Global Data Architect

La Fosse; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

La Fosse is seeking a Global Data Architect to shape its data and AI consulting proposition from a London base. This senior role blends technology strategy with client engagement and business transformation, influencing decisions beyond delivery.

You will mentor architecture specialists across regions, develop strategic offerings, and translate complex data concepts into measurable business value for senior stakeholders in a hybrid London environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in data architecture, enterprise architecture or AI architecture.
• Strong understanding of modern data platforms and analytical architectures.
• Consulting mindset with influence over decisions and client outcomes.
• Strong commercial acumen linking technology choices to business value.
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders and communicate complex ideas clearly.
• Experience working across complex organisations and client-facing environments.
• Interest in evolving data and AI architecture demonstrated through learning or projects.

Responsibilities

• Shape global data and AI architecture propositions to deliver commercial value.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to understand objectives and develop architectural solutions.
• Articulate the value of consulting propositions and influence investments.
• Provide strategic direction across data platforms, analytics ecosystems, AI deployment and governance.
• Translate technical concepts into business outcomes for decision-makers.
• Mentor regional architecture specialists and promote cross-regional consistency.
• Identify opportunities to enhance consulting services and market offerings.

Skills

Data architecture

Enterprise architecture

AI architecture

Job description

up to £150,000 | London | Hybrid - minimum 2 days per week in the office

The opportunity

We're partnering with a leading global professional services and technology organisation to appoint a Global Data Architect to help shape and grow its international data and AI consulting proposition.

This is a senior, commercially focused architecture role sitting at the intersection of technology strategy, consulting and business transformation. You'll work with senior stakeholders and clients to shape architectural direction, influence critical decisions and develop solutions that deliver measurable business value.

This is not a traditional architecture delivery role focused on implementation, engineering management or governance alone. Instead, it offers the opportunity to influence strategy, shape consulting propositions and help clients solve complex business problems through effective data and AI architecture.

The role

You will take a global perspective on data and AI architecture, helping develop the organisation’s consulting offering while supporting and mentoring architecture specialists across multiple regions.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Global architecture strategy: Shape and evolve data and AI architecture propositions, ensuring they address real client challenges and deliver commercial value.
• Client consulting: Engage with senior business and technology stakeholders to understand their objectives, challenge assumptions and develop appropriate architectural solutions.
• Commercial leadership: Articulate the value of consulting propositions, communicate trade-offs and influence investment and architectural decisions.
• Data and AI architecture: Provide strategic direction across modern data platforms, analytical ecosystems, AI/ML architectures, model development and deployment, governance and associated technology capabilities.
• Stakeholder influence: Translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes, building credibility with senior decision-makers.
• Global collaboration: Mentor regional architecture specialists, share expertise and help build consistency across international markets.
• Proposition development: Identify opportunities to enhance consulting services, support business growth and strengthen the organisation’s market offering.

What we're looking for

We're interested in architects who combine technical credibility with strong consulting instincts and commercial awareness.

You'll ideally bring:

• Significant experience in data architecture, enterprise architecture, AI architecture or a closely related discipline.
• A strong understanding of modern data platforms, analytical architectures and emerging AI capabilities.
• A consulting mindset, with experience shaping solutions and influencing decisions rather than simply delivering against an established design.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to connect technology decisions to measurable business outcomes.
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders, facilitating strategic discussions and communicating complex ideas clearly.
• Experience working across complex organisations, business transformation programmes or client-facing environments.
• The ability to learn new industries and business processes quickly, build relationships and influence across different teams and geographies.
• A genuine interest in the evolution of data and AI architecture, ideally demonstrated through personal projects, practical experimentation or continuous learning.

Experience in insurance or another regulated financial services environment would be advantageous, but it is not essential.