Chief AI Architect - Enterprise AI & Automation Leader

Janney; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Generous Paid Time Off

Referral bonus

Professional Development Assistance

Job summary

Janney is seeking a Chief Architect to lead Enterprise Architecture and drive the firm’s AI and automation initiatives. You will set technical standards and spearhead a high-caliber AI team to tackle the firm’s biggest business challenges.

This leadership role works directly with senior leaders across wealth management, brokerage, and operations, acting as an in-house consultant to shape architecture decisions, governance, and modern tooling while ensuring responsible AI use.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise/solution architecture leadership with governance experience.
• Deep knowledge of wealth management workflows, brokerage, and custody.
• Hands-on comfort with modern AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT) for design and analysis.
• Experience leading governance models measured by adoption and impact.

Responsibilities

• Set and publish architecture standards, reference architectures, and build-vs-buy guidance.
• Lead AI & Automation roadmaps and govern secure, responsible use of AI.
• Own architecture reviews and portfolio intake decisions with SLAs.
• Lead the migration from Azure DevOps to Jira/Confluence and manage records.

Skills

Enterprise architecture leadership

Wealth tech knowledge

AI/ML tooling familiarity

Stakeholder engagement

Pattern & governance design

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

Janney is seeking a Chief Architect to lead Enterprise Architecture and drive the firm’s AI and automation initiatives. You will set technical standards and spearhead a high-caliber AI team to tackle the firm’s biggest business challenges.

This leadership role works directly with senior leaders across wealth management, brokerage, and operations, acting as an in-house consultant to shape architecture decisions, governance, and modern tooling while ensuring responsible AI use.