Hybrid Head of Data and AI Assurance – GCOO Chief Controls Office

at Lloyds Banking Group

• Job title: Head of Data and AI Assurance – GCOO Chief Controls Office
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: £116,535 - £137,100 per year
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Birmingham, United Kingdom

About the role

• Head of Data and AI Assurance driving data and AI risk practices at Lloyds Banking Group. Leading a transformation from retrospective assurance to preventative, engineered risk management.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the controls strategy for Data & AI risk, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations, internal policies, and emerging industry standards as well as move towards a continuous monitoring paradigm
• Help embed control by design across Data & AI products, pipelines, models, and platforms - ensuring risk mitigation and assurance requirements are built in from the outset
• Oversee end-to-end Data & AI assurance, including model risk management, data quality controls, lineage transparency, monitoring frameworks, and ethical AI practices
• Establish and mature AI governance, ensuring safe deployment, explainability, fairness, and auditability of AI models and intelligent systems
• Lead a high performing assurance, controls, and technical risk team, fostering a culture of accountability, curiosity, and continuous improvement
• Partner closely with Engineering, Business, Risk and Audit teams to ensure risks are clearly understood, proactively managed, and fully reflected in the wider control framework
• Provide expert challenge to senior technology and business leaders, ensuring Data & AI initiatives meet the highest risk and assurance standards
• Stay ahead of market, regulatory, and technology developments, ensuring our organisation remains compliant, competitive, and safe as Data & AI innovation accelerates.

Requirements

• Deep technical expertise in Data Management, AI/ML, data engineering, or model development
• Demonstrated experience building risk management disciplines in Data & AI functions within complex or regulated environments
• Strong understanding of model risk management, data governance, AI assurance, and responsible AI principles
• A transformational leader with a track record of evolving operating models, uplifting capability, and driving cultural change across high stakes environments
• Ability to interpret and influence regulatory guidance, translating requirements into practical, scalable controls
• Strategic thinker with hands on credibility, able to lead conversations with technical teams, senior executives, regulators, and audit partners.

Benefits

• We support flexible working
• Flexible Working Options Flexibility in when hours are worked
• Hybrid Working
• Job Share