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AI Solutions Architect
QAD*** · Chicago, IL, United States
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Chicago, IL, United States150,000-185,000 USD/yearlyRemote
Remuneration
150,000-185,000 USD/yearly
Location
Chicago, IL, United States
Visa sponsorship
Sponsors visa
Job summary
COMPANY DESCRIPTION QAD*** is building a world-class SaaS company, providing enterprise software solutions globally. We are a virtual-first company, enabling our team to work primarily from home, while fostering a collaborative culture focused on growth, innovation, and well-being. We value diversity and strive for an inclusive environment where everyone feels empowered to contribute to our success.
Benefits
About QAD and QAD Redzone:QAD Inc.Is a leading provider of adaptive, cloud-based enterprise software and servicesGlobal manufacturers face ever-increasing disruption caused by technology-drivenIn order to survive and thrive, manufacturers must be able to innovate and changQAD calls these companies Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprises.QAD Redzone helps to enable QAD’s vision for the Adaptive Enterprise.Labor productivity improvements directly impact efficiency.LI-RemoteAbout QAD:QAD’s DEI program is driving higher levels of diversity, equity and inclusion so
Qualifications
- You are the person who sits with a customer, leads an agentic workshop on their core manufacturing processes, designs what an agent can and should do, and architects the solution.
- and identify decision points an agent can own.
- into Agentic Flows: Turn messy spreadsheets, email threads, and tribal knowledge into structured agentic flows.
- Determine what the standard Persona Agent covers versus what needs custom engineering, and produce defensible work estimates up front.
- Architect Integrated Solutions: Own the technical design of the deployment, including integration across ERP systems (QAD*** and non-QAD***), PLM, EDI, email, and sourcing
- Must-Have
- Strong working understanding of modern AI agents, including LLMs, tool/function calling, RAG, autonomy, and human-in-the-loop design patterns.
- Proven experience leading customer-facing workshops or discovery sessions with enterprise stakeholders (e.g., Heads of Procurement or Supply Chain).
- Demonstrated ability to architect integrated enterprise solutions (ERPs, enterprise data flows, and contextualizing AI with customer data).
- Hands-on technical depth to prototype and pair credibly with software engineers (ability to read, shape, and unblock code).
- Working fluency in at least two major enterprise value chains: Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Source-to-Contract (S2C), or Plan-to-Manufacture (P2M).
- Strongly Preferred & Nice-to-Have:
Responsibilities
- Run Agentic Process Workshops: Lead structured workshops with customer process owners across core manufacturing value chains (Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Source-to-Contract, and Plan-to-Manufacture).
- Separate standard habits from true human-in-the-loop
Skills
Leadership
Degrees
Associate
Work schedule
On-call
Industry
AutomotiveEnergyInsuranceLogisticsManufacturingPublic-sectorSaas
Company size
EnterpriseSmb