Director of AI Architecture & Platform Strategy

BMO Harris Bank; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

BMO Harris Bank in Chicago is seeking an accomplished AI Architecture Director to shape enterprise AI strategy, reference architectures, and governance across the bank's customer experiences, risk, and operations.

You will lead design of scalable AI platforms, coordinate across business units, and drive responsible AI practices, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while fostering talent and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Advanced AI architecture and security knowledge in enterprise environments.
• Experience designing AI reference architectures and governance frameworks.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable AI platforms.

Responsibilities

• Designs and architects AI IT Systems that integrate business processes, customer experiences, applications, data, ML models, and AI capabilities.
• Leads planning, evaluation, and optimization of AI-enabled capabilities including GenAI and intelligent automation.
• Ensures integrated AI architecture across cloud/on-premise environments and digital channels.
• Creates governance assets and technical design recommendations for AI deployment.

Skills

LLM security

Prompt mitigation

Data privacy

Responsible AI controls

RBAC implementation

Compliance frameworks

Tools

AWS SageMaker

Azure OpenAI Service

Kendra

Azure AI Foundry

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM Templates

KMS

Secrets Manager

Job description

BMO Harris Bank in Chicago is seeking an accomplished AI Architecture Director to shape enterprise AI strategy, reference architectures, and governance across the bank's customer experiences, risk, and operations.

You will lead design of scalable AI platforms, coordinate across business units, and drive responsible AI practices, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while fostering talent and collaboration.