Strategic AI Engagement Architect & Delivery Lead

Hitachi; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi is seeking a senior Cloud & Data Engineering leader to drive client engagements from AI ambition to production agents. You will own the client relationship, architecture direction and business outcomes, leading a small senior team of architects, engineers and consultants.

Engagements start in consulting and move to delivery as use cases prove viable. You will shape the data/AI landscape, guide go/no-go decisions, and ensure governance and security across platforms.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in data, analytics and AI with client-facing programs.
• 5+ years leading client-facing programs for large enterprises.
• Hands-on depth on Databricks or similar platforms and at least one hyperscaler.
• GenAI or agent solutions taken into production with guardrails and access controls.
• Knowledge of semantic layers, glossaries, ontologies and knowledge graphs.

Responsibilities

• Discover and shape client engagements, align sponsors, define goals and success measures.
• Assess client data/AI landscape including governance and operating model.
• Shape a portfolio of agent use cases by value and risk; guide start points.
• Lead prototypes and make build-vs-buy decisions across hyperscalers and tools.
• Present go/no-go with scope, team, plan and value for delivery.
• Act as design authority for data, context and agent architecture.
• Run delivery governance, RAID, status, steering committees and change control.
• Own the value case, KPIs and readout of results versus baseline.
• Ensure security, identity and approvals before agents act on business systems.
• Coach the team and expand client relationship through evidence-based steps.

Skills

Data & AI

Client leadership

Executive presence

GenAI/Agent experience

Architecture leadership

Strategic thinking

Commercial judgment

Tools

Databricks

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Hitachi is seeking a senior Cloud & Data Engineering leader to drive client engagements from AI ambition to production agents. You will own the client relationship, architecture direction and business outcomes, leading a small senior team of architects, engineers and consultants.

Engagements start in consulting and move to delivery as use cases prove viable. You will shape the data/AI landscape, guide go/no-go decisions, and ensure governance and security across platforms.