Data & AI Lead

Data & AI Lead Senior pre-sales and delivery leadership role within a £100m public sector technology business Shape national-scale Data and AI solutions that make a real difference to people's lives Hybrid working with UK-wide client engagement Salary £90,000 to £140,000 UK work authorisation required About the Company Our client is a leading digital technology consultancy with over 30 years of experience delivering transformation across the public sector and beyond.

A trusted partner to some of the UK's most important organisations, they deliver national-scale services that improve outcomes for millions of people. With a growing Data and AI practice and an ambitious pipeline of programmes at the cutting edge of public sector technology, this is one of the most impactful places in the UK to do serious data work.

The Role A high-impact hybrid role combining hands-on technical leadership with strategic consulting and business development. You will shape and deliver Data and AI opportunities across a major public sector portfolio, working with senior technology and account leaders to design solutions that drive real outcomes. Alongside pre-sales, you will operate as a Lead Data Architect on delivery programmes, providing architecture design, assurance and subject matter expertise end to end.

The ideal candidate is technically deep, commercially aware, and equally at home in a client workshop and a complex architecture review.

Key Responsibilities Lead early-stage client engagements including discovery sessions and workshops with senior public sector stakeholders Develop compelling bid responses, proposals and presentations in collaboration with account teams Create reusable Data and AI accelerators and offerings to support pre-sales and delivery Act as Lead Data Architect within delivery programmes, owning technical design, data modelling, metadata management and governance Provide technical leadership and assurance across delivery teams, ensuring alignment with best practice and client objectives Advise clients on technology selection and define information handling models across complex data platforms Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across complex, multi-organisation client environments Lead, motivate and develop individuals within the Data and AI practice What You'll Need Essential:
Experience as a Data or AI consultant in a client-facing role, including pre-sales and opportunity shaping Strong technical expertise across data modelling, metadata management, data transformation, migration and governance Proven track record delivering or assuring large-scale Data or AI programmes within the public sector Ability to lead complex delivery programmes including mentoring, standards development and architecture assurance Excellent communication and influencing skills at C-level and Director-level Broad technology knowledge across data platforms, integration, analytics, AI/ML, governance and cloud Experience working across the full sales lifecycle from shaping through to close Desirable:

Experience with UK central government, arms-length bodies or devolved administrations Familiarity with public sector procurement and framework-based sales Experience designing or delivering large-scale data platforms or secure data environments Understanding of GenAI and large language model applications in a public sector context Enterprise Data Architecture experience Experience developing go-to-market offerings or reusable delivery assets Why Apply? Salary of £90,000 to £140,000 Work on programmes with tangible, positive impact on people across the UK A role spanning pre-sales, technical leadership and strategic consulting at national scale People-first culture with a genuine focus on growth and development Hybrid working within a collaborative and ambitious Data and AI practice Interested?

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