Global IT Enterprise Architect Expert Senior Director – Integrations GenAI

Overview

In this role you will lead the design and governance of BCG’s integration and GenAI architecture to enable secure, contract-based access to systems and data for humans and AI agents. You’ll define the integration layer, gateways, and access models, and shape the GenAI platform that sits atop it. You’ll drive enterprise-scale API and event-driven patterns with strong governance, guiding transformation across IT. This is a high-impact, cross-functional leadership role focused on scalable, secure AI-enabled enterprise architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture for the integration layer, contracts, gateways and access models connecting apps, services and AI agents
• Govern and design the GenAI platform and foundation model gateways
• Drive API and event-driven integration patterns and agent-to-tool protocols
• Lead architecture decisions across global scale, including governance and security guardrails for AI agents
• Prepare materials and present to senior stakeholders, including C-Suite
• Collaborate across teams to create a shared, contract-first integration approach
• Own the enterprise architecture for integration and the GenAI platform, partnering with other leads for Identity, Network, Devices and Hosting

Key requirements

• 10+ years’ experience in enterprise architecture of integration and/or AI platforms at global scale
• Experience planning and delivering a global integration and GenAI estate with investment decisions at portfolio and technology levels
• Proven architecture leadership across API gateways, service contracts, event streaming and enterprise GenAI
• Hands-on experience with at least one API/integration gateway platform (e.g. Kong, Apigee, MuleSoft)
• Experience architecting enterprise use of foundation models (e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral)
• Ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization with minimal supervision
• Experience presenting to senior levels including C-Suite

• Energising teams to articulate a vision
• Strong storytelling and influencing abilities
• Mentoring and coaching capabilities
• API and event-driven architecture
• Agent-to-tool protocols (e.g. MCP, A2A)
• Foundation model gateways

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