Hybrid Lead AI Scientist

at Lloyds Banking Group

• Job title: Lead AI Scientist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: £90,440 - £106,400 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, Python, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn, Tensorflow
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Lead AI Scientist at Lloyds Banking Group leading technical delivery of AI solutions. Collaborate with diverse teams to solve financial challenges and create innovative banking solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of AI use-case solution designs, balancing innovation with practicality.
• Oversee the entire data science / AI delivery lifecycle, from data exploration to model development/tuning to deployment, monitoring, and performance optimisation using ML and AI Ops best practices.
• Lead and work within cross-functional teams comprising of business leaders, product managers, data scientists, data engineers and ML/AI engineers.
• Partner with the Responsible AI team to embed robust ethical principles, bias mitigation techniques, and regulatory compliance into all AI development workflows.
• Coach and mentor junior data scientists and AI engineers, helping to grow team capabilities and fostering a culture of continuous learning and curiosity.
• Maintain an active view of emerging tools and techniques. Develop proof-of-concepts to demonstrate new capabilities. Guide the team in solving complex AI use cases and improving existing approaches.

Requirements

• Extensive experience developing and deploying AI systems and machine learning models in a production environment.
• Master’s or PhD (preferred) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or relevant STEM field.
• Deep knowledge of AI/ML concepts, algorithms, and techniques, including Generative AI, Agentic AI and reinforcement learning.
• Strong proficiency in programming languages, particularly Python.
• Expertise in AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch/TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, Statsmodels, LangGraph and ADK.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (preferably Google Cloud Platform and Vertex AI).
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and complex problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills, with the ability to convey business information from technical subject matter.
• A high degree of ethical awareness, with an understanding of AI ethics, risk mitigation, and bias detection.
• Adaptability and a passion for continuous learning to keep up with the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies