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We’re partnering with a leading investment firm operating across multiple asset classes, renowned for its data driven decision making, high performance culture, and commitment to innovation. As the business accelerates its use of AI across front, middle, and back office functions, they are now seeking a Lead AI Architect to define and drive the group wide AI strategy. This is a rare opportunity to own the AI vision of a major financial institution and shape how advanced AI technologies transform investment insights, operational efficiency, and business performance.
Job Responsibility:
Define and lead the firm wide AI strategy, roadmap, and architectural standards
Advise and collaborate with C suite executives, presenting insights, capabilities, and emerging opportunities
Partner with business units to understand their challenges and design AI powered solutions that drive measurable outcomes
Build AI frameworks, pipelines, RAG systems, and intelligent agents to support investment analysis, automation, and decision support
Oversee AI model development, validation, governance, and ethical use of AI across the organisation
Evaluate and integrate multiple AI vendors and platforms including GPT based solutions, Claude, Copilot, and other enterprise LLM ecosystems
Lead technical design across data engineering, model deployment, prompt engineering, and enterprise architecture
Ensure robust security, compliance, and risk controls around AI and data usage
Mentor engineering and data teams and help establish best practices, patterns, and reusable components
Requirements:
Proven track record as a Lead AI Architect, Principal Engineer, or Senior AI/ML Specialist, ideally in investment management, hedge funds, or financial services
Deep technical experience across LLMs, agent based systems, vector databases, model orchestration, and scalable AI architectures
Strong experience working with multiple AI vendors and ecosystems (e.g., ChatGPT/GPT models, Claude, Copilot, Azure AI, GCP Vertex, Amazon Bedrock)
Solid understanding of data engineering, MLOps pipelines, secure AI deployment, and integration with enterprise systems
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence executive leadership and translate business needs into technical design
Experience leading AI programmes in complex, regulated environments
Nice to have:
Experience in the following sectors is particularly relevant, though we also welcome exceptional applicants from other data-heavy, multi-stakeholder industries: Asset Management / Investment Management