Lead AI Scientist

Location: Bangor

## Lead AI Scientist Apply locations:
Bristol:
Edinburgh Princes Exchange:
London 10 Gresham Street:
Manchester:
Leeds Wellington Placetime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todaytime left to apply:
End Date:
July 13, 2026 (13 days left to apply) job requisition :
147735
** End Date
** Sunday 12 July 2026
** Salary Range**£90,440 - £106,400
** We support flexible working –  for more information on flexible working options
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** Job Description Summary
** As an AI technical delivery lead at Lloyds Banking Group, you will be an expert practitioner at the forefront of the Group's AI transformation. In this role, you will lead the technical delivery of cutting-edge artificial intelligence, machine learning, and generative AI solutions, guiding their application to drive business value while ensuring ethical and responsible implementation. You will work within the AI Centre of Excellence, collaborating with diverse teams to solve complex financial challenges and create innovative, customer-centric banking solutions.
** Job Description
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* JOB TITLE:

** Lead AI Scientist
** SALARY:** £90,440 - £131,450
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* LOCATION:

** London, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester or Edinburgh
** WORKING PATTERN:
** Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in on of the offices above.
** About this opportunity:
** As a Lead AI Scientist at Lloyds Banking Group, you will be an expert practitioner at the forefront of the Group's AI transformation. In this role, you will lead the technical delivery of cutting-edge artificial intelligence, machine learning, and generative AI solutions, guiding their application to drive business value while ensuring ethical and responsible implementation. You will work within the AI Centre of Excellence, collaborating with diverse teams to solve complex financial challenges and create innovative, customer-centric banking solutions.
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* Role Responsibilities:

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* ** AI Solution Design**:
Lead the development of AI use-case solution designs, balancing innovation with practicality. Apply appropriate data science techniques to develop and/or tune models and evaluate performance.
* ** Project Delivery:
** 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.
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* Collaboration:

** Lead and work within cross-functional teams comprising of business leaders, product managers, data scientists, data engineers and ML/AI engineers
* ** Responsible AI Governance**:
Partner with the Responsible AI team to embed robust ethical principles, bias mitigation techniques, and regulatory compliance into all AI development workflows.
* ** Team Mentorship:
** Coach and mentor junior data scientists and AI engineers, helping to grow team capabilities and fostering a culture of continuous learning and curiosity.
* ** Continuous Learning:
** 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.
** About us
** We’re on an exciting journey and there couldn’t be a better time to join us. The investments we’re making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.
** 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/Tensor Flow, Scikit-learn, Stats models, Lang Graph 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…