AI Enterprise Architect

Enterprise AI Architect (VP)

Global Financial Services Organisation - Enterprise AI Programme

Manchester - Hybrid (2 days per week on site)

Up to £107,000 (dependant on experience)

Harvey Nash is proud to be partnered with a leading financial institution who is investing heavily in an enterprise-wide AI Accelerator programme and is seeking a VP-level Enterprise AI Architect to provide technical leadership, clarity and direction at a critical stage.

You will provide overall strategic architecture leadership for AI, operating at enterprise scale within a high-profile, well-funded programme under senior executive scrutiny. This is a strategy-led role (c.70/30), focused on defining direction, enabling delivery and ensuring governance rather than hands-on build.

You will operate comfortably in ambiguity, bringing structure, confidence and challenge where the AI agenda is still forming.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and govern the target enterprise AI and data architecture and transition roadmap
• Provide senior technical leadership across AI/ML platforms, GenAI capabilities, data and cloud infrastructure
• Establish and enforce AI architecture and governance frameworks aligned to risk and regulation
• Guide engineering teams and challenge third-party vendors on scalable, compliant AI solutions
• Act as a senior interface across Engineering, Data, Risk, Compliance and Executive stakeholders
• Provide clear updates, guidance and decision support to senior leadership forums

What We're Looking For

• Proven Enterprise / Chief / Lead Architect experience in large-scale or regulated environments
• Strong background in AI/ML architecture, platforms and enterprise data foundations
• Experience applying EA frameworks to AI-led transformation programmes
• Broad cloud and hybrid architecture experience (AWS, Azure, private cloud)
• Credibility and gravitas to operate at VP level and influence senior decision-makers

Why This Opportunity

• One of the organisation's highest-priority technology programmes
• Significant funding, autonomy and executive sponsorship
• Rare chance to set AI direction at enterprise scale

If you are a senior enterprise architect looking to shape AI strategy at scale and operate at the heart of a flagship transformation programme, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.

Please apply directly online, and if your application is successful, one of the team will be in touch for a confidential conversation.