Solution Director: Data & AI

About us:

Who We Are:
We’re on a mission to close the world’s tech skills gap. 

We help organisations navigate the future of technology, combining human expertise, emerging tech and AI to deliver better outcomes, faster.

Since 2014, we’ve worked side-by-side with clients to solve complex challenges, build high-performing teams, and create lasting capability. As technology continues to evolve, we believe the most successful organisations will be those that combine the best of both: human ingenuity AND intelligent technology.

That belief is embedded in everything we do. We call it the genius of the AND: deep expertise AND practical delivery, innovation AND responsibility, ambitious work AND sustainable careers.

Through our Guide, Build and Equip approach, we help organisations embrace change, deliver meaningful impact, and develop the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly agentic world.

About you:

• You care deeply about producing high-quality work that delivers real value
• You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively
• You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning
• You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates
• You’re pragmatic, adaptable and outcome-focused
• You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others grow
• You value low-ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams
  

Solution Director – Data & AI:

As a Solution Director, you play a critical role in growing our client accounts by shaping complex transformation opportunities into executable solutions. Working closely with Client Partners and Client Services Directors, you act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders (CIO, CDO, CTO, CPO) and lead the co-creation of solution architectures, delivery models and roadmaps that address their most important business challenges.

You operate at the intersection of strategy, technology and commercial delivery, translating client ambitions into clear, scalable solutions that our teams can build and operate. By collaborating with clients to design the architecture, team structure and delivery approach early in the opportunity lifecycle, you help move engagements from early exploration to confident proposal and commitment.

A key part of the role is enabling account growth: identifying where our capabilities can unlock value for clients, shaping opportunities aligned with our propositions, and ensuring there are no surprises at proposal stage by validating the technical and delivery approach together with the client.

In this role you combine deep technical expertise, commercial awareness and strong client influence to design solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes while building long-term strategic partnerships.

What You’ll Do:

1. Lead our propositions and Practice IP

• Be a visible leader in the Data community; driving consistency, quality, and innovation.
• Develop training and mentoring to grow internal capability.

2. Engage with clients

• 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.

3. Shape solutions

• 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.

4. Drive growth

• 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 €1m+.

5. Lead and inspire

• Provide senior oversight, coaching, and technical challenge across engagements.

• Champion excellence and act as a role model for proactive, positive leadership.

What You Bring to the table:

• Deep expertise in data platforms, AI/ML, cloud architectures, and analytics, translating technology into practical, scalable solutions.
• Strategic and commercial mindset, connecting technology choices to business outcomes and growth opportunities.
• Hands-on builder mentality – willing to roll up sleeves, work with engineers and architects, and get “feet in the mud” to move solutions forward.
• Strong problem-solving and solution design capability, navigating ambiguity and turning complex challenges into clear approaches.
• Influential communicator and leader, able to align stakeholders from boardroom to delivery teams and take ownership from concept through execution.

Why join AND Digital?

We’re building a culture where talented people can do meaningful work, continue growing, AND enjoy the journey along the way.

Our model is designed to build belonging and connection: we’re organised into regional ‘Clubs’ of no more than 80 people, so you (and our clients) get the benefits of that small company feel while also being connected to a larger whole.

Our Practice Areas act as a ‘second home’ for our ANDis - a place where you can innovate and learn with like-minded experts who care deeply about their craft, support each other generously, and believe the best ideas come from collaboration, not hierarchy.

Our culture is rooted in our values of Wonder, Share and Delight, and shows up through five traits that we celebrate and nurture in all our ANDis: we value curiosity, ambition and a growth-mindset. We are deeply client-centric. Most important of all we are human - we create an inclusive environment where people feel trusted, supported and able to be themselves.

By joining AND, we’ll provide:

• 25 days bookable holiday + flexible Bank Holidays 
• Pension: 6% of salary paid by AND Digital with a further 2% paid by you (can be increased by choice).
• Aviva healthcare cover (including pre-existing condition cover) for you.
• Flexibenefit: £1000 assigned to you via our benefits portal to select or upgrade the benefits that suit you the most. Any unused allowance from the £1000 can be taken as cash. 
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection.
• Eye test + first pair of glasses.
• Parental Benefits: Generous Enhanced Maternity and Enhanced Partner (Paternity) Leave.

AI Statement

We champion tech that helps people work smarter, but we want to get to know you! If you use AI to assist with your application or interview prep, please ensure all information submitted remains an accurate, truthful representation of your personal achievements and capabilities rather than generating false or misleading information. We may reject applications where AI is used inappropriately at any stage of the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Diversity and inclusion are hugely important to us, and we’re committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We’re actively recruiting for a diverse and inclusive workforce so want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application.

We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you need any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process, so please speak to our recruitment team.