Company

GENAIArchitect

Knutsford, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“GEN AI Architect. Skills: Data Architecture, AI/ML Architecture, Responsible AI & Governance, Data Governance, Data Modelling. Define, direct and govern the bank’s target data architecture. Develop the bank's data architecture strategy”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensuring that data is accurate, secure and accessible to meet the needs of stakeholders; Support business strategy; Promote standardised, consistent, safe and value-driven data usage; Support data quality, accuracy and consistency and the protection of sensitive information; Provide guidance, data solutions and monitoring of progress; Connect disparate data sources, optimise data storage and provide seamless data access; Directs how data is logically and physically structured within the banks physical data resources; Potential impact on the banks operations, controls and application portfolio; Ongoing assessment of compliance with the bank's service level agreements and quality standards; Deliver continuous improvements; Create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard; Achieve outcomes using influencing and negotiating skills

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Sophisticated analytical thought; Comparing and selecting complex alternatives; In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking; Define problems and develop innovative solutions; Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience of Advanced AI/ML Architecture, Experience of Responsible AI & Governance

Nice to Have

Research Publication Record Experience, Industry Speaking Experience, Cross-Industry AI Implementation, GCP Professional Data Engineer, AWS Data Analytics, Databricks Certified, dbt Certified

What You'll Do.

direct and govern the bank’s target data architecture

Develop the bank's data architecture strategy

Translate bank-wide goals and objectives into target data architecture and transition plan

Provide subject matter expertise and share knowledge to promote standardised

safe and value-driven data usage

Develop and maintain the bank's data architecture governance

standards and protection policies

Manage the alignment of projects to the target data architecture

Define the shared reusable data capabilities

tools and technologies

Custodianship of an overarching data model

Monitor applicable regulatory standards and industry developments

Identify and select best-in-class data technologies

Assess compliance with service level agreements and quality standards

Contribute or set strategy

Make recommendations for change

Manage and maintain policies

Deliver continuous improvements

Escalate breaches of policies/procedures

Define jobs and responsibilities (if managing a team)

Plan for the department’s future needs and operations (if managing a team)

Counselling employees on performance (if managing a team)

Contributing to employee pay decisions/changes (if managing a team)

Lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department

Balance short and long term goals

Ensure that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements

Demonstrate leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive

Be a subject matter expert within own discipline (individual contributor)

Guide technical direction (individual contributor)

multi-year assignments (individual contributor)

Guide team members through structured assignments (individual contributor)

Identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation (individual contributor)

guide and coach less experienced specialists (individual contributor)

Provide information affecting long term profits

organisational risks and strategic decisions (individual contributor)

Advise key stakeholders on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment

Manage and mitigate risks

Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls

Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions

Collaborate with other areas of work

Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought

Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes

build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships

Use influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaboration with stakeholders, including data operations, engineers and analysts; Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas; Lead collaborative, multi-year assignments; Guide team members through structured assignments; Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders

Communication Scope

Share knowledge; Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management; Listen and be authentic; Energise and inspire; Align across the enterprise

Process & Methodology

Management of the alignment of projects to the target data architecture, Plan resources, budgets, Manage and maintain policies, Deliver continuous improvements, Balance short and long term goals, Ensure that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements

Full Job Description

# **Job Description** **Purpose of the role** To define, direct and govern the bank’s target data architecture (inc. shared data environment, data model and standards) in support of business strategy, ensuring that data is accurate, secure and accessible to meet the needs of stakeholders. **Accountabilities** * Development of the banks data architecture strategy, including the translation of bank-wide goals and objectives into target data architecture and transition plan. * Collaboration with stakeholders, including data operations, engineers and analysts, to provide subject matter expertise and share knowledge to promote standardised, consistent, safe and value-driven data usage. * Development and maintenance of the banks data architecture governance, standards and protection policies, regarding data models, authoritative data stores, and data capabilities, to support data quality, accuracy and consistency and the protection of sensitive information. * Management of the alignment of projects to the target data architecture through the provision of guidance, data solutions and monitoring of progress. * Definition of the shared reusable data capabilities, assets, tools and technologies required to connect disparate data sources, optimise data storage and provide seamless data access. * Custodianship of an overarching data model that directs how data is logically and physically structured within the banks physical data resources, e.g. database, interfaces and reports. * Monitoring applicable regulatory standards and industry developments for potential impact on the banks operations, controls and application portfolio. * Identification and selection of best-in-class data technologies and ongoing assessment of compliance with the bank's service level agreements and quality standards. **Vice President Expectations** * To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/

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