Lead AI and Data Architect, Senior Manager

Salary: £95,000 - 130,000 per year

Requirements:

• Significant experience in data, AI or enterprise architecture, ideally in consulting or another client-facing environment, with a track record of shaping and delivering complex technology-enabled change.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong client relationships, including presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading architecture or technical teams, coaching junior colleagues, and creating an inclusive, high-performing environment.
• Experience working with enterprise solution and data architecture teams to develop data architecture blueprints and present designs to technical and governance stakeholders.
• Experience conducting architectural evaluation, design and analysis of enterprise-wide systems, including on-premise and cloud-based solutions, and making product selection or build-versus-buy recommendations.
• Experience engaging both business and IT stakeholders to document business outcomes and objectives for large-scale solutions and programmes.
• Strong experience across one or more major cloud and data platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks or Snowflake, including AI/ML and generative AI services.
• Strong understanding of functional data architecture design, including data modelling, data management, data quality, master data management, reference data, reporting, visualisation and AI.
• Expertise in data solution architecture, including design principles and solution patterns.
• Solid understanding of data governance, data lineage, security practices, ethical AI implementation and regulatory compliance frameworks such as GDPR.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage timelines, scope and delivery, with experience working in agile environments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture of complex AI and data transformation programmes.
• Work with senior client stakeholders to translate business objectives into scalable, secure and deliverable solutions.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams from strategy and design through to implementation.
• Help market-leading clients understand how to use data and cutting-edge technologies to address their challenges, ambitions and objectives.
• Lead the definition and design of end-to-end functional and solution architectures for data and analytics activities.
• Work closely with executive-level client stakeholders and cross-functional project teams to understand business vision and requirements, translate them into project plans, roadmaps and technical specifications, and support successful delivery.
• Provide thought leadership and contribute to the development of innovative technology solutions.
• Mentor junior team members and support their professional development.
• Lead effective, diverse teams within an inclusive team culture.
• Contribute to proposals for new business opportunities.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and the vendor landscape through continuous learning and build relationships with leading solution and platform vendors.

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• Databricks
• GCP
• Support
• Machine Learning
• Security
• Snowflake
• Architect

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We are Deloitte, a global professional services firm within our Technology and Transformation business. Our Artificial Intelligence and Data team helps clients solve some of the biggest technology and transformation challenges, with a focus on data-centric use cases such as data APIs, data monetisation, GenAI, machine learning, management information and reporting. We are based in London or Manchester with hybrid working, and we offer a collaborative, supportive environment, meaningful client work, and access to world-class training and development. We value integrity, inclusion, collaboration and measurable impact, and we are committed to helping our people grow, feel supported and make a real difference.

last updated 34 week of 2026