Director, AI Strategy Architect

The KPMG Advisory practice is at the forefront of transformation, offering excellent opportunities for individuals to advance their careers and expertise with KPMG. Looking ahead, we anticipate continued evolution and success within the practice, fostering both personal and professional development, thereby creating new pathways for growth. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility, and leading market tools, we help our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you're looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory.

KPMG is currently seeking a Director, AI Strategy Architect to join our Advisory Services practice.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end AI solution development or transformation programs using cloud AI services, enhancing customer experience, operational efficiency, and decision-making across various industries
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior and C-level client stakeholders, shaping AI strategies and roadmaps while positioning KPMG's AI solutions as strategic enablers of business objectives
• Oversee the design, architecture, and delivery of multi-agent GenAI systems, advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures, and multimodal solutions, ensuring seamless integration, quality, scalability, and security within enterprise workflows
• Advise clients on AI Risk Management, Governance, and Security, ensuring GenAI deployments comply with emerging regulatory frameworks and enterprise security standards (e.g., implementing guardrails and defending against LLM vulnerabilities)
• Drive business development to expand KPMG's AI portfolio by identifying market opportunities, developing proposals, and securing new client engagements, while fostering strategic alliances
• Manage and mentor cross-functional teams, promoting a high-performance culture, technical excellence, and career development, ensuring the team stays at the forefront of AI and cloud engineering technology advancements
• Work closely with our Microsoft, Google, Salesforce, and other related platform teams to develop our AI capabilities and offerings within the relevant ecosystems
• Set a clear strategic vision for AI strategy and engineering offerings, staying updated on the latest AI advancements (including frontier vs. open-weight models) and innovations, fostering a culture of innovation, and ensuring alignment with KPMG's digital strategy
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum eight years of recent experience in AI/ML, data analytics, and cloud technology, including leadership roles in consulting or technology organizations; AI certifications (for example: Professional AI Architect, Machine Learning Engineer) or equivalent are a plus
• Advanced degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, data science, engineering, or related field preferred; minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required
• Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with Microsoft, AWS, and/or Google Cloud's AI ecosystem (including agent build functionality) to design and orchestrate intelligent multi-agent systems, integrating complex RAG pipelines, and connecting GenAI to proprietary enterprise data (Knowledge Graphs, Vector Databases) that handle complex, dynamic tasks and conversations
• Proficient in architecting and implementing AI-powered workflow solutions using Microsoft, AWS, or Google Cloud services (For example: Foundry, Bedrock, Vertex AI), and demonstrating a strong grasp of model-agnostic architectures leveraging both proprietary and open-weight foundational models for scalable, automated systems with expertise in agentic AI and automation
• Skilled in designing multi-agent conversational and autonomous AI systems integrated with enterprise applications (CRM, ERP), enhancing customer engagement through smart chatbots and virtual agents to improve user experience and operational efficiency; experienced in conversational AI integration
• Deep understanding of scaling AI-driven solutions, GenAIOps/LLMOps (including LLM evaluation frameworks, prompt versioning, routing, and cost optimization), AI governance, and MLOps practices for maintaining models; ability to bring industry consulting insights with a balance of technical and business acumen to deliver strategic, value-driven AI solutions; In-depth knowledge of AI orchestration and best practices
• Travel as needed
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)