Enterprise AI Architect

Job Title: Enterprise AI Knowledge Architect - AI Single Front Door
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Contract Length: 12 months
Daily Rate: £600.00 - £800.00 per day Inside IR35
Working Pattern: Full Time
Location: Warwick or London

About Our Client:
Our client is a leading organisation in the Business Services sector, committed to leveraging cutting-edge technology to enhance operational efficiency. They are on the lookout for an enthusiastic and skilled Enterprise AI Knowledge Architect to join their innovative team, focusing on enabling an AI-powered employee front door for seamless access to HR, Finance, Procurement, IT, and other vital services.

Role Overview:
The Enterprise AI Knowledge Architect will play a pivotal role in shaping the enterprise knowledge architecture, ensuring the delivery of trusted, relevant, permission-aware, and traceable answers. This position encompasses ownership of the architecture, standards, governance, design assurance, and roadmap for various knowledge management components, including taxonomy, metadata, and retrieval systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Architecture & Governance:
- Own and define the enterprise knowledge architecture, principles, and roadmap aligned with AI and data strategies.
- Establish and govern standards for taxonomy, metadata, content structure, and knowledge lifecycle management.

Search & Retrieval:
- Set architecture requirements for enterprise search and retrieval, ensuring AI responses are sourced from approved and traceable knowledge.
- Use evidence-based insights to identify and prioritise improvements in architecture and content quality.

Quality & Lifecycle Management:
- Define controls for the content lifecycle, ensuring accountability for accuracy while establishing quality assurance mechanisms.
- Ensure traceability between AI responses and source knowledge for audit and compliance purposes.

Risk & Influence:
- Ensure compliance with Responsible AI, security, and data protection standards.
- Build capability through effective communication and by fostering communities of practise across the organisation.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

Experience:
- Extensive background in knowledge or information architecture, enterprise search, and content management within complex organisations.
- Proven track record in defining architecture and governance across multiple business domains.

Technical Skills:
- Strong understanding of enterprise search, retrieval-augmented generation, knowledge graphs, and permission-aware access.
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365, Azure AI, and Responsible AI principles is desirable.

Leadership & Communication:
- Ability to lead through architecture and standards while influencing stakeholders across organisational boundaries.
- Exceptional communication skills, capable of translating complex architectural decisions into understandable concepts for senior stakeholders.

What's in it for You?

A chance to make a significant impact within a forward-thinking organisation.
Competitive daily rate and a dynamic work environment.
Opportunity to engage with a variety of stakeholders and contribute to the evolution of AI and knowledge management practises.

If you possess the drive and expertise to shape the future of knowledge architecture within a leading organisation, don't miss this exciting opportunity!

How to Apply:
To express interest in this role, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and motivation for applying.

Our client is excited to welcome a talented Enterprise AI Knowledge Architect who is ready to influence and innovate in this vital area of business services!

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Job Details

Company
Pontoon
Location
Warwick, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Salary negotiable
Posted