Chief Architect, Enterprise AI & Software Strategy

McKinsey & Company; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 263,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous learning

Global community

World-class benefits

Job summary

McKinsey & Company in the United States seeks a senior engineering leader to set the vision for engineering excellence and to define standards, practices, and architectures for AI-enabled software at scale.

You will lead multiple engineering teams, hire and mentor top talent, and partner with C-level executives to shape long-term technology strategy and drive innovation across industries.

Qualifications

• 15+ years designing and delivering large-scale software solutions.
• Proven ability to set the technical vision and strategy for an organization.
• Experience leading autonomous agent-driven delivery including governance and guardrails.
• Experience architecting and leading enterprise AI strategy and security standards.
• Trusted advisor to senior executives on technology and data strategy, cloud architecture, and transformation roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Define standards, practices and architectures for engineering excellence.
• Lead multiple engineering teams and mentor engineers.
• Partner with C-level executives to shape long-term technology strategy.
• Collaborate with QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey and AI Labs to deliver AI-enabled systems.
• Hire, develop and retain top engineering talent.

Skills

Frontend/backend

Distributed systems

Cloud-native architectures

AI strategy

Security first

Team leadership

Hiring and retention

Executive communication

Education

Advanced degree or equivalent experience

Job description

McKinsey & Company in the United States seeks a senior engineering leader to set the vision for engineering excellence and to define standards, practices, and architectures for AI-enabled software at scale.

You will lead multiple engineering teams, hire and mentor top talent, and partner with C-level executives to shape long-term technology strategy and drive innovation across industries.