2 months ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define and drive technical strategy and architecture across complex ecosystems.
- Lead client-facing strategy, discovery, solution design, estimation, pitches, and technology transformation programmes.
- Identify and shape AI-driven products, services, use cases, propositions, and engagement models.
- Lead the integration of generative AI, LLMs, and agent-based systems into end-to-end solutions.
- Oversee architecture, integrations, data flows, scalability, security, performance, and technical quality across multiple programmes.
- Establish engineering standards and best practices, including modern development practices and DevOps.
- Partner with data teams on data architecture, personalisation, and real-time decisioning systems.
- Lead and mentor senior engineers and technical leaders while building distributed engineering capability.
- Contribute to AKQA’s technical roadmap, thought leadership, and regional technology leadership.
- Influence senior stakeholders across business, technology, design, data, and experience functions.
Requirements
- Deep technical credibility across platform engineering, distributed systems, and modern web and application stacks.
- Experience defining technical strategy and architecture for complex enterprise environments.
- Strong fluency in AI, generative AI, LLMs, agent-based systems, and emerging technologies.
- Experience translating business ambition and customer experience goals into technology strategies and scalable solutions.
- Experience leading senior client conversations and influencing C-level stakeholders.
- Experience shaping commercial solutions, new opportunities, revenue growth, and long-term client value.
- Experience developing senior technical talent and building engineering capability.
- Strong understanding of customer journeys, digital ecosystems, experience design principles, governance, and decision-making dynamics.
- Ability to bridge strategy, design, data, and technology into cohesive solutions.
- Strong communication, presentation, strategic thinking, coaching, and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Hybrid work approach with required in-office days.
- Accommodation or flexibility can be discussed with the hiring team during the interview process.
- Equal opportunity workplace committed to respect, inclusion, and equal career opportunities.
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About AKQA
AKQA is a design and innovation agency that builds digital products, services, and brand experiences for consumer and enterprise clients across sectors such as retail, automotive, and finance. The company operates on a services and consulting model spanning strategy, design, engineering, data, and media. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in London, AKQA is part of WPP and maintains studios across dozens of cities worldwide.