Velera is the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated fintech solutions provider. The company serves more than 4,000 financial institutions throughout North America, operating with velocity to help our clients keep pace with the rapid momentum of change and fuel growth in the new era of financial services. Our purpose: We accelerate partners’ success through innovative financial technology solutions and inspired service.
The Opportunity
The AI Business Architect provides technical advisory and solution feasibility support for Enterprise AI initiatives within the Enterprise Data & AI Office. This role operates using a fractional capacity model and may be fulfilled through internal shared resources, consulting partners, or contract engineering expertise depending on demand.
The role supports evaluation of solution approaches, technical feasibility, integration complexity, and architectural alignment for AI opportunities identified through the Enable, Augment, and Transform lanes. The architect works closely with the Manager, AI Business Engagement and AI Business Analyst to ensure solution approaches are realistic, scalable, and aligned with enterprise technology standards.
The role focuses on business solution architecture guidance, evaluation of AI engineering approaches, and identification of reusable capabilities that may support multiple business teams. This role is not responsible for full product delivery ownership, but may contribute to technical validation, prototyping guidance, and vendor capability evaluation. The role also surfaces architectural, risk, and governance considerations early in the AI lifecycle to support informed enterprise decision making.
A Day in the Life
- Evaluate technical feasibility of AI-enabled business solutions and identify architecture considerations impacting implementation viability.
- Evaluate architectural patterns supporting AI-enabled workflows
- Assess feasibility of AI approaches using enterprise data and integration patterns
- Identify technical dependencies impacting implementation sequencing
- Provide guidance on tradeoffs between approaches
- Identify reusable components that may support multiple enterprise use cases
- Document technical constraints that may impact delivery timelines
- Provide guidance, evaluations and solutions for applied AI engineering patterns relevant to enterprise use cases
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or related technical field
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, machine learning engineering, or solution architecture roles.
- 1-2 years experience delivering retrieval augmented generation (RAG), embeddings pipelines, semantic search, or document intelligence workflows preferred
- Experience working in financial services, fintech, payments, or regulated environments is a plus
- Experience designing or evaluating AI-enabled solution architectures
- Experience working with machine learning, NLP, or large language model applications
- Experience integrating AI capabilities using APIs or cloud-based AI platforms
- Experience evaluating feasibility of AI-enabled workflows using enterprise data sources
- Experience working with cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Experience collaborating with engineering teams on AI-enabled product features
- Understanding of model reliability, evaluation considerations, and performance tradeoffs
- Ability to translate technical constraints into business implications
- Experience supporting proof-of-concept or prototype efforts is preferred
- Experience working in financial services, fintech, payments, or regulated environments is a plus
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About Velera
At Velera, inclusion isn’t an initiative – it’s how we work. Guided by a people‑helping‑people philosophy, we cultivate a culture where every employee feels valued, respected and empowered to do their best work. We’re committed to building a diverse workforce and fostering meaningful connection across our teams. Through a remote‑first, flexible environment, we prioritize psychological safety, wellbeing and belonging so individuals and teams can collaborate to thrive. Together, we’re shaping a new era of secure, innovative solutions for the clients and communities we serve. Learn more about what it’s like to work at Velera.
Pay Equity
$110,100.00 - $143,100.00Actual Pay will be adjusted based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.
Great Work/Life Benefits!
Competitive wages
Medical with telemedicine
Dental and Vision
Basic and Optional Life Insurance
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Maternity, Parental, Family Care
Community Volunteer Time Off
12 Paid Holidays
Company Paid Disability Insurance
401k (with employer match)
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with company provided contributions
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Supplemental Insurance
Mental Health and Well-being: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Tuition Reimbursement
Wellness program
Benefits are subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions
Velera is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law.
Velera is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following "EEO is the Law" Poster. Velera will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the legal duty to furnish information.
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This role is currently not eligible for sponsorship.
As an ongoing commitment to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities please contact a recruiter at [email protected] for assistance.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or related technical field
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, ML engineering, or solution architecture roles
- Experience designing or evaluating AI-enabled solution architectures
- Experience with machine learning, NLP, or large language model applications
- Experience integrating AI capabilities using APIs or cloud-based AI platforms
- Experience evaluating feasibility of AI-enabled workflows using enterprise data sources
- Experience working with cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Experience collaborating with engineering teams on AI-enabled product features
- Understanding of model reliability, evaluation considerations, and performance tradeoffs
- Ability to translate technical constraints into business implications
- 1-2 years experience delivering RAG, embeddings pipelines, semantic search, or document intelligence workflows
- Experience supporting proof-of-concept or prototype efforts; experience in financial services/fintech/payments is a plus
Velera Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Velera and has not been reviewed or approved by Velera.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as strong, with medical, dental, and vision benefits repeatedly emphasized alongside additional supports like telemedicine and disability coverage.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits appear robust, with a 401(k) employer match frequently highlighted and immediate vesting described in benefit summaries.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle perks are portrayed as broad, including EAP and mental-health resources, pet insurance, legal plans, and other auxiliary programs that add value beyond base pay.
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What We Do
Velera, formerly PSCU/Co-op Solutions, is the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider. With over four decades of industry experience and a commitment to service excellence and innovation, our company serves more than 4,000 financial institutions throughout North America, operating with velocity to help our clients keep pace with the rapid momentum of change and fuel growth in the new era of financial services. Velera leverages its expertise and resources on behalf of credit unions and their members, offering an end-to-end product portfolio.
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