As an AI&Data Architecture Associate Director, you will:

• Lead teams in the design and implementation of scalable data solutions using modern technologies, under the guidance of senior team members.
• Take ownership of the growth, development, and continuous improvement of the business, professional community, or practice area, driving strategic initiatives, sharing expertise, developing capability, and fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
• Identify gaps and inefficiencies in clients’ existing architecture, working closely with senior colleagues to support analysis and solution development.
• Shape strategy and roadmaps for improving client AI and Data architectures.
• Provide ongoing architectural support for delivery teams, ensuring solutions are technically sound, scalable, and aligned with agreed architecture principles throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Facilitate client workshops throughout the project lifecycle, assisting with preparation, documentation, and follow-up actions.
• Engage with clients to gather requirements and ensure project deliverables align with their needs, with support from senior team members.
• Drive architectural thought leadership by sharing ideas on innovation, emerging technologies, and modern data and AI architecture patterns across client and internal forums.
• Play an active role in internal networks and special interest groups, participating in discussions and activities to build your professional expertise within Architecture.
• Lead and mentor junior architects, providing guidance on architectural patterns, standards, and best practices while supporting their professional development.
• Drive innovation in data and AI architecture by prototyping new technologies and developing proofs of concept to validate ideas and inform client and internal recommendations.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with client architecture and technology stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor to ensure alignment between client objectives, architectural direction, and delivery outcomes.

Requirements

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Proven experience establishing a business function or community of practice that has demonstrated business growth.
• A strategic thinker, with an analytical and creative mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to stay current with emerging AI and Data trends, technologies, and architecture patterns, and apply them to relevant client opportunities and solutions.
• Experience building AI-enabled data architecture.
• In-depth experience in one or more major cloud platform(s) (AWS, GCP, Azure), preferably with relevant professional-level certifications.
• Competency and practical implementation experience with AI / Agentic solutions.
• A background working in software development, data engineering, or data science, with an aptitude and motivation to progress towards a specialisation in AI and Data Architecture.
• Expertise across foundational data domains including data modelling, data engineering, data governance, and data consumption.
• Working knowledge with the likes of Databricks, Snowflake, Anthropic, etc.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience working in client-facing environments and a proven track record in architecting complex data solutions.
• Experience leading technical teams, coordinating across project streams to deliver high-quality Data and AI solutions.

Benefits

At Accenture, in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days vacation, gym subsidy, private medical insurance, and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

Closing date for applications is 22/01/27

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments, and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data, and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise, and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions, and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X, and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners, and communities.

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