Technology Leader

The Planet GroupChicago, IL, US

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Technology Leader

Launch is actively seeking a passionate and highly skilled Technology Leader with deep experience in data architecture, cloud engineering, and AI / ML enablement. This individual should have a strong background in spearheading technology initiatives in a consulting capacity. In this pivotal role, you will help shape technology roadmaps, lead strategic engagements, and architect cloud-native solutions focused on data platforms, analytics, and AI. You'll also play a hands-on role in technical pre-sales, solution development, and delivery risk management while mentoring delivery teams and guiding client engagements. This is a highly visible leadership role requiring a unique mix of technical depth, business acumen, and client relationship-building.

Responsibilities

Lead client conversations focused on data-driven solutions, AI enablement, and cloud platform design
Guide discovery, architecture, and development of world-class data and AI solutions across a broad range of technologies and design patterns
Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable, secure technical solutions
Develop data strategy roadmaps, proposals, and statements of work aligned to client business goals
Design architectures leveraging cloud-native data platforms, data pipelines, MLOps practices, and AI services
Partner with other technology leaders to shape complex, cross-functional transformation programs
Provide program-level architecture oversight and technical quality assurance across client delivery teams
Support internal knowledge sharing and contribute to the development of reusable frameworks and IP
Mentor engineers and architects, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and delivery quality
Communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, including executive leadership
Author or review technical documentation, architecture artifacts, and reusable design assets
Stay current with industry trends in data, AI, and cloud computing, and contribute to Launch thought leadership

Required Qualifications

12+ years of relevant work experience in technology consulting, architecture, or engineering roles

Proven experience designing and leading data platform, analytics, or AI / ML solutions in the cloud

Strong delivery experience in the Azure public cloud platform

Experience in regulated industries; financial services strongly preferred

Strong understanding of cloud data architecture, including data lakes, lakehouses, streaming, and batch pipelines

Proficiency in data security, compliance frameworks, and governance best practices

Demonstrated success developing technical roadmaps and solution architectures aligned to business objectives

Ability to scope and estimate projects, define resourcing plans, and guide execution from strategy to delivery

Excellent communication skills; able to engage C-level stakeholders and technical teams alike

Comfortable leading conversations across disciplinesengineering, product, data science, and business

Preferred Qualifications

Prior consulting experience with financial services clients (banking, insurance, capital markets)

Familiarity with data privacy laws and regulatory frameworks like SOX, GLBA, PCI, or GDPR

Experience designing event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka, Event Hubs) and real-time data pipelines

Familiarity with AI / ML model lifecycle management, feature stores, and MLOps platforms

Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and CI / CD in data and AI environments

Familiarity with GenAI tools, foundation models, and integration of LLMs into business use cases

Strong communication experience, including technical evangelism, thought leadership, or speaking at meetups / conferences

Kubernetes and container orchestration experience

Background in secure solution design, observability, and platform monitoring

Education & Certifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field

Cloud certifications (Azure) preferred, especially those related to data architecture or AI engineering

Compensation & Benefits

As an employee at Launch, you will grow your skills and experience through a variety of exciting project work (across industries and technologies) with some of the top companies in the world! Our employees receive full benefitsmedical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and matched 401k. We also have an uncapped, take-what-you-need PTO policy. The anticipated wage range for this role is $200,000-$230,000. Education and experience will be highly considered, and we are happy to discuss your wage expectations in more detail throughout our internal interview process.

Employee Type : Regular

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