LPL Financial · 1 week ago
Distinguished Architect, Artificial Intelligence
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$183K/yr - $306K/yr
15+ years expLPL Financial is a leading wealth management firm that focuses on innovative technology and financial advisory services. The Distinguished Architect, Artificial Intelligence, will drive the vision, design, and governance of AI solutions, establishing enterprise AI strategies and collaborating across various business domains to enhance wealth management services.
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Responsibilities
Establish LPL’s enterprise AI strategy and roadmap, including adoption of agentic AI to augment advisor workflows, automate servicing, and enable proactive client engagement
Define and govern architecture principles for AI adoption — spanning data platforms, ML pipelines, generative AI, and multi-agent systems
Serve as a core member of the AI Governance Council, shaping enterprise-wide standards for responsible, ethical, and compliant AI adoption
Partner closely with product, engineering, and data leaders to identify and scale the highest-value AI use cases in wealth management
Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives on AI opportunities, risks, ethics, and implementation trade-offs
Define and Govern AI/ML/Agentic AI Architecture: Develop enterprise AI reference architectures, patterns, and guardrails — including multi-agent orchestration, reasoning frameworks, and AI safety controls
AI Governance Council Leadership: Contribute to the design and enforcement of LPL’s AI governance framework through active participation in the AI Governance Council, ensuring consistency with the Architecture Review Board (ARB) and Data Design Authority (DDA)
Identify High-Value Use Cases: Partner with business and product leaders to prioritize AI opportunities such as advisor copilots, agent-based onboarding, autonomous compliance monitoring, and personalized financial insights
Enable Responsible AI: Drive enterprise adoption of explainability, bias monitoring, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance frameworks for both predictive models and autonomous agents
Partner and Influence: Collaborate across domains — including data, infrastructure, application, and security architecture — to enable secure, scalable deployment of AI and agentic systems
Blueprint and Standards Leadership: Ensure AI/agentic AI solutions are represented in enterprise blueprints and align with LPL’s modernization strategy
Thought Leadership: Evangelize LPL’s AI strategy internally and externally, representing the firm in regulatory, industry, and client-facing forums
Qualification
Required
15+ years in enterprise technology and architecture, with 7+ years in AI/ML/advanced analytics
Experience participating in or leading AI governance councils, model risk committees, or equivalent regulatory forums
Proven expertise with AI agent frameworks (LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI, or equivalent) and multi-agent system design
Strong track record designing AI/ML systems in regulated industries (financial services strongly preferred)
Strong understanding of wealth management, trading, or securities domains, with ability to link AI to advisor and investor value
Preferred
Graduate degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, or related field preferred
Financial services experience, especially in wealth management, advisory, or trading
Demonstrated thought leadership in responsible AI or agentic AI (publications, regulatory engagement, industry consortiums)
AWS/Azure cloud certifications with AI/ML specialization
Benefits
401K matching
Health benefits
Employee stock options
Paid time off
Volunteer time off
Company
LPL Financial
LPL Financial provides investment solutions and tools for independent financial advisors.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.5B2025-03-31Post Ipo Equity· $1.5B
2024-06-03Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2010-11-18IPO
Leadership Team
Rich Steinmeier
Interim CEO
Sid Vyas
Chief Technology Officer/EVP
Recent News
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