About Brightbeam We're building the world's most helpful company. As a new type of integrator, we help organisations use digital intelligence as second nature, creating competitive advantage through AI whilst driving positive change. We believe in being helpful first, showing rather than telling, and learning together.

The Role Principal Solutions Director — the bridge between business and technology. You'll design sophisticated enterprise solutions whilst providing technical leadership across 3-4 concurrent projects, ensuring engineering teams deliver transformative, production-grade outcomes through clear architecture and deep technical understanding.

Location : Brightbeam are a fully remote company. For this role regular travel to Ireland will be required roughly 25% of your time.

The Work This is hands-on technical leadership. You'll architect complex solutions, make critical technology selection decisions, and maintain engineering excellence across multiple client engagements. You'll translate technical capabilities into compelling proposals for business stakeholders, draft statements of work, and ensure clients experience tangible progress — not abstract technical updates. You'll challenge assumptions diplomatically whilst earning the respect of senior engineers through genuine technical credibility.

Key Requirements

• Hands-on software development experience — minimum 3 years writing production software (non-negotiable for technical credibility)
• Enterprise solution architecture with proven ability to move systems from prototype to production within regulated, complex environments
• Multi-project technical oversight managing architectural coherence across 3-4 concurrent engagements
• Technical communication excellence — translating complex architectures for audiences from engineers to C-suite
• AI/ML implementation experience highly valued (GenAI, traditional ML, automation) OR deep enterprise architecture expertise (distributed systems, data platforms, cloud-native) with genuine commitment to building AI capability
• Regulated industry background preferred (bio-pharma, insurance, financial services, medical devices)

Our Culture We need someone who naturally embodies our values: authentically helpful with commercial savvy, intellectually curious with a continuous learning mindset, high discipline and execution excellence, low ego with collaborative leadership approach, and genuine excitement about AI’s transformative potential. We thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments whilst maintaining the human relationships that make transformation possible.

What We Offer Competitive senior leadership package, fully remote with monthly team gatherings in Ireland, direct line management responsibility, strategic influence over client approaches, clear progression path to Head of Sector roles, and premium home office

setup.

Diversity & Inclusion: Brightbeam is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are happy to discuss accommodations or adjustments to our process.

Ready to lead delivery excellence in AI transformation? Get in touch careers@brightbeam.com