AI Tech Lead – Sourcing
Smith & Nephew13 days ago
Watford, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end solution architecture for AI-enabled sourcing and procurement capabilities, including autonomous sourcing, category intelligence, negotiations, and payables.
- Translate business challenges and opportunities into scalable architecture designs, functional specifications, integration designs, data flows, and delivery roadmaps.
- Define architecture patterns for integrations, workflow orchestration, model selection, prompt design, grounding, and human oversight.
- Partner with Procurement, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Security, and Technology stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
- Drive AI governance, security, compliance, and responsible AI practices across procurement solutions.
- Provide technical leadership, architecture governance, and mentorship to product, engineering, and data teams.
- Advise stakeholders on procurement transformation and emerging AI opportunities.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Applications, Digital Procurement, Supply Chain Technology, or related disciplines, with meaningful exposure to source-to-pay processes.
- Strong expertise in sourcing, contracts, purchasing, supplier management, invoicing, and finance integration processes.
- Proven experience translating business requirements into architecture blueprints, integration designs, data flows, and implementation roadmaps.
- Experience designing enterprise AI solutions such as copilots, intelligent automation, knowledge assistants, and document extraction, including AI governance considerations.
- Strong understanding of enterprise integration, data architecture, security, compliance, and non-functional requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Advanced degrees and experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI Services, or similar enterprise platforms are highly desirable.
Benefits
- Generous annual bonus, pension schemes, and Save As You Earn share options.
- Flexible vacation and time off, paid holidays, and paid volunteering hours.
- Private health and dental plans, healthcare cash plans, and life assurance.
- Hybrid working model for most professional roles.
- Hands-on, team-customised training and mentorship.
- Gym and fitness club discounts and other employee discounts.
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