Chief Architect, AI & Platform

cccis; Chicago Heights (IL); On-site; USD 217,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. is seeking a Chief Architect, AI & Platform to define enterprise-wide architectural vision and ensure platforms, data systems, AI capabilities, and engineering practices scale together.

This leader will partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Security, Infrastructure, Client Success, and executive leadership to translate business strategy into durable technical architecture and engage in hands-on design discussions with principal engineers, AI researchers,

Responsibilities

• Technology Vision and Architecture Strategy: define and evolve CCC's long-term architecture strategy across multiple cloud platforms, product domains, data platforms, APIs, integration patterns, AI/ML systems, and developer experience.
• AI-Native Platform Architecture: guide CCC's transition from software that uses AI to a platform that is increasingly AI-native, including architecture for predictive AI, computer vision, generative AI, agentic workflows, model orchestration, evaluation frameworks, AI observability, model governance, and safe automation.
• Data Architecture: lead the architecture for CCC's data foundation, including data products, event streams, metadata, lineage, governance, data contracts, lakehouse/warehouse patterns, real-time decisioning, and customer-facing analytics.
• Platform Modernization and Scalability: evolve multi-tenant SaaS architecture, cloud infrastructure, service boundaries, APIs, event-driven systems, integration patterns, and shared platform capabilities.
• Architecture Operating Model: build an architecture function with lightweight governance, reference implementations, decision records, and roadmaps; mentor engineers and raise the technical bar.
• Security, Trust, and Responsible AI: partner with Security, Legal, Compliance, and Product to ensure secure, auditable, and explainable AI and platform architecture.

Job description

CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. is seeking a Chief Architect, AI & Platform to define enterprise-wide architectural vision and ensure platforms, data systems, AI capabilities, and engineering practices scale together.

This leader will partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Security, Infrastructure, Client Success, and executive leadership to translate business strategy into durable technical architecture and engage in hands-on design discussions with principal engineers, AI researchers,