Staff Data and AI Architect

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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place!

We’re looking for a Staff Data and AI Architect to join our NuOrder B2B team in Canada. You are an experienced Data Solutions Architect for whom implementing complex data solutions in a multi-cloud environment is second nature. You are proficient in Data Solutions & Data Management capabilities, a great collaborator and love working in a fast-paced environment. We have an opportunity that fits your profile. We are currently looking for that special person who will collaborate with key data stakeholders within the organization and provide the architectural guidance to support the B2B Wholesale team at Lightspeed—all while bringing forward-thinking on cloud-based data solutions that need to achieve high scalability, be secure and cost-efficient. You will also play a key role in advancing our capabilities in machine learning and generative AI, including building, validating, and deploying models to production, as well as designing prompt engineering strategies and orchestrating LLM-powered workflows to support data analysis and insight generation at scale.

What you’ll be doing:

Your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of complex data solutions.
  
  
• Perform analysis on existing architecture, data models, pipelines, processes, etc., share experience and provide recommendations and action plans to improve them.
  
  
• Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support data analysis and business intelligence.
  
  
• Design, train, and operationalize machine learning and generative AI models in production environments.
  
  
• Build and maintain prompt templates, fine-tune models, and integrate large language models (LLMs) into enterprise data workflows.
  
  
• Apply advanced AI techniques to extract insights from structured and unstructured data and automate knowledge retrieval and summarization.
  
  
• Define and manage standards, guidelines, and processes to ensure data quality.
  
  
• Oversee end-to-end data life cycle management activities.
  
  
• Collaborate with IT teams, business analysts, and data analytics teams to understand data consumers’ needs and develop solutions.
  
  
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies for data management, machine learning, storage, and analytics.
  
  
• Ensure standards and security compliance.
  
  
• Provide timely assistance and remediation solutions during critical situations and production incidents to help resolve service problems (you may be part of an on-call rotation).
  
  
• Document technical risks, architecture diagrams, and architectural decisions; ensure quality of deliverables related to data.
  
  
• Collaborate with architects, product managers, and developers throughout the SDLC.
  
  
• Ensure technical considerations are communicated and implementation conforms with design, long-term objectives, and enterprise data architecture.
  
  
• Contribute to enterprise data architecture through standards, practices, templates, etc.
  
  
• Coach and mentor analysts and developers.
  
  

What you need to bring:

• Computer Science, MS degree or equivalent.
  
  
• 6 years of experience in data architecture, data lakes, analytics, and big data.
  
  
• Extensive experience in Cloud Data Warehousing (methodologies like Kimball, DataVault), (platforms like BigQuery/RedShift/Snowflake), NoSQL databases, and building data pipelines to handle both batch and streaming data.
  
  
• Experience with relational and dimensional modeling techniques.
  
  
• Proven experience in developing and deploying ML and generative AI models, including lifecycle management and MLOps.
  
  
• Hands-on experience integrating large language models and prompt-based systems into analytics or decision-support pipelines.
  
  
• Experience designing workflows that leverage LLMs for summarization, classification, data labeling, and other high-leverage automation use cases.
  
  
• Strong understanding of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, and vector search in enterprise applications.
  
  
• Ability to relate architectural decisions and recommendations to business needs.
  
  
• Ability to apply Data Governance principles while building data assets and processes.
  
  
• Highly adaptable with the ability to learn new technologies quickly.
  
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
  
• Ability to participate in multiple projects concurrently.
  
  
• Customer-oriented and shows a bias for action.
  
  
• Deep understanding of the ETL/ELT process.
  
  
• Ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and work with diverse project teams.
  
  
• Expertise and proven experience with cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform and/or Amazon Web Services.
  
  
• Experience developing reference architecture, principles, and standards.

We know that people are more than what’s on their CV. If you’re unsure that you have the right profile for the role... hit the ‘Apply’ button and give it a try!

What's in it for you?

Be a changemaker

You’ll enjoy:

• A flexible work environment that empowers you to do your best work
• A culture that celebrates performance
• The chance to make an impact in a team that’s big enough for career growth, but lean enough to make your voice heard
• Career-defining opportunities

Plus benefits designed to keep you happy, healthy and fulfilled.

• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
• Unlimited paid time off policy
• People Experience - Our PX benefit allows you to work from pretty much anywhere in the world for 60 days a year 
• Health insurance: Immediate access to health, dental, vision, and life insurance for you and your eligible dependents.
• Employer RRSP contribution of up to 4% of base salary to a maximum of $5,000 
• Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year
• Employee Technology Purchase Program: Ability to an interest-free loan to purchase certain Apple products
• LinkedIn Learning: At Lightspeed we believe in having a growth mindset, we provide free access to LinkedIn learning along with your career GPS to help you learn & grow
• Paid leave and assistance for new parents
• Mental health online platform and counselling & coaching services
• Volunteer day
• We got you covered! A variety of snacks, coffee, and teas are always accessible and available in the office kitchen - Tuesday: Pancakes, Wednesday: Lunch is served and Thursday’s is Happy hours with a variety of drinks and snacks 

Fuel your growth. Find your people.

At Lightspeed, your growth is our priority. We invest in you with continuous learning opportunities, global mobility and benefits designed to support you—all within a driven, diverse and inclusive team that’s passionate about empowering our communities

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here?
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.     Lightspeed handles your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Statement.