Principal AI Architect – Enterprise Functions Technology

Wells Fargo

Principal AI Architect driving AI capabilities for SaaS platforms within Wells Fargo’s Enterprise Functions Technology organization. Shaping architecture and strategy while ensuring governance and security compliance.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeCharlotte • New Jersey, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $159,000 - $305,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the architecture direction for how AI capabilities are designed, integrated, and governed across EFT's SaaS platforms — defining current-state, target-state, and transition architectures.
Create and socialize the patterns, principles, standards, and guardrails that let teams adopt AI in SaaS products quickly and safely, addressing security, resiliency, governance, and risk.
Evaluate and guide the safe adoption of AI features in third-party SaaS products — including embedded copilots, agents, and model integrations — with particular attention to how vendor AI accesses and handles enterprise data.
Provide AI-architecture coverage across the wider EFT organization, advising product and engineering teams on AI-enabled solutions beyond SaaS where needed.
Advise senior technology and business leaders on complex, first-of-their-kind AI and SaaS challenges, delivering scalable, long-term architectural solutions.
Ensure AI-enabled SaaS solutions meet Wells Fargo's security policies, risk controls, data-protection requirements, and architecture governance — partnering closely with risk, compliance, and information security teams.
Guide the selection and adoption of architecture frameworks, reference patterns, and strategic tooling for SaaS and AI platforms.
Stay current on emerging AI technologies, SaaS trends, and the evolving AI regulatory landscape, recommending innovations that improve efficiency, resiliency, and scalability.
Influence internal technology roadmaps and, where appropriate, vendor AI strategies to support enterprise-wide outcomes.
Serve as a trusted, hands-on architectural advisor and domain expert to technologists, product teams, and leaders at every level.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, or education
5+ years of software engineering experience demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, or education
3+ years of experience working with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products, as an architect, an engineer, or a combination of both
3+ years of experience working with Artificial Intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) technologies

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits
401(k) Plan
Paid time off
Disability benefits
Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
Parental leave
Critical caregiving leave
Discounts and savings
Commuter benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Scholarships for dependent children
Adoption reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

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Soft Skills

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