Lead AI Solutions Architect
Lions International · Oak Brook, IL
$142,000–$152,000from the description
Jul 23, 2026
Oak Brook, IL
Jul 26, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior, hands-on technical leadership role focused on designing, building, and scaling AI solutions — including generative AI assistants, retrieval-augmented generation chat agents, and intelligent automation — across a large nonprofit membership organization. The position combines direct solution development with mentoring colleagues and cross-functional partners, while also helping shape organizational standards and strategy for responsible AI adoption. Suits an experienced technologist comfortable operating as both practitioner and coach.
Senior level · 8+ years · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 45 people in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer occupations, all other). range 30–70
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $103,896 (middle half $68,463–$140,851). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role is titled 'Lead AI Solutions Architect' — 'Lead' is treated as equivalent to Senior for seniority-band purposes; the 8+ years requirement and scope (player-coach, hands-on delivery plus mentoring) are consistent with a Senior band rather than Staff or Principal, as the org-wide strategic authority is shared rather than sole.
SOC 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used because this is a specialized AI Solutions Architect role that does not map cleanly to Software Developers (15-1252) or Systems Analysts (15-1211); 15-1252 is noted as a plausible alternative given the hands-on build-and-pilot responsibilities.
The posting lists ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini together as preferred AI assistant tools for agent creation; they are captured as a single preferred skill with alternatives rather than three separate entries.
Chatbase and Agentforce are explicitly called out as preferred ('preferred') in the qualifications section.
The role is hybrid (2–3 days per week in office); remote is set to false. Lions International is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL, which falls within the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin CBSA.
Advanced degree is listed as preferred, not required; minimum hard requirement is a Bachelor's degree.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Intelligent automation.
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