP and stakeholder teams

IT & Enterprise Team Collaboration

• Serve as the primary technical liaison between AI Enablement and PAR’s IT and Enterprise Systems teams
• Align on production-readiness requirements, security review standards, and infrastructure path for all AI deployments
• Translate business use cases into technical specifications that IT can evaluate and support
• Escalate blockers and coordinate resolution timelines to keep delivery on track

Build, Deploy & Maintain

• Design and build governed AI workflows using Claude Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, and other approved PAR tooling
• Develop and maintain system prompts, Skills, and Knowledge file architectures for Claude Enterprise deployments
• Build and manage MCP (Model Context Protocol) server integrations and API-layer tooling
• Maintain PAR’s SharePoint Skills and Prompts Library, ensuring content is current, documented, and reusable
• Validate new AI models and feature releases (Claude, Copilot, Azure AI) against PAR use cases before recommending them to business teams

Internal Tooling & App Development

• Develop lightweight internal AI applications and citizen-coded tools where business need warrants
• Maintain and improve existing internal tooling (PAR Product Guide, AI-assisted workflow tools, custom agents)
• Document all tools, integrations, and configurations in a format usable by IT and business stakeholders

Governance & Quality

• Ensure all AI solutions meet PAR governance standards for data handling, access controls, and audit trail requirements
• Participate in PAR AI policy development alongside IT, Legal, Security, Internal Audit, and the VP of AI Enablement

Support leadership reporting by providing technical status updates on in-flight builds and release timelines

Interview Process:

• Interview #1: Video Screen with Talent Acquisition Team
• Interview #2: Video interview with the Hiring Manager (via MS Teams)
• Interview #3: Video interview with the Team (via MS Teams)

PAR is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. We also provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, or for your role at PAR, please contact [e-mail]. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit the US Department of Labor’s website.