Lead Enterprise Architect - AI Location: LondonContract type: Contract Rate / Salary: 800 - 1100 Clearance: Eligible AI: Complex data. Clear thinking. It''s knowing what matters. That makes a real difference. The Opportunity We are seeking a Lead Enterprise Architect with a strong AI focus to support a critical phase of our client''s technology and AI evolution. This is a senior practitioner role, operating at enterprise level, where architectural judgement, influence and delivery credibility matter more than formal authority. You will work across strategy, architecture and delivery, helping shape how AI is adopted coherently across the organisation. The role is not about prescribing idealised target states; it is about working constructively with organisational reality and bringing clarity, direction and momentum where complexity and ambiguity exist. This environment is far from ordinary - and we''re not looking for ordinary. Working Environment The organisation is operating in a fast-evolving AI landscape, with multiple teams at different stages of maturity. Governance and structure are present but not rigid, and success depends on an ability to balance assurance, delivery pace and pragmatism. You will engage with senior technical, delivery, commercial and business stakeholders, often operating in contested or ambiguous situations. The emphasis is on trust, judgement and clear reasoning rather than process for its own sake. What You''ll Be Doing - Operate as Lead Ent