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Job Title: Lead Data & AI Architect (Group Data & AI Office) 

Contract Type: Permanent 

Location:  Edinburgh / Glasgow / Alderley Park 

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based  

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Data & AI Architect to join our growing Group Data & AI Office (GDAIO). Responsible for enhancing the effectiveness of how data is used across Royal London. The function provides Data Strategy, Data Management and Analytics capabilities. The Lead Data & AI Architect plays a critical leadership role responsible for bringing best practice in Data & AI architecture and emerging technology trends to support the execution of the Group’s Data & AI Strategy. 

In this role you will be: 

• Accountable for GDAIO sponsored Data & AI platform architectures underpinning critical business outcomes. 

• Providing oversight and alignment of Data & AI solutions aligned to the execution of the Group’s Data & AI Strategy on behalf of the Chief Data & AI Officer. 

• Key contributor to the reference data architecture target state including maintaining key architectural viewpoints (Data Management, Analytics, AI and Decisioning). 

• Working with the Head of Data Strategy and Head of Data Transformation on showing how Data Capabilities underpinning critical business outcomes are being enabled through enterprise data viewpoints. 

• Promoting a culture of accountability and continuous improvement within GDAIO for architectural principles, designs and patterns. 

• Contributing to significantly upskilling key stakeholders on data literacy, data & AI architectures and data commercialisation. 

• Work closely with key stakeholders in our Group Architecture function to ensure material designs stay aligned to the Data & AI strategy, as well as sitting on existing architecture approval boards. 

• Building strong business relationships with key stakeholders to understand their current challenges and be a champion for delivering a data & analytics architecture to solve their problems and democratise data assets. 

What will you bring to the role? 

• Extensive enterprise data architecture experience, preferably in UK Financial Services. 

• Experience of designing data architectures to improve customer master data management, insights & advanced analytics (AI / ML) and decisioning to support personalisation. 

• Strong knowledge of Data & AI technology and concepts, including Azure Databricks / Medallion Architecture, Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Fabric / Snowflake, PowerBI, Event Driven Architecture, APIM, Party-based MDM, Decisioning engines, and citizen AI tools like M365 Copilot 

• Demonstrable knowledge of Predictive AI, RAG architectures supporting GenAI and Customer Next Best Action, Triggers and Prompts. 

• Proven track record of leading Data Architecture teams, with embedded Partners, on multi-vendor programmes and matrix led engagements. 

• Strong and demonstrable specialist knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, trends and standards, for example TOGAF 

About Royal London 

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.    

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.  

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits   

Inclusion, diversity and belonging  

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.