AI Architect Manager

PwC UK; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Private medical cover

Volunteering days

Job summary

PwC UK is seeking an experienced AI architecture leader to design and deliver enterprise AI strategies for major clients. You will shape architectures across data, cloud, and enterprise environments, and guide teams through from discovery to deployment.

Deep expertise in AI governance, RAG-enabled solutions and agentic AI, with hands-on cloud platform experience (Azure/AWS/GCP) is essential. This role blends technical leadership with strategic client work in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise AI solutions in consulting or client-facing roles.
• Strong understanding of AI architecture and data platforms.
• Hands-on with Azure, AWS or GCP cloud platforms and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure AI solutions across data, cloud, and enterprise environments.
• Shape architecture for AI programmes from discovery to deployment.
• Build AI-powered apps using LLMs, agentic AI, and RAG.
• Lead and mentor cross-functional AI teams.
• Embed governance, security, observability, and responsible AI.
• Partner with clients to define AI strategies and use cases.

Skills

AI architecture

Data platforms

Cloud technologies

Enterprise integration

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

LLMs

Job description

About The Role

PwC's Data & AI Consulting practice is helping organisations unlock the value of Artificial Intelligence, Data and emerging technologies. Our team works with some of the world's leading organisations to design AI strategies, build scalable solutions and transform how businesses operate.

About The Role

PwC's Data & AI Consulting practice is helping organisations unlock the value of Artificial Intelligence, Data and emerging technologies. Our team works with some of the world's leading organisations to design AI strategies, build scalable solutions and transform how businesses operate.

What Your Days Will Look Like

• Design scalable, secure, and responsible AI solutions across data, cloud, and enterprise environments.
• Shape solution architecture for AI programmes from discovery and design through to deployment.
• Build and implement AI-powered applications using LLMs, agentic AI, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
• Lead and mentor cross-functional teams of AI engineers, data specialists, and product professionals.
• Embed governance, security, observability, and responsible AI principles throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Partner with clients to define AI strategies, identify high-value use cases, and drive business outcomes.

The role is for you if

• Experience designing and delivering enterprise AI solutions in consulting, advisory or client-facing environments.
• Strong understanding of AI architecture, data platforms, cloud technologies and enterprise integration patterns.
• Hands-on experience with Agentic AI, LLMs, RAG, orchestration frameworks and AI governance.
• Experience working with Azure, AWS or GCP cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of APIs, microservices, DevSecOps and modern engineering practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience leading teams, workstreams or technology programmes in complex client environments.
• Commercial awareness and an ability to translate business challenges into practical technology solutions.

What You’ll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.