AI Solution Architect Senior Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in London is seeking an experienced AI Solution Engineer to support sales and bridge the technical and sales teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with AI models and cloud services, as well as strong collaboration skills. This hybrid role includes benefits like flexible working hours and private medical cover.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Private medical cover

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working with sales teams.
• Expertise in LLMs and SLMs performance.
• Practical experience with cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Support the sales process linking technical teams and sales.
• Demonstrate AI solutions to clients.
• Bridge gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Sales collaboration

AI Model Architecture

Cloud & Hyperscalers

Statistical analysis

Cloud Security & FinOps

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

AWS Bedrock

Google Vertex AI

OpenAI

Azure ML

Job description

Overview

Line of Service: Internal Firm Services
Industry/Sector: Technology
Specialism: Technology Strategy
Management Level: Senior Manager

About the role

We are looking for an experienced AI Solution Engineer to act as the link between PwC's industry architects, who identify AI business cases, and the firm's development capabilities. This role shapes AI solutions, meets client needs, and delivers measurable business value and technically feasible solutions. The AI Solution Engineer is a key technical resource responsible for selecting, designing, demonstrating, and delivering prototype solutions that align with customer needs and business goals during early engagement. As a trusted advisor, the Solution Engineer has a strong mix of technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and business acumen to effectively create cloud prototypes to demonstrate and communicate the value of solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. They provide experience in identifying viable and feasible AI solutions to address specific client issues and demonstrate PwC's technical capability as part of proposals. They demonstrate extensive knowledge of hyperscaler AI offerings, understanding all of the technical requirements and dependencies of a product/solution and explaining them to potential clients.

What your days will look like

Primarily sales-oriented, this role is focused on supporting the sales process by bridging the gap between technical teams and non-technical salespeople. The role helps sales teams select and prospects understand the AI/ML solution, demonstrates how it solves their business problems, and assists in demonstrating AI technical excellence to the client in the early sales process.

This role is for you if you have

• Extensive experience working with sales teams and shaping viable and feasible software solutions as part of process change for enterprise customers
• AI Model Architecture - Evidenced expertise in LLMs, SLMs (Large Language Models/Small Language Models) performance, suitability, training requirements, and deployment
• Cloud & Hyperscalers - Practical experience with at least two of the following is required: AWS Bedrock/Sagemaker, Google Vertex AI, OpenAI and Azure ML
• An understanding of underlying statistics, machine learning and data science, data engineering and big data concepts
• An understanding of the process and data complexities and prerequisites, and success criteria needed to deliver a solution that meets user and business needs
• Cloud Security & FinOps - Knowledge of landing zones, security, and AI cost optimisation

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.

Education and Certifications

Education (degrees/fields of study): Degrees/Field of Study required; Degrees/Field of Study preferred.
Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified).

Required and Optional Skills

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analytical Thinking, Business Architecture, Business Continuity, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Workflow, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Enterprise Application Integration, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Integration, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), Google Cloud Platform, Inclusion, Influence, Intellectual Curiosity, IT Service Management (ITSM) {+ 18 more}

Other details

Travel Requirements: Up to 20%
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?: No
Government Clearance Required?: No