AI Associate Director - AI Solutions & Architecture

AI Associate Director (London) - Client-Facing AI Solutions & Architecture

Overview

Method has partnered with a digital consulting firm investing heavily in its AI and client-facing technology capabilities. As the business continues to evolve its AI offering, they are looking to hire an Associate Director to help shape, design, and deliver enterprise AI solutions across a growing portfolio of clients.

This role is suited to someone who combines strong technical understanding of modern AI technologies with the ability to engage confidently with senior client stakeholders. You will play a key role in translating business challenges into practical AI solutions, supporting both pre-sales activity and delivery execution across consulting engagements.

The Opportunity

AI is becoming a core part of how the business delivers value to clients. This role will sit at the intersection of solution architecture, client advisory, and AI implementation, helping clients understand how technologies such as generative AI, LLMs, and agentic workflows can be applied in real-world enterprise environments.

You will work closely with Partners, delivery teams, and clients to shape AI-enabled solutions that are commercially viable, technically scalable, and deliver measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery sessions with clients to understand business challenges, operational processes, and AI opportunities
• Design and architect AI-enabled solutions across areas such as generative AI, LLMs, agentic workflows, automation, and enterprise integration
• Support RFPs, proposals, and pre-sales engagements by defining solution approaches, technical architecture, delivery models, and implementation plans
• Work closely with consulting and engineering teams to ensure solutions are practical, scalable, secure, and aligned to client requirements
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear business-focused recommendations for senior stakeholders
• Provide hands-on input into AI implementation projects, including solution design, workflow architecture, tooling decisions, and platform selection
• Support the development of repeatable AI-enabled offerings, accelerators, and frameworks across the consulting practice
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients throughout discovery, design, and early delivery phases
• Stay current on emerging AI technologies, enterprise adoption trends, governance considerations, and market developments

Technical Focus Areas

• Agentic AI and enterprise LLM applications
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures
• AI agents and workflow orchestration
• AI solution architecture and systems integration
• Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex AI, or similar platforms
• Enterprise AI governance, scalability, and deployment considerations
• AI-enabled automation and operational transformation

Skills & Experience

• Experience delivering AI, data, or digital transformation solutions within a consulting or professional services environment
• Strong understanding of agentic AI, LLMs, and modern AI solution patterns
• Experience leading client-facing workshops, technical discovery sessions, and solution discussions
• Proven ability to shape technical solutions for proposals, RFPs, and consulting engagements
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage credibly with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working across architecture, delivery, and advisory functions within complex enterprise environments
• Ability to balance hands-on technical involvement with client engagement responsibilities
• Consulting experience from firms or similar environments would be highly beneficial

Why This Role

• Opportunity to help shape a growing AI capability within an evolving consulting business
• High exposure to enterprise AI transformation programmes and senior client stakeholders
• Broad role spanning advisory, architecture, solution design, and delivery engagement
• Clear progression path into broader AI leadership responsibilities over time
• £100,000-£130,000 base + bonus

AI Associate Director (London) - Client-Facing AI Solutions & Architecture

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