AI Factory Architecture Lead

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.
This position reports to:
Operational Excellence Manager
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Your role and responsibilities
Energy Industries is establishing an AI Factory as the AI Transformation Engine for the division. The AI Factory enables, accelerates and scales AI transformation across functions by providing governance, expertise, delivery capabilities, reusable assets and capability development.
As AI Factory Architecture Lead, you will serve as the divisional AI Technical Authority within the AI Factory, leading and orchestrating architecture activities across the AI Factory ecosystem.
You will be accountable for ensuring that the right architecture is developed, reviewed and approved to deliver scalable, sustainable, secure and future-ready AI capabilities. You will set technical direction, prioritize and coordinate architecture activities across delivery teams, and ensure that the appropriate competence and capacity are available to meet portfolio needs.
This is a technical leadership and design authority role. You will lead the architecture capability and enable architects and technical experts across delivery organizations to create coherent, reusable and future-ready solutions.
Global Opportunity – Open to Candidates Worldwide*
While this job posting may display only a limited number of locations, we welcome applications from qualified candidates globally. If you believe your skills and experience are matching this role, we encourage you to apply regardless of your current location.
This position does not require relocation. The successful candidate will be employed and hosted through their current ABB location or the nearest suitable ABB office
You will be mainly accountable for:
Lead and orchestrate AI architecture across the AI Factory portfolio, setting technical direction, priorities and sequencing of architecture work.
Provide technical and design authority, reviewing and approving AI solution architectures within the defined governance framework.
Ensure the right architecture competence and capacity are available to meet portfolio needs, working with delivery teams and AI Factory Operations to address gaps.
Drive common architecture, standards and reuse, ensuring that reference architectures, reusable patterns and technical guardrails are developed, maintained and adopted.
Lead the AI architecture community, connecting architects and technical experts across delivery organizations to share knowledge, challenge approaches and shape technical direction.
Anticipate the rapid evolution of AI, leading assessment of emerging technologies and ensuring the technology roadmap remains relevant and avoids unnecessary technical debt or early obsolescence.
Lead technical alignment with Functions, IS, Data organizations, delivery teams and external technology partners, including technical evaluation of delivery approaches and vendors.
Resolve and govern key architecture decisions, balancing innovation, speed, security, sustainability and long-term maintainability, and escalating significant cross-domain decisions through AI Factory governance where required.
Our team dynamics
You will lead and orchestrate the AI architecture capability across Energy Industries, coordinating architects and technical experts embedded across multiple delivery teams and organizations.
You will be accountable for technical direction, prioritization of architecture work, appropriate architecture competence and capacity, and approval of AI solution architectures within the defined governance framework.
The role leads primarily through technical authority, functional leadership and influence rather than direct line management. The approved role already positions this function as the principal AI technical authority influencing architects, engineers, delivery teams and external partners.
Qualifications for the role
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
At least 8 years of experience in architecture, engineering, solution design or technology leadership.
Strong technical background with the credibility to lead senior architects and technical specialists.
Experience leading architecture or technical work across multiple teams and complex initiatives.
Experience delivering AI, analytics, machine learning or digital platforms in complex enterprise environments.
Strong knowledge of the AI technology ecosystem and emerging trends.
Ability to translate business priorities into technical direction and make sound decisions balancing speed, quality, reuse and sustainability.
Strong stakeholder leadership and communication skills.
Preferred background
Experience in industrial digitalization or engineering-led environments.
Experience in technical authority, lead engineering, architecture leadership or comparable functional leadership roles.
Experience in consulting, scale-up or high-growth technology environments.
Experience leading technical communities and working across internal and external delivery organizations.
Your application will get our interest if you
Are a technical leader and orchestrator with the depth and credibility to challenge experienced architects and make sound technical decisions.
Enjoy enabling talented specialists and creating clarity when priorities compete for limited capacity.
Bring a builder mentality, technical curiosity and a practical approach to execution.
Are comfortable making decisions in a rapidly changing technology landscape.
Influence effectively across organizational boundaries and challenge established thinking constructively.
Balance innovation with reuse, maintainability and minimizing technical debt.
*This opportunity is open to candidates in multiple countries, with the final work location determined based on the selected candidate. As compensation may vary by location, we are committed to being transparent throughout the hiring process and will share details of the salary range, variable compensation and benefits package with candidates who progress to the first interview stage for a location in the European Union, covered by the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
The final offer will be tailored based on your role location, experience, skills and qualifications, internal market positioning and alignment with ABB internal standards.
Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.
Ready to make an impact?
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