Lead Architect - AI & ML

Join us as a Lead Architect - AI at Barclays where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

Are you ready to lead a team at the forefront of AI innovation? We're on the hunt for a 'customer obsessed' and forward-thinking Solution Architect to helm our Conversational Assistant & AI function within the Digital Customer Experience team.

This isn't just any job — it's a journey where you will be required to help shape and guide our organization! Imagine shaping the next generation of AI-powered conversational solutions that redefine how we operate and overhaul the service we provide to millions of our customers and clients.

You'll get to channel your visionary leadership, share your knowledge, develop our people, and drive our strategic agenda to create a vibrant, dynamic environment where creativity and cutting-edge technology come together and thrive. You'll also be collaborating with cross-functional teams to craft groundbreaking AI solutions and help set new standards. If you're excited by this challenge, speak to us!

Key Roles of a Solution Architect in AI, you will:
Design and Develop AI Solutions: Lead the design and development of AI-powered solutions that meet business requirements and enhance customer experiences.
Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of AI projects.
Ensure Scalability and Reliability: Design AI systems that are scalable, reliable, and maintainable, ensuring they can handle large volumes of data and complex computations.
Stay Updated with AI Trends: Keep abreast of the latest advancements in AI technologies and methodologies to continuously improve and innovate AI solutions.
Provide Technical Leadership: Offer technical guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Evaluate and Select AI Tools: Assess and select the appropriate AI tools and technologies that best fit the project requirements and organizational goals.
Ensure Ethical AI Practices: Promote and ensure the ethical use of AI, considering privacy, fairness, and transparency in AI solutions.

To be successful as a Lead Solution Architect in AI you should have experience with:

Delivery methodologies and organizational structures
A background in complex delivery, operations and product engineering
Excellent stakeholder management skills
Communication skills focused on both technical and business language
The ability to measure the value of different approaches to technical problems

Other highly valued skills include:
Experience in architectural roles that have had broad applicability across financial services
experience in managing technical engagements to design and deliver positive outcomes in complex systems engineering
Experience in AWS, AI/ML or payments is highly valued.

This role will be based out of our Knutsford campus.

Purpose of the role

To design, develop, and implement solutions to complex business problems, collaborating with stakeholders to understand their needs and requirements, and design and implement solutions that meet those needs and create solutions that balance technology risks against business delivery, driving consistency.