Join us as a Lead Architect - AI at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.
Are you ready to lead a team at the forefront of AI innovation? We're seeking a customer-obsessed and forward-thinking Solution Architect to helm our Conversational Assistant & AI functions within the Digital Customer Experience team.
This role offers a unique opportunity to shape and guide our organization by developing next-generation AI-powered conversational solutions that redefine operations and enhance service to millions of customers and clients.
You will channel your visionary leadership, share your knowledge, develop our people, and drive our strategic agenda to foster a vibrant, innovative environment where creativity and technology thrive. Collaboration with cross-functional teams to craft groundbreaking AI solutions and set new standards will be key. If you're excited by this challenge, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities of a Solution Architect in AI
1. Design and Develop AI Solutions: Lead the creation of AI-powered solutions that meet business needs and improve customer experiences.
2. Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with data scientists, engineers, and stakeholders to ensure successful AI project implementation.
3. Ensure Scalability and Reliability: Design systems capable of handling large data volumes and complex computations reliably.
4. Stay Updated with AI Trends: Keep abreast of latest AI advancements to drive continuous improvement and innovation.
5. Provide Technical Leadership: Mentor team members and foster a culture of learning and improvement.
6. Evaluate and Select AI Tools: Assess and choose suitable AI tools that align with project and organizational goals.
7. Ensure Ethical AI Practices: Promote privacy, fairness, and transparency in AI solutions.
To succeed as a Lead Solution Architect in AI, you should have experience with:
* Delivery methodologies and organizational structures
* Complex delivery, operations, and product engineering
* Excellent stakeholder management skills
* Strong communication skills for technical and business audiences
* The ability to measure the value of technical approaches
Highly valued skills include experience in architectural roles across financial services, managing technical engagements, and expertise in AWS, AI/ML, or payments.
This role is based at our Knutsford campus.
Purpose of the Role
Design, develop, and implement solutions to complex business problems in collaboration with stakeholders, balancing technology risks with business delivery to ensure consistency.
Accountabilities
* Develop solutions as products that evolve with business needs, utilizing modern software practices and cloud technologies.
* Apply workload placement strategies to maximize cloud benefits like elasticity, serverless, and containerization.
* Design secure, resilient solutions aligned with bank standards.
* Balance risks and controls to deliver value.
* Adopt standard solutions when appropriate and contribute to their evolution.
* Support operational teams with fault finding and performance issues.
* Assess impact of design choices on risk, capacity, and costs.
* Create architecture documentation for governance compliance.
Vice President Expectations
* Advise stakeholders on impact and alignment.
* Manage risks and strengthen controls.
* Lead and be accountable for risk management within your team.
* Contribute to organizational goals with a comprehensive understanding of functions.
* Collaborate across business areas to stay aligned with strategies.
* Develop innovative solutions through analytical thinking and research.
* Build and maintain stakeholder relationships, using influencing skills.
All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays' values and mindset, fostering a culture of respect, integrity, service, excellence, and stewardship, while empowering, challenging, and driving the organization forward.
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