Senior Data & AI Programme Lead – Financial Services

Datatech Analytics; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Datatech Analytics is seeking a Manager / Senior Manager to lead high-impact Data & AI programmes for Financial Services clients in London, with hybrid flexibility across the UK. The role blends strategy, architecture and delivery, shaping roadmaps and business outcomes while guiding large client teams.

The candidate will work across data platforms, AI and GenAI, ensuring governance, security and production readiness, and will engage senior stakeholders to drive growth and strategic propositions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex, multi-workstream Data or AI programmes.
• Experience taking AI or advanced analytics solutions into production.
• Strong Financial Services experience across banking, insurance or capital markets.
• Technical credibility across data engineering, data platforms, ML or Generative AI.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing technical/consulting teams.
• Strong consulting and commercial experience, including business development and selling work.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex enterprise Data & AI programmes from strategy through to production.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior and C-suite stakeholders.
• Shape AI strategies, investment cases, roadmaps and measurable business outcomes.
• Lead teams of consultants, engineers and architects.
• Provide technical direction across data platforms, AI, GenAI, semantic architectures and agentic solutions.
• Ensure AI solutions are secure, governed, reliable and suitable for production.

Skills

Data & AI leadership

Multi-workstream programmes

Production-grade AI

Financial Services domain

Data engineering & platforms

Business development

Tools

Databricks

Azure

AWS

GCP

Snowflake

Generative AI

Responsible AI

Governance

Job description

Datatech Analytics is seeking a Manager / Senior Manager to lead high-impact Data & AI programmes for Financial Services clients in London, with hybrid flexibility across the UK. The role blends strategy, architecture and delivery, shaping roadmaps and business outcomes while guiding large client teams.

The candidate will work across data platforms, AI and GenAI, ensuring governance, security and production readiness, and will engage senior stakeholders to drive growth and strategic propositions.