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Snowflake Inc. Director, AI & Data Enterprise Architecture in Clyde Hill, Washington
Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential - and people too. With a culture that's all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology - and careers - to the next level. OVERVIEW Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential and people too. With a culture that's all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology and careers to the next level. Snowflake is seeking a Director of AI & Data Enterprise Architecture to lead a specialized team providing expert technical guidance for complex cloud integration and strategic scenarios. The ideal executive combines deep technical and hands-on AI development experience to help enterprises modernize data and AI infrastructure and navigate competitive landscapes. Reporting to the VP of Solutions Engineering, this leader will guide customers through transformational journeys across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Data Platform environments, delivering strategic architectural guidance to accelerate adoption and drive measurable business outcomes. The role intersects platform architecture, data intelligence, and AI solutions. This role requires a unique blend of executive leadership presence and technical depth, someone who can architect sophisticated AI/ML solutions while also influencing C-level technology decisions across Fortune 500 enterprises. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Strategic Architecture Leadership Lead and scale a high-performing Enterprise Architect team providing expert technical guidance for L400/L500 platform and architecture-focused customer engagements Define and execute strategic cloud integration planning across major Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and ecosystem platforms Drive proof-of-concept execution and hands-on technical support for complex migration and modernization initiatives Develop reusable technical assets including presentations, architecture diagrams, and reference implementations AI & Data Platform Expertise Provide hands-on technical leadership in designing and implementing modern AI/ML architectures on Snowflake Guide customers in migrating from legacy platforms to cloud-native, AI-ready data architectures. Architect solutions leveraging Snowflake Cortex, ML capabilities, and integration with leading AI frameworks Deliver technical guidance on building production-grade AI applications, data pipelines, and analytics platforms Design secure AI/ML architectures with appropriate governance controls, including LLM safety guardrails and data privacy protections Design end-to-end MLOps and LLMOps pipelines including model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring at enterprise scale Architect RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems, agentic workflows, and multi-model orchestration patterns Evaluate AI & Platform build vs. buy decisions, including cost modeling for inference, fine-tuning, and managed AI services Competitive Technical Analysis Lead competitive technical analysis and develop strategic positioning for complex, multi-platform customer environments Build deep expertise in competitive cloud data platforms and articulate Snowflake's differentiated value proposition Create technical battle cards, competitive playbooks, and strategic guidance for field teams Partner with Product and Engineering to inform roadmap priorities based on competitive landscape Executive Engagement & Strategic Advisory Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customer executives navigating complex data and AI transformation initiatives Lead high-stakes customer engagements where architectural decisions have significant strategic implications Build and maintain