Chief Solution Architect

Salary: £61,000 - 101,000 per year

Requirements:

• 7–12 years of experience in data, analytics, ML, or cloud engineering/architecture, including large-scale digital/data/AI transformations
• At least 3 years in a pre-sales or client-facing advisory role
• Strong knowledge of cloud-based architectures, including infrastructure, data architecture, governance, and application design
• Knowledge of Generative and Agentic AI concepts and deployments
• Hands-on depth in GCP is ideal; strong AWS/Azure solution architects with a proven ability to cross-skill to GCP quickly will also be considered
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical ideas for business leaders
• A consultative sales approach with experience shaping deals over $1M
• Comfortable presenting to C-suite, negotiating trade-offs, and influencing stakeholders
• Ideally, a track record in one of our verticals: Telecommunications, FSI, Media, or Agencies

Responsibilities:

• Lead early discovery alongside Sales by understanding business pain points, qualifying opportunities, and translating ambiguity into structured technical narratives
• Take an insight-led approach to bring industry best practices in data and AI to shape and guide client transformations
• Architect data, ML, and GenAI solutions on Google Cloud
• Own scoping, estimation, and writing of Statements of Work and RFP responses in collaboration with Sales and Delivery
• Support RFP responses, solution reviews, and deal strategy for opportunities and accounts over $1M
• Facilitate client workshops on AI strategy, platform modernization, and GenAI readiness
• Build points of view and architecture options that balance business value, feasibility, and cost
• Act as a trusted advisor across data platforms, MLOps, Generative and Agentic AI, and application design
• Represent us on site at client meetings, events, conferences, partner sessions, and executive dinners
• Work with our GTM team to create industry-relevant content tailored for Telecommunications, FSI, Media, and Agencies
• Help shape our offering by surfacing patterns, reusable architectures, and packaged solutions
• Work with the Office of the CTO and our Architecture delivery team to establish standards, handbooks, and technical best practices for data and agentic deployments
• Enable Sales and Delivery teams on industry trends, discovery patterns, and our accelerators

Technologies:

• Agentic AI
• AI
• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• CTO
• GCP
• Support
• MLOps
• Machine Learning
• SAS

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Reporting to our Managing Director, UK&I, we are a Google Cloud partner focused on AI and data transformation, helping businesses future-proof their solutions, deepen their understanding of consumers, increase competitive advantage, and unlock operational efficiencies through cloud-based data programs. This is our first hire in a new pre-sales function, working at the intersection of data and AI consulting, technical advisory, and industry storytelling. We partner with strategic accounts across Telecommunications, FSI, Media, and Agencies, and the role is based in London, full time, on-site, within our Sales department.

last updated 36 week of 2026