Chief Ai Architect

Chief AI Architect Enterprise AI Systems Governance Location Hyderabad India Employment Type Full-Time Salaried Compensation Base Salary Bonus Stock Options Medical About Us Innovapptive is a category-defining SaaS company building the world s most advanced AI-powered Connected Worker Platform for the industrial sector Headquartered in Houston TX and backed by Vista Equity Partners Innovapptive is on a mission to reimagine how industrial work gets done connecting frontline workers back-office systems and assets in real time to drive higher safety reliability and productivity Our platform is trusted by some of the world s largest enterprises including Shell Hess Cenovus Energy W R Grace Westlake Chemicals UNICEF Kimberly Clark Scott Miracle Gro and Newmont Mining to name a few and across chemicals energy mining and manufacturing industries These customers have achieved tangible hard-dollar results such as Over 40 million in annual EBITDA savings at a single enterprise 10x frontline productivity improvements through mobile-first and AI-enabled workflows 15-20 maintenance cost reductions and significant uptime gains across plants and sites Innovapptive is recognized by leading industry analysts for its differentiated value creation model Named a Leader in the Frost Sullivan Industrial Connected Worker Radar Featured by Gartner in Connected Factory Worker research and the Hype Cycle for Manufacturing Operations Strategy Cited by LNS Research for delivering 3-5x greater value than point solutions through unified OT-IT execution AI vision innovation and field-proven ROI Our growth is backed by Tiger Global Management and Vista Equity Partners one of the world s premier software investors known for scaling high-performance SaaS companies Together we are building the next-generation AI Powered Connected Worker Platform combining cutting-edge technologies SLM s Generative AI Computer Vision and Intelligent Orchestration into a unified system that transforms plant operations globally Today with over 300 employees across the U S India and ANZ Innovapptive stands at a pivotal inflection point with an ambition to scale to 100M ARR within the next 3-4 years by industrializing every aspect of our product engineering and customer delivery systems The Role The Chief AI Architect is the strategic and technical authority responsible for the Enterprise AI Reference Architecture at Innovapptive Reporting directly to the SVP of Engineering Technology this role establishes how AI Agents Models Data and Control Systems interact ensuring reliability security and cost efficiency as AI becomes a core layer of the Connected Worker Platform This leader combines deep systems architecture expertise with pragmatic engineering instincts designing for scale while guiding lean execution They partner closely with the AI Platform Architect VP of Technology Architecture and Engineering Ops to create a cohesive AI governance and delivery ecosystem How You Will Make An Impact 1 Define the Enterprise AI Reference Architecture Architect the AI Systems Blueprint covering model selection agent orchestration MCP data flows vector stores governance and observability Standardize communication and context-sharing between Agents microservices and data systems Ensure modularity and extensibility for new AI Agent types Planner Detect Assist Optimize 2 Establish AI Governance and Trust Framework Build a comprehensive AI Governance Model covering data ethics security prompt versioning model selection and human-in-the-loop controls Define metrics for accuracy explainability safety and drift with dashboards visible to engineering and leadership Implement AI observability standards across telemetry Sentry Datadog and cost management frameworks 3 Integrate AI Architecture with Core Platform Partner with the AI Platform Architect to embed governance and monitoring within the MCP control plane Define APIs and integration patterns for connecting LLMs vector databases and industrial data sources OSI PI SAP Maximo Guide teams on designing AI features that extend existing modules rather than duplicating them 4 Build AI Engineering Standards and Culture Author of the AI Engineering Playbook principles for AI system design testing and documentation Define best practices for prompt design validation and cost optimization AI SRE principles Conduct architecture reviews and mentoring sessions to upskill engineers on AI systems thinking 5 Partner for Business Value and Adoption Translate executive KPIs velocity reliability cost take-out into AI architecture objectives Work with Product and Customer Success to measure and communicate value created by AI-powered features Collaborate with Security Finance and Legal to maintain auditability and compliance What You Bring to The Team 15 years in software architecture including 5 years in AI platform or systems architecture Proven experience building AI governance or multi-agent systems for SaaS or enterprise products Strong understanding of LLMs retrieval architectures and agent frameworks LangChain CrewAI Semantic Kernel DSPy Deep knowledge of data pipelines vector databases Pinecone Weaviate Qdrant and embedding models Familiarity with AI security and compliance frameworks ISO 27001 SOC 2 GDPR Excellent communication and system design skills able to align executives architects and engineers around a shared vision Success Metrics FIRST 90-180 Days AI Reference Architecture Blueprint completed and adopted across engineering teams Governance Framework operational including prompt versioning and observability dashboards MCP governance and telemetry integrated with Platform and DevOps systems AI Engineering Playbook published and used by engineering and product teams AI cost and latency metrics visible and controlled across production agents Why does this Role Matter AI is now the core operating system of Innovapptive s future and architecture is its language of truth The Chief AI Architect ensures that our AI capabilities are not just powerful but responsible reliable and governed by design This leader turns AI innovation into a scalable trusted platform advantage building the bridge between experimentation and industrialization What We Offer Competitive compensation and equity tied to strategic AI delivery milestones The opportunity to define the AI blueprint for a Vista-backed industrial SaaS scale-up Flexible engagement model full-time or fractional leadership Hybrid work arrangement with periodic travel to Houston HQ for executive alignment Innovapptive does not accept and will not review unsolicited resumes from search firms Innovapptive is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion or creed alienage or citizenship status political affiliation marital or partnership status age national origin ancestry physical or mental 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