Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.
Job Overview:
We are seeking a Senior AI Solution Architect with deep expertise in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) to drive solution design, pre-sales engagements, and client delivery. The ideal candidate combines technical excellence with strong business acumen, enabling them to design innovative solutions, craft compelling sales collateral, and confidently engage with executive stakeholders. This role requires proven experience leading teams, shaping solution strategy, and responding to complex RFPs in enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities:
Pre-Sales & Client Engagement
- Lead RFP/RFI responses with compelling technical and business narratives.
- Collaborate with sales teams to design and present solution proposals, demos, and workshops.
- Create sales collateral such as whitepapers, PoV decks, and solution blueprints tailored to industry needs.
- Engage with C-suite executives and business leaders to evangelize AI/GenAI solutions and shape client roadmaps.
Solution Architecture & Delivery
- Define end-to-end AI/GenAI architectures, including model selection, training pipelines, RAG, multi-agent systems, governance, and observability.
- Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and compliant AI solutions.
- Partner with engineering teams to ensure successful design-to-delivery handoff.
- Establish frameworks for AI governance, compliance, and responsible AI practices.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Manage and mentor a team of solution architects, data scientists, and engineers.
- Drive knowledge sharing across practices through playbooks, reusable accelerators, and best practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (cloud, data, security, domain SMEs) to build integrated solutions.
Key Skills:
- 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, AI/ML, or data platforms, with at least 3–5 years in AI/GenAI initiatives.
- Demonstrated pre-sales experience: RFP responses, PoVs, workshops, and deal support. is a must
- Strong portfolio of sales/marketing assets (whitepapers, solution blueprints, reference architectures).
- Hands-on expertise with AI/GenAI stacks (e.g., LangChain /LangGraph, CrewAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure AI, AWS Bedrock, Databricks).
- Understanding of AI governance and compliance frameworks (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, Microsoft RAI Maturity Model).
- Proven team leadership experience, including mentoring and managing architects/engineers.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and client-facing skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in consulting, pre-sales, or solutioning for Fortune 500 clients.
- Exposure to industry verticals (finance, healthcare, retail, insurance, etc.).
- Familiarity with multi-agent architectures, advanced RAG, and LLMOps pipelines.
- Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and/or AI/ML specializations.
Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, AI/ML, or data platforms
- 3–5 years of experience in AI or generative AI initiatives
- Demonstrated pre-sales experience with RFP responses, proofs of value, workshops, and deal support
- Portfolio of sales and marketing assets, including whitepapers, solution blueprints, and reference architectures
- Hands-on expertise with AI and generative AI stacks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure AI, AWS Bedrock, or Databricks
- Understanding of AI governance and compliance frameworks, including the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, or Microsoft RAI Maturity Model
- Experience leading, mentoring, and managing architects and engineers
- Excellent communication, presentation, and client-facing skills
- Experience in consulting, pre-sales, or solutioning for Fortune 500 clients
- Exposure to finance, healthcare, retail, insurance, or other industry verticals
- Familiarity with multi-agent architectures, advanced RAG, and LLMOps pipelines
- Certifications in AWS, Azure, GCP, or AI/ML specializations
Orion Innovation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Orion Innovation and has not been reviewed or approved by Orion Innovation.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Orion highlights health and well-being initiatives such as fitness, mindfulness, and flexibility/remote options, reinforced by recognition like Cigna’s Healthy Workforce Designation. Flexibility via hybrid/remote work is positioned as a consistent part of the overall rewards experience.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is characterized as moderately satisfactory overall, with pockets where compensation is viewed as fair, particularly for some software engineering and certain U.S. roles. Public snapshots also indicate that competitiveness can be stronger in specific markets and functions.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Performance-linked outcomes are implied through mentions that hikes can be good when performance is demonstrated. Learning and development programs are also emphasized as part of the broader value proposition tied to career growth.
Orion Innovation Insights
What We Do
Orion is a leading digital transformation and product development services firm. Headquartered in Edison, NJ, we have a global team of 6,200+ associates, with engineers in 14 major delivery centers across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. For over 25 years, Orion has been solving complex business problems for our clients. Our transformative business solutions are rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, empowering our clients to operate with agility at scale. Our mission is to serve as an agile and trusted partner for business transformation initiatives, providing deep emerging technology, experience design, and domain expertise. Our business has more than tripled over the last three years. We have grown aggressively both organically and inorganically, adding new clients, complementary skills, domain expertise, and strengthening our global footprint.
