Lead Data & AI Solutions Architect

Women in Data®; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Compare the Market in London is seeking a senior leader to own the technical direction for Data & AI, shaping how AI and data solutions are designed and built across the business. You will lead the design and delivery of complex, large-scale AI and data initiatives adopted across the organisation.

You will establish best practices, monitor and support AI systems in production, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to turn business goals into practical technical solutions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience designing, delivering and supporting large-scale data and AI solutions in production.
• Experience setting technical direction, engineering standards, and influencing leadership-level decisions.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals for data-intensive systems.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction for Data & AI and shape how AI and data solutions are designed and built across the business.
• Lead the design and delivery of complex, large-scale AI and data solutions adopted across the organisation.
• Establish best practices, standards and reusable frameworks for teams to build more efficiently.
• Improve monitoring, evaluation and support of AI systems in production to maintain value.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Data, Product and Engineering to translate business goals into technical solutions.
• Mentor engineers and ensure governance, standards and controls grow with the AI capability.

Skills

Technical leadership

Data & AI architecture

Large-scale systems

Production ML

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Tools

Python

PySpark

SQL

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Compare the Market in London is seeking a senior leader to own the technical direction for Data & AI, shaping how AI and data solutions are designed and built across the business. You will lead the design and delivery of complex, large-scale AI and data initiatives adopted across the organisation.

You will establish best practices, monitor and support AI systems in production, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to turn business goals into practical technical solutions.