Lead AI Scientist

Lloyds Banking Group

Lead AI Scientist overseeing AI technical delivery solutions for Lloyds Banking Group. Collaborating with diverse teams to solve complex financial challenges and create innovative banking solutions.

Posted 6/7/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £90,440 - £106,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonPyTorchScikit-LearnTensorflow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

What you’ll need

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

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI systems developmentmachine learning modelsGenerative AIAgentic AIreinforcement learningPythonPyTorchTensorFlowScikit-learnStatsmodels

Soft Skills

analytical skillscritical thinkingcomplex problem-solvingcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsinfluencing skillscoachingmentoringadaptabilitycontinuous learning

Certifications

Master’s degreePhD