Software Engineering Group Manager - Data, Automation, & AI Architecture

PNC; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

PNC seeks a Software Engineering Group Manager within AMG Technology to lead an architecture team focused on data, automation, and AI for the Asset Management Group. You will translate AMG business priorities into architecture strategies, reference patterns, and delivery roadmaps, partnering with business and technology leaders to modernize capabilities.

The role requires strategic leadership, relationship building across AMG and enterprise teams, and the ability to convert evolving business

Qualifications

• Proven track record building and maturing architecture teams.
• Strong understanding of data, automation, and AI domains.
• Experience aligning technology to business strategy and priorities.
• Knowledge of financial services, wealth/asset management, and risk considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead AMG-aligned architecture team focused on data, automation and AI.
• Define architecture direction, patterns, and roadmaps for AMG technology.
• Collaborate with AMG partners, Enterprise Architecture, Risk and Cybersecurity to govern solutions.
• Develop talent, coach engineers, and build a high-performing team.
• Ensure architecture decisions align with enterprise standards and governance.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Data architecture

AI/ML

Automation

Stakeholder management

Job description

Position Overview

At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company's success. As a Software Engineering Group Manager within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Philadelphia, PA; Columbus, OH; Dallas, TX; Phoenix, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Cleveland, OH; or Denver, CO

As a Software Engineering Group Manager within AMG Technology, you will lead an architecture team aligned exclusively to the Asset Management Group (AMG) line of business. The team will focus primarily on data, automation, and artificial intelligence architecture, translating AMG business priorities into practical technology strategies, target-state architectures, reference patterns, and delivery roadmaps. The role will partner closely with AMG business and technology leaders, Enterprise Architecture, Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Management, and delivery teams to modernize AMG capabilities and improve client and employee outcomes.

Description

This management-level position is responsible for building, leading, and maturing an AMG Technology architecture team dedicated to data, automation, and AI. The team will connect AMG's current-state environment to its future-state objectives by defining architecture direction, guiding solution design, evaluating technology options, and establishing reusable patterns appropriate for AMG's wealth and asset management businesses.

The central mandate is to bolster the LOB-aligned architecture practice for AMG by helping evaluate, select, standardize, and responsibly scale data, automation, and AI capabilities. The team will identify opportunities to simplify the AMG technology landscape, improve data quality and accessibility, automate business processes, enable advanced analytics and AI use cases, and reduce unnecessary solution duplication within AMG.

Candidates should have a strong background in data, solution, platform, automation, or AI/ML architecture, complemented by working knowledge of business architecture. Strong candidates will also understand financial services, wealth management, asset management, fiduciary responsibilities, privacy, model risk, cybersecurity, records management, and other control considerations relevant to the responsible use of data and AI.

This position is highly visible and influential. It requires a strategic and deliberate leader who can build trusted relationships across AMG, develop architecture talent, communicate clearly with executives and practitioners, and convert emerging business needs into actionable architecture decisions and roadmaps.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development

• Build, lead, mentor, and grow an AMG-aligned team of architects focused on data, automation, and AI domains.
• Leverage and enhance the existing operating model, engagement framework, intake process, and architecture governance mechanisms for AMG Technology.
• Align Data/Automation/AI architecture capacity and priorities to AMG strategy, annual planning, investment decisions, regulatory commitments, and delivery needs.
• Foster continuous learning, intellectual curiosity, disciplined engineering, and collaboration across AMG architecture and delivery teams.
• Manage talent acquisition, performance, career development, and succession planning for direct reports.
• Promote an inclusive, respectful, and psychologically safe team environment aligned with PNC values.

AMG Architecture, Strategy & Decision Authority

• Serve as the primary design and decision authority within AMG Technology for data, automation, and AI architecture, operating within enterprise standards and governance.