Philip Morris International
Sr Manager Solution Architecture
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Be a part of a revolutionary change
At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future.
With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.
We’re looking for a Sr Manager Solution Architecture, who will own the architectural direction, governance, and technical integrity of AI Factory solutions (70%), while ensuring quality assurance and systemic reliability across delivery (30%). The role leads the enterprise-grade AI architecture for the AI Factory, drives reusable and secure-by-design patterns, governs technical coherence, and reduces architectural risk. Additionally, this position manages and develops the AI Solution Architect role, ensuring alignment, coaching, and consistent architectural excellence across the portfolio.
Key Accountabilities
AI Factory Architecture Leadership
- Define and evolve end-to-end AI architecture patterns, reusable components, and reference designs ensuring scalability, maintainability, and security.
- Lead architectural reviews, identify design risks early, and provide mitigation strategies.
Governance, Standards & Architectural Compliance
- Ensure all solutions comply with PMI AI Policy (PMI 44-C) and Responsible-by-Design requirements; lead technical RAI checkpoints in the SDLC (data, model, deployment, monitoring).
- Drive privacy-by-design, threat-modeling, and control validation; maintain auditable evidence of RAI/InfoSec compliance.
Quality Assurance Oversight
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- Oversee test strategy, quality gates, automated validation, and readiness criteria to ensure reliable AI Factory releases.
- Align QA practices with architectural needs, ensuring observability, reliability, and risk-control mechanisms.
Risk Management & Continuous Improvement
- Identify architectural, operational, and security risks early; provide clear mitigation guidance and track closure.
- Run audits, post-incident reviews, and retrospectives to strengthen QA standards and raise reliability across the platform.
AI-Enabled QA (AI to monitor AI)
- Champion AI-assisted quality practices (e.g., agents for policy checks, automated code review, test generation, anomaly detection).
- Implement AI-to-monitor-AI patterns to detect drift, misuse signals, and reliability issues with explainability & auditability baked in.
Team Leadership & Culture (AI Factory Leadership)
- Serve as an active member of the AI Factory leadership team; build a high-performance, cross-ETF culture that collaborates beyond team boundaries.
- Coach Solution Architecture and Testing leaders; promote documentation discipline, knowledge sharing, and continuous upskilling.
Cross-PMI Collaboration & Stakeholder Alignment
- Collaborate with Platform Engineering, QA, InfoSec, Product, and Enterprise AI to ensure strategic coherence and unified architectural direction.
- Promote documentation discipline, architectural transparency, and effective technical communication.
We’re Looking For Someone With
- Extensive experience in solution architecture for AI/ML, and collaboration with Domain and Enterprise Architecture.
- Proven leadership of architecture governance, standards, and technical risk management.
- Experience in quality frameworks, automated validation, and reliability engineering.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration across engineering, QA, InfoSec, and enterprise technology teams.
- Prior experience managing senior technical roles (e.g., Solution Architects, Principal Engineers).
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Qualifications And Education Requirements
- University degree (or equivalent professional experience) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field.
- Preferred: advanced training or certifications in QA, SRE, security, cloud engineering, or compliance frameworks
What We Offer
Our success depends on the talented people who come to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress.
You will join a company that invests in you. We will support your growth as an employee through individual development and structured career management. You will join a dynamic, fast-paced work environment in a constantly evolving industry. Our employees have the courage, curiosity, and conviction to see possibilities where others only see challenges. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
Join PMI And You Too Can
- Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
- Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.
- Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
- Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke-free future.
For more information, please visit www.pmi.com and www.pmiscience.com.
Only for Poland: In this position, you will earn no less than 34,153 PLN gross per month.
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