AI Enterprise Architect

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect with strong strategic technology leadership and a particular focus on AI and emerging technologies. This role will play a critical part in bridging business strategy with effective technical delivery, shaping and governing the enterprise‑wide technology architecture across our business units.

You will be responsible for defining and evolving technology roadmaps, ensuring alignment across systems and platforms, and establishing clear architectural principles and standards. A key aspect of the role will be to evaluate, guide, and govern the adoption of AI technologies, including data, analytics, and automation capabilities, ensuring they are applied responsibly, securely, and at scale.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will provide architectural governance across BUK, as well as technical guidance to Needs Labs, helping to translate innovation into production‑ready solutions. All solutions must align to BUK architecture standards and strategy, with a strong focus on scalability, security, compliance, ethical AI, and cost optimisation.

This is an opportunity to influence the organisation’s AI and technology direction, driving consistent, well‑governed architectural outcomes while enabling innovation across the enterprise.

To be successful in this role, you will need experience with:

• Enterprise scale AI & Data Architecture
• Responsible AI, Risk and Controls by Design
• Strategic Architecture Leadership & Decision Making

Some other highly desired skills are:

• AI Product & Value‑Led Thinking
• Ecosystem & Platform Orientation
• Thought Leadership & Capability Building

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as strong experience in project management, stakeholder management and planning as well as job‑specific technical skills.

This role can be based in any of the following locations:
London, Northampton, Knutsford or Glasgow.

To develop, and evolve the banks technology architecture through relevant solutions, strategies and execution plans aligned to and prioritized by business and technology objectives, including the development, evolution and adoption of foundational platforms and products.

• Development, evolution and implementation of the banks technology architecture and strategies aligned to the business and technology objectives, unlocking execution and run.
• Collaboration with stakeholders, including Enterprise Architecture teams and other developers to provide subject matter expertise and share knowledge to foster continuous improvement, and clients to understand and deliver on their technical needs.
• Motivation and leadership of a diverse collection of technologists, business and operations teams and enterprise leaders, with goal to align business & technology strategy & standards, identifying opportunities and connecting people.
• Assessment of new technologies to address current and future business needs, through a combination of curiosity and problem‑solving skills.
• Determination of the optimal solutions while balancing continuous requirements imposed by compliance, governance, security and funding, through deep understanding of the business and customer outcomes and maintaining a strong and steady grasp on the underlying technologies.
• Monitoring and analysis of the performance, resiliency and stability of applications to identify and resolve issues and communicate and document key findings to stakeholders.
• Compliance with applicable regulatory standards and identification of industry developments that may impact the banks operations and controls to enhance the banks application portfolio.
• Support of engineering and architecture community initiatives to mentor team members, streamline operations, share and grow knowledge.

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s…