Independent Validation Manager – Markets & AI Modelling

Lloyds Banking Group

. Join a dedicated team that independently reviews, analyses, and validates AI/GenAI models .

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeBristol • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £84,051 - £93,390 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureBigQueryCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonPyTorchSQLTensorflow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join a dedicated team that independently reviews, analyses, and validates AI/GenAI models
Lead independent validation and periodic reviews of GenAI and Agentic models
Engage with a diverse array of use cases, improving your technical expertise across the LBG modelling landscape
Delivering through others by managing and coaching more junior team members
Leading model assessment through documentation review, quantitative analysis and development of benchmark models
Raise validation challenges/findings with model owners and provide actionable reporting on validation outcomes to senior members of the team
Applying judgement in reviewing and supporting Risk Classifications
Owning the stakeholder relationships for a portfolio of models
Contribute to the improvement of validation frameworks and processes related to AI models
Track emerging trends in AI technologies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years professional experience working in Model Development or Validation
Ability to lead small scale projects including coaching or supporting other team members
Proficiency in Python for model analysis
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
A numerate degree or equivalent experience in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or Physics
Experience using AI-specific frameworks or libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar tools is a plus
Proficiency in SQL is a plus
Familiarity with cloud AI platforms such as GCP Vertex AI, BigQuery, Azure AI, or similar environments is a plus
Experience or knowledge of regulatory requirements and frameworks relevant to AI is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
An annual performance-related bonus
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

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonSQLData ScienceStatisticsMathematicsComputer SciencePhysicsModel DevelopmentModel ValidationQuantitative Analysis

Soft Skills

Analytical skillsProblem-solving skillsWritten communicationVerbal communicationCoachingLeadershipStakeholder managementJudgmentTeam collaborationProject management