VP, AI Solutions Architect

Merkle; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Dental

Life insurance

Disability

401k

Paid time off

Holidays

Sick leave

Parental leave

Job summary

Merkle is seeking a Vice President, AI Solutions Architect in the Office of the CTO in New York. You will lead design and implementation of advanced AI and agentic architectures, drive platform integration strategy, and serve as a senior technical voice on strategic client engagements.

The role blends hands-on architecture work with thought leadership, guiding prototyping, governance, and mentoring. Expect 30-40% travel in a hybrid, full-time arrangement with strong compensation and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in solution/enterprise architecture or software engineering.
• 3+ years with generative AI/LLM systems.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, C#, TypeScript/JavaScript.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure AI solutions.
• Creating reference architectures.
• Defining integration with platforms like Salesforce, Adobe, Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, Databricks, Snowflake.
• Applying AI techniques including LLMs, multi-agent systems, RAG, computer vision, predictive analytics.
• Embedding governance and responsible AI.
• Guiding AI platform evolution.
• Leading prototyping and hackathons.
• Mentoring architects and engineers.
• Advising clients on technology and architecture.
• Supporting sales technical solutioning.

Skills

Architectural design

Generative AI

Cloud-native architectures

Programming languages

Education

12+ years experience in solution/enterprise architecture or software engineering

3+ years with generative AI/LLM systems

Tools

Salesforce

Adobe Experience Cloud

AWS

GCP

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Vice President, AI Solutions Architect role in Office of the CTO. Lead design and implementation of complex AI and agentic architectures, platform integration strategy, and serve as senior technical voice on strategic client engagements.

Responsibilities

• Designing scalable, secure AI solutions
• Creating reference architectures
• Defining integration with platforms like Salesforce, Adobe, Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, Databricks, Snowflake
• Applying AI techniques including LLMs, multi-agent systems, RAG, computer vision, predictive analytics
• Embedding governance and responsible AI
• Guiding AI platform evolution
• Leading prototyping and hackathons
• Mentoring architects and engineers
• Advising clients on technology and architecture
• Supporting sales technical solutioning

Qualifications

• 12+ years experience in solution or enterprise architecture or software engineering, including 3+ years with generative AI/LLM systems
• Proficiency in programming languages (Python, Java, C#, TypeScript/JavaScript)
• Knowledge of cloud-native architectures, API design, event-driven integration, and production monitoring
• Preferred experience with managed cloud AI platforms, Adobe Experience Cloud, Salesforce, classical ML, mentoring senior talent, and thought leadership

Employment Details

• Full-time, hybrid role based in New York with flexible work arrangements and 30-40% travel

Salary

• Salary range $163,000 - $263,062

Benefits

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Life insurance
• Disability
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Sick leave
• Parental leave