Chief AI Architect & Enterprise Tech Leader

OSTTRA Group; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Generous Paid Time Off

$2,000 referral bonus

Professional Development Assistance

Job summary

Janney is hiring a Chief Architect to lead Enterprise Architecture and the push into applied AI and automation. You will set technical standards, publish reference architectures, and build a high-caliber AI engineering team that solves major business challenges with responsible AI.

You’ll work directly with senior leaders across wealth management, brokerage, and operations, acting as an in-house consultant to guide technology choices and drive strategic investments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise or solution architecture leadership with governance ownership
• Deep knowledge of wealth management and wealth technology
• Hands-on comfort with modern AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT
• Experience leading an applied-AI or automation team
• Experience leading governance measured by adoption

Responsibilities

• Own and publish reference architectures, technology standards, and build-vs-buy guidance
• Maintain architecture pattern library and current reference model
• Lead migration from Azure DevOps to Atlassian Jira/Confluence for architecture records
• Oversee architecture review for portfolio requests and chair exception reviews
• Represent architecture in Portfolio Investment Council and collaborate with UX, data, and security teams
• Lead AI & automation initiatives and set roadmaps
• Build relationships with business units and ensure architectures support business goals

Job description

Janney is hiring a Chief Architect to lead Enterprise Architecture and the push into applied AI and automation. You will set technical standards, publish reference architectures, and build a high-caliber AI engineering team that solves major business challenges with responsible AI.

You’ll work directly with senior leaders across wealth management, brokerage, and operations, acting as an in-house consultant to guide technology choices and drive strategic investments.