Principal Strategic Architect (AI)

TL;DR

Principal Strategic Architect (AI): Leading the long-term architecture and automation strategy for flagship accounts, serving as the primary technical advisor to customer executives and shaping their AI journeys. Focus on designing agent-based workflows, defining enterprise MCP strategies, and translating emerging AI capabilities into scalable enterprise use cases that drive measurable business outcomes.

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is the leader in enterprise orchestration, helping businesses streamline operations by connecting data, processes, applications, and experiences through its AI-powered platform.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary executive technical advisor to customer CIOs, CTOs, and senior business stakeholders.
• Own the long-term customer architecture and automation strategy, aligned to business priorities and enterprise standards.
• Shape and guide customers’ AI and agentic automation journeys, leveraging hirify.global’s AI capabilities and ecosystem.
• Lead high-impact professional services engagements requiring executive-level judgment and architectural depth.
• Define and enforce architecture principles, standards, and guardrails across customer implementations.
• Contribute to the evolution of hirify.global’s architecture frameworks, AI patterns, and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 20+ years of technology transformation consulting experience, including integration, middleware, or API management platforms.
• 15+ years in an Enterprise Architect, Digital Architect, or similar senior architecture role.
• Demonstrated experience advising C-level executives on technology strategy and enterprise transformation.
• Strong understanding of enterprise security, governance, and operating models.
• Travel to the client site up to 50%, but may be higher or lower based on prevailing circumstances.

Nice to have

• Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business, or in a related field.
• Knowledge of key applications such as Salesforce, Netsuite, Workday, ServiceNow, SAP, EBusiness Suite, Databases.
• Knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Experience having worked in a start-up environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Foster a flexible, trust-oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles.
• Driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build our company.
• Balancing productivity with self-care.
• Vibrant and dynamic work environment.