Solution Director: Data & AI

Description

About us:

Who We Are:

We’re on a mission to close the world’s tech skills gap. We help organisations navigate the future of technology, combining human expertise, emerging tech and AI to deliver better outcomes, faster.

Since 2014, we’ve worked side-by-side with clients to solve complex challenges, build high-performing teams, and create lasting capability. As technology continues to evolve, we believe the most successful organisations will be those that combine the best of both: human ingenuity AND intelligent technology.

That belief is embedded in everything we do. We call it the genius of the AND: deep expertise AND practical delivery, innovation AND responsibility, ambitious work AND sustainable careers.

Through our Guide, Build and Equip approach, we help organisations embrace change, deliver meaningful impact, and develop the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly agentic world.

About you:

You care deeply about producing high-quality work that delivers real value

You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively

You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning

You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates

You’re pragmatic, adaptable and outcome-focused

You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others grow

You value low-ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams

Solution Director – Data & AI:

As a Solution Director, you play a critical role in growing our client accounts by shaping complex transformation opportunities into executable solutions. Working closely with Client Partners and Client Services Directors, you act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders (CIO, CDO, CTO, CPO) and lead the co-creation of solution architectures, delivery models and roadmaps that address their most important business challenges.

You operate at the intersection of strategy, technology and commercial delivery, translating client ambitions into clear, scalable solutions that our teams can build and operate. By collaborating with clients to design the architecture, team structure and delivery approach early in the opportunity lifecycle, you help move engagements from early exploration to confident proposal and commitment.

A key part of the role is enabling account growth: identifying where our capabilities can unlock value for clients, shaping opportunities aligned with our propositions, and ensuring there are no surprises at proposal stage by validating the technical and delivery approach together with the  this role you combine deep technical expertise, commercial awareness and strong client influence to design solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes while building long-term strategic partnerships.

What You’ll Do:

1. Lead our propositions and Practice IPBe a visible leader in the Data community; driving consistency, quality, and innovation.

Develop training and mentoring to grow internal capability.
2. Engage with clients

Act as a trusted advisor to C-suite stakeholders (CTO/CDO/CPO).Build relationships that uncover client challenges and opportunities.
• Show the art of the possible in Data & AI, connecting innovation to measurable outcomes.
3. Shape solutions

Translate complex business needs into compelling, value-driven Data & AI solutions.

Guide teams to deliver against vision and ensure robust, outcome-focused delivery.

Support business case development and pre-sales.
4. Drive growth

Identify, qualify, and shape new opportunities across AND.Partner with Client Teams to develop deals, coach others, and influence outcomes.

Achieve a leveraged revenue impact target of around 1m+.5. Lead and inspire

Provide senior oversight, coaching, and technical challenge across engagements.

Champion excellence and act as a role model for proactive, positive leadership.

What You Bring to the table:

Deep expertise in data platforms, AI/ML, cloud architectures, and analytics, translating technology into practical, scalable solutions.

Strategic and commercial mindset, connecting technology choices to business outcomes and growth opportunities.

Hands-on builder mentality – willing to roll up…