Position Summary
The Chief AI Architect (CAIA) serves as the enterprise design authority for artificial intelligence at STERIS and leads the AI Center of Excellence (AI CoE) delivery organization, owning AI and agentic-AI architecture standards, solution reusability, technical-debt governance, and model/platform strategy end-to-end from proof-of-concept through production. Reporting to the Vice President & Chief Information Officer, the CAIA converts validated AI proof-of-concept value into governed, production-grade AI capability that supports the company growth strategy while managing regulatory and quality risk. As a peer to the Chief Enterprise Architect, the CAIA owns AI solution architecture, model strategy, and agentic-AI build decisions, while the Chief Enterprise Architect retains enterprise AI governance, policy, and audit-readiness oversight through the Architecture Review Board. The CAIA leads the AI CoE’s delivery pods (Product Management, POC, Development, and Operations) and drives a prioritized, value-scored AI project pipeline.
Duties
• AI CoE delivery leadership (20%). Lead the AI Center of Excellence delivery organization (Delivery Lead, AI Product Management, POC “Factory,” Development, and AI Command Center/Operations pods); sustain a governed, prioritized pipeline of active AI projects from proof-of-concept through production.
• AI production operations (10%). Own monitoring, drift detection, and incident response for live AI workloads (est. 8–12 today); ensure production AI meets enterprise reliability, security, and quality standards.
• Responsible-AI execution & governance partnership (10%). Partner with the Chief Enterprise Architect and AI Governance Steering Committee/Review Board to execute human-in-the-loop, fail-closed controls at the solution level; build to EU AI Act, FDA CSV/CSA (GAMP 5, 21 CFR Part 11) requirements as directed by governance.
• Demand pipeline & business translation (10%). Direct AI Product Managers in translatin
📌 Chief AI Architect (Pune)
🏢 STERIS
📍 Pune