Chief AI Architect

Vanguard

Chief AI Architect responsible for AI architecture in Advice & Wealth Management at Vanguard. Leading AI-driven strategies and influencing architecture practices across teams.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeMalvern • North Carolina, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and execute the AI architecture roadmap for Advice & Wealth Management in partnership and collaboration with other organizations
Establish architecture patterns for both traditional ML and generative AI, including deployment and monitoring
Help business and product leaders understand how they can leverage AI to solve their business problems
Influence enterprise guardrails and standards for responsible AI usage (evaluation, observability, model performance, and risk management)
Establish repeatable patterns for integrating AI into applications, workflows, and platforms
Partner with data architecture to ensure AI-ready data foundations (quality, governance, lineage)
Guide teams on build vs. buy vs. partner decisions for AI capabilities and platforms
Research emerging AI technologies and patterns; translate into practical recommendations and investment proposals
Influence senior leadership on AI strategy, investment priorities, and sequencing
Coach and mentor architects and senior engineers in AI architecture and design practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep expertise across both traditional ML and generative AI architectures
Proven ability to apply AI to real business use cases
Experience designing AI systems that are secure, observable, and scalable
Strong understanding of model lifecycle management (training, deployment, monitoring, retraining)
Experience establishing responsible AI governance and controls
Knowledge of AI/ML platforms, cloud-native patterns, and integration approaches (e.g. MCP, A2A, etc.)
Ability to influence senior stakeholders and collaborate across business and technology

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI architecturetraditional MLgenerative AImodel lifecycle managementAI governanceAI systems designscalable systemsobservable systemsintegration approachescloud-native patterns

Soft Skills

influence senior stakeholderscollaborationcoachingmentoringcommunication