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

Job title

Lead AI Scientist

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

£90,440 - £106,400 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

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