AI Solutions Architect

About the project (description, duration, stage)

Neurons Lab is an FSI-focused AI consultancy that embeds directly with enterprise clients — banks, insurers, and financial institutions — to design and deliver AI transformation.

As an AI Solutions Architect in our Talent Network, you will be the technical lead on client engagements, designing and delivering production-ready AI architectures. Most projects enter the discovery or pilot stage and run 6–12 weeks.

This is a Talent Network engagement, not a full-time position.

Projects are scoped and initiated by Neurons Lab when a client engagement begins. You are invited to join when a matching project is available, and you are free to take it.

You work as a freelance contractor at 0.25–0.5 FTE per project (10–20 hrs/week).

Between projects, there may be gaps, and you're free to hold other commitments alongside Neurons Lab.

Objective

Support business development through technical expertise and client communication

Enable engineering team growth and high-performance delivery

Contribute to critical AI system architecture and implementation

KPI

Achieve 90%+ Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) on technical delivery

Support team performance improvement and capability development

Deliver scalable AI system architectures that meet FSI compliance requirements

Areas of Responsibility

Business Development Support

Communicate project progress with customers, explaining business and technology logic clearly

Prepare upsell and account expansion ideas for existing clients

Assist in proposal preparation for new client engagements

Engineering Team Enablement

Lead AI Engineers on customer projects, create tasks, control performance, and share feedback (not all projects require AI Engineers)

Help the engineering team grow, identify, and support high-performers

Participate in performance reviews and performance improvement plans

Technical Architecture & Implementation

Take part in the implementation of critical software pieces

Define how AI transforms business processes; design end-to-end AI-powered experiences

Design scalable AI systems architecture; decide on model selection, deployment patterns, and infrastructure requirements

Bridge business stakeholders and technical teams; translate business needs into technical specifications

Design how multiple AI agents/models work together; define agent-to-agent communication protocols

Establish AI development standards, safety protocols, and compliance frameworks

Design systems for AI safety, bias mitigation, and failure modes; implement monitoring and intervention systems

Skills

Technical Excellence

AI system architecture design and implementation

Model selection and deployment pattern expertise

Multi-agent system design and communication protocols

AI safety and compliance framework development

Business process transformation through AI

Leadership & Communication

Advanced written and oral communication in English

Technical team leadership and performance management

Business stakeholder communication and requirement translation

Client relationship management and technical explanation abilities

Experience

Key characteristics (ideally to have 4/4):

Experience in hands-on AI/ML solutions development

Experience working with financial services clients or inside an FSI company

Experience with large, regulated organisations (banks, insurers, government, utilities) is a plus.

Experience working in a cloud hyperscaler

All three major hyperscalers are treated as equally valid for this role. Neurons Lab serves clients across Azure, AWS, and GCP environments and needs certified architects on each platform.

Experience in technology consulting or service business