
Solution Director – Data & AI
AND Digital
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Manchester • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Own and evolve AND’s Data & AI proposition, partnerships, and thought leadership.
- Be a visible leader in the Data community—driving consistency, quality, and innovation.
- Develop training and mentoring to grow internal capability.
- Act as a trusted advisor to C-suite stakeholders (CTO/CDO/CPO).
- Build relationships that uncover client challenges and opportunities.
- Show the art of the possible in Data & AI, connecting innovation to measurable outcomes.
- Translate complex business needs into compelling, value-driven Data & AI solutions.
- Guide teams to deliver against vision and ensure robust, outcome-focused delivery.
- Support business case development and pre-sales.
- Identify, qualify, and shape new opportunities across AND.
- Partner with Client Teams to develop deals, coach others, and influence outcomes.
- Achieve a leveraged revenue impact target of around £2m+.
- Provide senior oversight, coaching, and technical challenge across engagements.
- Champion excellence and act as a role model for proactive, positive leadership.
Requirements
- Deep expertise across data platforms, AI/ML, cloud architectures, and analytics.
- Strategic mindset – able to connect technology to business vision.
- Strong problem-solving and design thinking skills.
- Exceptional communication – from boardroom to engineering team.
- Influential leadership without formal authority.
- Commercial awareness and a growth mindset.
- Curiosity, adaptability, and commitment to continuous learning.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday allowance + bank holidays
- Flexible bank holidays
- Share scheme
- A £1000 flexifund to use on a personalised list of benefits such Gym membership, Cycle to Work Scheme, Health, dental and optical cash plan
- Private medical insurance
- 6% employer pension contribution, when you contribute 2%
- PLUS many more
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data platformsAImachine learningcloud architecturesanalyticsbusiness case developmentpre-salesdesign thinkingproblem-solving
Soft Skills
strategic mindsetexceptional communicationinfluential leadershipcommercial awarenessgrowth mindsetcuriosityadaptabilitycommitment to continuous learning