AI Architect- Senior Manager

Unity-Advisory; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Unity Advisory seeks a client-facing AI Architect to design and deliver enterprise-grade AI architectures at scale. You’ll work closely with engineers and consultants to turn ambitious ideas into production-ready systems.

In this senior role, you’ll evaluate emerging AI technologies, ensure governance and security, and optimize environments for performance and cost-efficiency while guiding projects from PoC to deployment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in enterprise architecture or AI/ML engineering.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of AI governance and MLOps tools.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable AI platforms, pipelines, and frameworks aligned with enterprise goals.
• Define target-state AI architectures across applications, data, and infrastructure.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies (LLMs, multimodal, agentic AI) for adoption.
• Ensure AI architectures comply with governance, security, and regulatory frameworks.
• Collaborate with engineers and consultants to deliver enterprise-ready solutions.
• Support proof-of-concept projects and guide them into production systems.
• Develop integration strategies for AI platforms and enterprise applications.
• Advise leadership on AI architecture best practices and risks.
• Optimise AI environments for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Maintain thought leadership by tracking advancements in AI architectures.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

AI/ML engineering

Cloud platforms

Governance & MLOps

Tools

MLOps tools

Job description

About Unity Advisory

Unity Advisory is a modern advisory business built for today's CFO. It combines deep expertise with an AI-native operating model designed to deliver better evidence, faster execution and stronger client outcomes.

Through direct access to the expertise needed to solve complex challenges and a pace of delivery that enables organisations to seize opportunities, Unity delivers advisory as it should be, through a model that is free from audit conflict.

The Role

As a client-facing AI Architect, you'll design and deliver next-generation AI architectures that help clients harness emerging technologies at scale — working closely with engineers and consultants to turn ambitious ideas into enterprise-ready systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design scalable AI platforms, pipelines, and frameworks aligned with enterprise goals

• Define target-state AI architectures across applications, data, and infrastructure

• Evaluate emerging AI technologies (LLMs, multimodal, agentic AI) for adoption

• Ensure AI architectures comply with governance, security, and regulatory frameworks

• Collaborate with engineers and consultants to deliver enterprise-ready solutions

• Support proof-of-concept projects and guide them into production systems

• Develop integration strategies for AI platforms and enterprise applications

• Advise leadership on AI architecture best practices and risks

• Optimise AI environments for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency

• Maintain thought leadership by tracking advancements in AI architectures

Qualifications

• 7+ years in enterprise architecture or AI/ML engineering

• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Knowledge of AI governance and MLOps tools

Work Environment

A truly hybrid and flexible working environment, with the chance to shape how AI-driven advisory is delivered — working on cutting-edge projects and encouraged to deploy the latest analytical tools and approaches.

Additional Information

At Unity Advisory, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. In line with the Equality Act 2010, we will accommodate any suitable candidate requiring assistance to attend or conduct an interview. Please let us know if you need any adjustments when scheduling your interview or in your cover letter.

PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept unsolicited CVs from third-party agencies.