AI Strategy & Architecture Lead — Enterprise Solutions

Illumina, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 205,000 - 308,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumina, Inc. in San Diego, CA, seeks a Director of AI Strategy, Architecture and Solutions to own the enterprise AI lifecycle from business intent to validated solution design.

You will set architecture standards, decide platform ownership, and drive value through measurable outcomes. The role reports into the CIO ecosystem and requires deep expertise in enterprise AI, data, and cloud platforms, with a focus on adoption, security, and scalable architectures.

Qualifications

• Twelve or more years of experience across technology, digital, or transformation functions.
• Five or more years of experience in people leadership or team management.
• Executive communication skills with VP/C-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the AI strategy and roadmap for the enterprise portfolio, prioritizing initiatives and aligning with priorities.
• Lead the business partner model across functions and manage enterprise AI demand.
• Run intake and demand shaping, capture and quantify benefits, and defend the value of funded initiatives.
• Own the handoff into Engineering and Delivery, ensuring design intent is preserved through build.

Skills

Executive communication

Architectural judgement

Portfolio discipline

Strategic sequencing

User obsession

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related tech

Tools

Salesforce

SAP

Databricks

AWS

Bedrock

Cloud platforms

Job description

Illumina, Inc. in San Diego, CA, seeks a Director of AI Strategy, Architecture and Solutions to own the enterprise AI lifecycle from business intent to validated solution design.

You will set architecture standards, decide platform ownership, and drive value through measurable outcomes. The role reports into the CIO ecosystem and requires deep expertise in enterprise AI, data, and cloud platforms, with a focus on adoption, security, and scalable architectures.