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Job DescriptionReports To: VP of Cloud Governance, Infrastructure, and Emerging Technologies
Strategic Mandate
As the Lead AI Solutions Architect/Engineer, your mission is to architect the technical foundation for Nielsen’s AI-driven evolution. You are not just building tools; you are industrializing AI—transitioning experimentals POCs into enterprise-grade, governed, and scalable engineering solutions. Reporting into the Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies braintrust, you will bridge the gap between complex business requirements and modern, cloud-native deployments.
The Bottom Line
You will provide high-level expertise in solving unique, complex problems with broad impact on the business. You are responsible for designing and implementing AI solutions that range from Databricks modules to advanced Agents in Gemini and Glean. Your focus is unblocking teams and moving projects forward with minimal friction.
Core Goals
AI Industrialization: Architect and deploy LLM orchestration and vector database solutions at scale.
Stakeholder Enablement: Partner with AI Product Managers and functional leads across AM/GN Tech to translate business opportunities into technical outcomes.
Evangelism & Community: Lead the "AI braintrust" by guiding engineers and building a robust community of AI and data product developers.
Governance Integration: Ensure every proposed solution mentions FinOps (cost) and Governance (risk) implications automatically.
Expertise Areas & Skills
Domain Authority: Technically precise in LLM orchestration, Python, Java, and LangChain.
Platform Mastery: Advanced implementation experience with AWS Bedrock agent capabilities, Gemini, and ChatGPT.
Operational Pragmatism: Experience building and successfully rolling out products in a fast-paced environment.
Consultative Communication: Fluent English with the ability to challenge assumptions and identify strategic blind spots.
Rules of Engagement
Precision over Prose: We value high-density language and scannable updates.
Decision Support: Don't just provide options; recommend the path that balances rapid innovation with fiscal responsibility.
Risk-First Mentality: Proactively identify performance bottlenecks and architectural risks before they impact the business.
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Skills Required
- Expertise in LLM orchestration, Python, Java, and LangChain
- Advanced implementation experience with AWS Bedrock, Gemini, and ChatGPT
- Experience building and rolling out products in fast-paced environments
- Fluent in English and capable of strategic communication
Nielsen Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nielsen and has not been reviewed or approved by Nielsen.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as generous, including flexible or unlimited PTO in some roles, paid holidays, sick days, volunteer time, and flex days. Personal days accrue monthly and can be used at employees’ discretion.
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Parental & Family Support — Support includes paid parental leave, family medical leave, adoption assistance, and adoption subsidies. These programs are positioned as part of a comprehensive package for families.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Select roles benefit from commissions, car pay, longevity bonuses, and performance-based bonuses. In some cases, overall compensation is characterized as outstanding or very satisfying.
Nielsen Insights
What We Do
Nielsen shapes the world’s media and content as a global leader in audience insights, data and analytics. Through our understanding of people and their behaviors across all channels and platforms, we empower our clients with independent and actionable intelligence so they can connect and engage with their audiences—now and into the future. An S&P 500 company, Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) operates around the world in more than 55 countries.
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