Product Architect - AI

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Technical Leadership:
• Design and implement Azure-first architecture solutions (mandatory; AWS not in scope)
• Build scalable, secure, and optimized applications leveraging modern cloud-native patterns
• Review and assess existing applications, identifying gaps and driving remediation
• Define and enforce architecture standards, best practices, and engineering guidelines
• Lead microservices and API architecture design
• Drive performance, resiliency, and production stability
• Product & Delivery Ownership:
• Own end-to-end solution delivery, from design through production
• Align product, business requirements, AI/ML models, and infrastructure
• Conduct design reviews and code reviews
• Oversee delivery governance and quality assurance
• Ensure production readiness and hardening
• Team Leadership & Execution:
• Lead and manage full-stack engineering teams
• Perform effort estimation, task breakdown, and delegation
• Mentor engineers and promote AI-assisted programming practices
• Drive accountability and execution excellence across teams
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, business, data science, and infrastructure teams
• Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Communicate architecture decisions, trade-offs, and risks clearly
• What Will Help You Be Successful in This Role?
• Technology & Architecture Requirements:
• Cloud & Infrastructure (Mandatory Azure Expertise):
• Azure Containers (AKS / container-based deployments)
• Azure Functions
• Azure Blob Storage
• Azure API Management (APIM)
• Azure Container Registry
• Azure Key Vault
• Azure Application Insights
• Azure Data Factory
• Backend & Data:
• Python
• FastAPI
• SQL / PostgreSQL
• Snowflake
• Frontend:
• React
• Architecture & Engineering:
• Microservices architecture
• API-first design
• CI/CD pipelines
• Security, RBAC, and compliance
• Monitoring, logging, and alerting
• Environment management (dev/test/prod isolation)
• Legacy system modernization
• Core Competencies:
• Strong system design and architectural thinking
• Ability to balance speed, scalability, and maintainability
• Expertise in production-grade system design
• Deep understanding of cloud-native patterns and distributed systems
• Experience with AI-enabled applications and AI-assisted development workflows
• People Leadership:
• Proven ability to lead and manage engineering teams
• Experience mentoring developers and fostering high-performance teams
• Strong ownership mindset with focus on delivery outcomes
• Ability to build a culture of engineering excellence and accountability

Requirements

• Experience in AI/ML product development lifecycle
• Exposure to financial services / asset management domain
• Experience with large-scale system modernization initiatives
• Success Criteria:
• Delivery of robust, scalable AI-powered applications
• High system reliability and performance in production
• Strong alignment across product, engineering, and business
• Development of a high-performing engineering team
• Job Level - Individual Contributor
• Work Shift Timings - 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM IST
• Experience our welcoming culture and reach your professional and personal potential!
• Hear more from our employees
• By joining us, you will become part of a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending

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Additional Information

At Franklin Templeton, we're driving our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that's both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential but also to contribute to our clients' achievements. Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world! We are seeking an experienced AI Product Architect to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performance AI-powered applications. This role combines deep technical expertise with product thinking, architecture leadership, and team management. You will own end-to-end architecture, guide engineering teams, and ensure alignment across product, business, algorithms, and cloud infrastructure-while driving best practices and modern engineering standards. How You Will Add Value?

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