# Staff AI Data Transformation Architect

Hiring organization: [Oura](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/oura)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/6c5c474e-fe70-4c2a-a726-75c5342cccd1

Listed on Oura's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Lead / Staff / Principal
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Salary: 169150 – 233000 USD per year

## Summary

This role leads the strategic and operational transformation of AI and data practices across Ōura, building company-wide adoption frameworks, governance guardrails, and technical infrastructure without direct reports. It suits someone with deep AI platform experience who thrives as a technical leader, influencing senior stakeholders to move beyond isolated pilots into sustained, measurable organizational practice.

_Our summary, not Oura's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Databricks, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), MLflow, Python, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Vector Databases

## Required

- 8+ years scaling AI data solutions beyond pilots to organization-wide practice with measurable outcomes
- Track record building operating models, SOPs, and measurement systems
- History influencing senior leadership on long-horizon technology investments
- Deep technical fluency in LLMs and implementation patterns
- Hands-on experience administering enterprise AI productivity tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT Enterprise, Glean, Gemini)
- Daily use of LLM assistants and agents with sound judgment and verification
- Sound judgment on build vs. buy decisions grounded in real experience
- Experience with enterprise data platforms including lakehouse with AI/LLMs
- Practical experience with role-based access models and permissions in multi-domain/region environments
- Ability to partner with Security, Privacy, and Legal on AI guardrails in regulated or health-sensitive settings
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cross-unit alignment without formal authority
- Proven ability to design, document, and maintain SOPs and training for non-technical users
- Strong written and verbal communication across technical troubleshooting and executive contexts

## Nice to have

- Databricks Certified Administrator or Certified Data Engineer certification
- Familiarity with data mesh principles and domain-oriented data ownership
- Experience supporting ML workflows (MLflow, Feature Store, Databricks Model Serving)
- Knowledge of dbt for data transformation and analytics engineering
- Cloud/AI token FinOps experience (cost allocation, budget alerting, storage optimization)
- Exposure to Databricks Lakehouse Federation or cross-platform query federation
- Prior AI Champion or similar transformation role experience
- Scripting or configuration automation skills (Python, shell, configuration-as-code)
- Experience in health tech, consumer health, wearables, or regulated high-trust industries
- Deep expertise designing data architectures for LLM, RAG, and vector-based production use cases
- Experience with MLOps frameworks, VertexAI, and production AI/ML lifecycle management
- Ability to define data requirements for Agentic AI and self-serve analytical systems

Apply on Oura's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oura/jobs/4429661009