At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit careers.klaviyo.com to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny.
At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying.
Klaviyo’s global corporate Information Technology (IT) team is responsible for providing technology systems, administration, and support to Klaviyos around the world. Our main goal is to ensure that Klaviyos everywhere have a strong technology foundation to do great work. The IT Team solves problems using technology and provides Klaviyo’s continued scalability and sustainable employee growth in a rapidly evolving environment.
The IT Leadership Team is responsible for driving the strategic direction, operational excellence, and continuous improvement of Klaviyo’s global technology environment. This team aligns IT initiatives with business priorities, ensuring that systems, services, and security practices scale effectively with company growth. Members of the IT Leadership Team collaborate across departments to enhance infrastructure reliability, modernize processes through automation, and strengthen enterprise security and compliance. The group works closely with partners across Engineering, Security, Risk and Trust, and other business units to deliver a seamless, secure, and innovative employee technology experience worldwide.
As a Senior Lead Internal AI Architect on the IT Leadership Team, you will define and execute the strategy for embedding artificial intelligence into Klaviyo’s internal operations, infrastructure, and workforce experience. You will serve as the principal architect and strategist for designing secure, scalable, and efficient AI-driven systems that transform how IT delivers value to the business. Your scope will include everything from integrating AI into infrastructure and automation frameworks to building internal AI platforms for experimentation and enablement. You’ll collaborate closely with IT, Security, Risk and Trust, and Engineering to modernize the company’s technology foundation and enable an “AI-native” workforce.
You will also act as a key influencer across the organization, shaping standards for AI adoption, driving responsible innovation, and mentoring teams as Klaviyo evolves its internal architecture toward intelligent, automated, and resilient systems.
Prior experience leading internal “AI Center of Excellence” or equivalent transformation programs.
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Our salary range reflects the cost of labor across various U.S. geographic markets. The range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all our US locations. The base salary offered for this position is determined by several factors, including the applicant’s job-related skills, relevant experience, education or training, and work location.
In addition to base salary, our total compensation package may include participation in the company’s annual cash bonus plan, variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles, equity, sign-on payments, and a comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility.
Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary/OTE range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Get to Know Klaviyo
We’re Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us.
AI fluency at Klaviyo includes responsible use of AI (including privacy, security, bias awareness, and human-in-the-loop). We provide accommodations as needed.
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Klaviyo is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, color, religion or religious creed, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran or active military status, marital status, criminal record, genetics, retaliation, sexual harassment or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Klaviyo offers intelligent email marketing, SMS, and automation services for ecommerce businesses, empowering brands to personalize customer interactions and drive growth.
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