Lead Data & AI Architect - Strategy & GenAI Governance

Frazer-Nash Consultancy; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 73,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Competitive salary

25 days' holiday entitlement

Holiday purchase scheme

Company pension scheme

Targeted professional development

Life Assurance

Private healthcare membership

Bonus scheme linked into company perf

Professional membership fees

Cycle to work scheme

Share purchase scheme

Season rail ticket loan

Job summary

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is seeking an experienced Lead Data & AI Architect to provide strategic technical leadership across our Digital & AI capability. This senior role shapes the architecture vision for data and AI solutions, ensuring they are scalable, secure and aligned with client expectations.

You will work with senior stakeholders to develop reference architectures, standards and guardrails for enterprise data platforms, analytics and GenAI solutions, mentoring teams to raise

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading Data and AI architecture in complex or regulated environments.
• Shaping architecture strategy for analytics, automation, GenAI and software-enabled products.
• Experience setting technical standards and governance.
• Strong communication to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentoring architects and delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and own strategic Data & AI architectures across the organisation.
• Lead development of enterprise data platforms, analytics and GenAI solutions.
• Provide architecture assurance for major digital programmes.
• Establish standards, reference architectures, governance processes.
• Mentor engineers and technical leaders to raise capability.
• Drive adoption of emerging technologies with governance.

Skills

Data & AI architecture

Architecture leadership

Stakeholder management

Mentoring teams

Governance & standards

Strategic direction

Job description

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is seeking an experienced Lead Data & AI Architect to provide strategic technical leadership across our Digital & AI capability. This senior role shapes the architecture vision for data and AI solutions, ensuring they are scalable, secure and aligned with client expectations.

You will work with senior stakeholders to develop reference architectures, standards and guardrails for enterprise data platforms, analytics and GenAI solutions, mentoring teams to raise