Join a forward-thinking organisation undergoing a significant digital and data transformation journey. With a strong focus on innovation, emerging technologies, and data-driven decision-making, this organisation is investing in modern AI, analytics, and digital platforms to enhance business outcomes and create long-term value. You will be part of a collaborative environment where technology plays a critical role in shaping future capabilities across the enterprise.
Your new role
As the Technical Lead - AI, you will provide both strategic direction and hands-on leadership across enterprise AI, data, analytics, intelligent automation, and digital platform initiatives. Acting as the key link between business stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams, you will drive the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and business-aligned solutions.You will lead the development of enterprise AI and data platforms, define future-state architecture, establish trusted data foundations, and guide the implementation of modern integration and automation capabilities. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will facilitate technical workshops, influence technology roadmaps, and ensure delivery outcomes align with organisational objectives.In addition, you will mentor development teams, promote engineering best practices, and provide governance across solution design, cybersecurity, Responsible AI, and enterprise architecture standards. What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
- Proven experience leading complex AI, data, digital transformation, or enterprise technology programs.
- Strong hands-on expertise in software engineering, solution architecture, and cloud-based platform delivery.
- Experience designing and implementing AI and data solutions leveraging technologies such as AWS, Snowflake, Cortex AI, Machine Learning, Intelligent Automation, Conversational AI, and Agent-based solutions.
- Deep understanding of enterprise data architecture, semantic modelling, canonical data structures, API and integration architecture, governance, and security frameworks.
- Ability to define technology strategy, future-state architecture, and scalable solution roadmaps.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and business decision-makers.
- Experience mentoring technical teams and driving high standards of delivery, operational readiness, and continuous improvement.
In return, you will have the opportunity to lead enterprise-scale AI and digital transformation initiatives within a progressive and innovation-focused environment. You will play a key role in shaping technology strategy, influencing architectural direction, and delivering solutions that create measurable business impact.You'll benefit from working alongside experienced professionals, exposure to emerging technologies, and the ability to make a lasting contribution to the organisation's future digital capabilities. What you need to do now
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