Senior AI Solutions Architect - Marketplace Ops (Remote)

Staples

United States

Remote

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive culture with associate-led B

22 days PTO and holidays

401(k) company match

Wellness programs

Job summary

Staples is building the future of Marketplace with AI-enabled solutions to improve efficiency, revenue, and customer experience. The Senior AI Solution Architect embeds with marketplace ops, product, and commercial teams to identify and rapidly deliver AI-driven workflows and prototypes that scale into production.

You will partner with Technology and Data/AI teams, translate ambiguous problems into technical plans, and measure business impact.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
10+ years of experience in software engineering or technical solution development.
Experience building and deploying AI, machine learning, automation, or data-driven solutions in a business or enterprise environment.
Experience writing code and delivering working prototypes using Python, Java, or similar.
Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions in partnership with business stakeholders.
Experience delivering solutions from concept through prototype validation.
Experience integrating or working with structured and unstructured data sources.
Experience managing multiple complex projects or initiatives simultaneously.

Responsibilities

Embed within Marketplace operations, product, and commercial teams to understand end-to-end workflows, undocumented processes, edge cases, and operational nuances.
Identify, define, and prioritize AI and automation opportunities based on business impact, scalability, and feasibility.
Translate ambiguous business problems into structured technical approaches, solution hypotheses, and build plans.
Develop and deploy rapid prototypes or proof of concepts using internal platforms, enterprise data, and modern AI/ML and large language model tooling.
Validate solutions using real-world data and workflows to demonstrate measurable business value.
Partner with Technology and Data/AI teams to transition validated prototypes into scalable, production-ready solutions.
Serve as a critical bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring clarity of requirements and continuity of context.
Drive adoption of deployed solutions by staying engaged through rollout, iteration, and performance measurement.
Establish and track success metrics tied to business outcomes such as efficiency gains, cost reduction, revenue impact, and user adoption.
Contribute reusable learnings, frameworks, and enhancements to enterprise platforms based on field insights.
Lead or coordinate multiple concurrent, high-impact initiatives with cross-functional stakeholders.
Mentor less experienced team members and contribute to capability building within the forward-deployed function.