Lead Software Engineer (Sr AI Architect)

Reports To: VP of Cloud Governance, Infrastructure, and Emerging Technologies

Strategic Mandate
As the Lead AI Solutions Architect/Engineer, your mission is to architect the technical foundation for Nielsen’s AI-driven evolution. You are not just building tools; you are industrializing AI—transitioning experimentals POCs into enterprise-grade, governed, and scalable engineering solutions. Reporting into the Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies braintrust, you will bridge the gap between complex business requirements and modern, cloud-native deployments.

The Bottom Line
You will provide high-level expertise in solving unique, complex problems with broad impact on the business. You are responsible for designing and implementing AI solutions that range from Databricks modules to advanced Agents in Gemini and Glean. Your focus is unblocking teams and moving projects forward with minimal friction.

Core Goals
AI Industrialization: Architect and deploy LLM orchestration and vector database solutions at scale.
Stakeholder Enablement: Partner with AI Product Managers and functional leads across AM/GN Tech to translate business opportunities into technical outcomes.
Evangelism & Community: Lead the "AI braintrust" by guiding engineers and building a robust community of AI and data product developers.
Governance Integration: Ensure every proposed solution mentions FinOps (cost) and Governance (risk) implications automatically.