Palantir Architect Lead

Req ID: 343656 

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Palantir Architect Lead to join our team in Remote, North Carolina (US-NC), United States (US).

As a Palantir Architect Lead with NTT DATA’s Data and AI practice, you will be at the forefront of enterprise AI. You will shape and scale a high‑impact consulting capability, combining client-facing architecture, pre‑sales leadership, and people building to deliver mission‑critical Foundry + AIP solutions across various industries.

This role is essential to leading and scaling NTT DATA’s Palantir AI Practice as the company SME, blending hands‑on client architecture, pre‑sales leadership, and recruitment/training of a consulting team to solve complex client challenges with Palantir Foundry and AIP.

Key responsibilities

• Practice leadership & team building

• Recruit and grow a high‑performing Palantir practice: hire, interview, and onboard engineers, solution architects, and pre‑sales staff.
• Design and deliver an ongoing training curriculum (Foundry tooling, transforms, ontology design, GenAI patterns, security & compliance).
• Mentor and develop consultants: set career ladders, run brown‑bags, lead technical reviews and code/design clinics.
• Build reusable assets: demo kits, PoC templates, accelerator pipelines, security/compliance checklists, and delivery playbooks.
• Own practice strategy: hiring plan, GTM positioning, competency roadmap, utilization targets, and success metrics.

• Client advisory & solution architecture

• Lead pre‑sales technical discovery, build and deliver high‑impact demos and PoCs that demonstrate Foundry + AIP capabilities and business outcomes.
• Architect end‑to‑end solutions: ingestion, ontology & transforms, embedding pipelines, RAG designs, agent orchestration, model serving and monitoring.
• Translate business requirements into productized solutions and prioritized backlogs with clear acceptance criteria and operational SLAs.
• Ensure delivery excellence: provide technical leadership on engagements, accelerate handoffs to delivery teams, and own key technical risks and mitigation plans.
• Serve as the customer technical ambassador — present architectures to CxOs, run workshops, and de‑risk procurement/technical evaluations.

• Alliance, go‑to‑market & business development

• Define market offerings and SOW templates for Foundry + AIP services (PoC, implementation, managed services, enablement).
• Collaborate with Sales and Palantir to shape joint pursuits; lead technical workshops and executive briefings.
• Represent NTT DATA at industry events, panels, and partner briefings; publish thought leadership and case studies.
• Provide subject‑matter expertise to pricing, contract terms, and risk assessments for Palantir engagements.

Basic requirements (must‑have)

• Proven experience: 7+ years in enterprise data/AI or software engineering roles, with at least 3–5 years directly implementing or architecting Palantir Foundry solutions.
• 3+ years of direct leadership & people skills related to hiring and team development.
• Ability to travel 50% when needed.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.com

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