AI & Agentic Tech Principal

End Date Thursday 04 June 2026

Salary Range £116,535 - £137,100

We support flexible working –  for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary This role brings deep, lived technology expertise to the Group’s AI and Agentic AI agenda, knowledge gained not at a conceptual level, but through sustained proximity to complex systems in real environments.

You understand how agentic systems work across the full technology ecosystem from data, APIs and infrastructure to modelling, decisioning, and the consumption layer. You are genuinely excited by technology, continuously horizon scanning, and able to go deep across the breadth of agentic capabilities, from build and evaluation through to control frameworks, model selection, and how agentic fits within the wider decisioning and data science ecosystem.

You convert business requirements into AI and agentic technology requirements, identify where current capabilities fall short, and drive the backlog of what needs to be built or brought in. Senior stakeholders and domain teams rely on you as the go-to technical authority – advising on complex, high-stakes agentic initiatives and ensuring the organisations technology choices are grounded in how agentic systems actually behave  Description

JOB TITLE:

AI & Agentic Tech Principal

SALARY: £116,535 - £150,810

LOCATION:

Bristol, Edinburgh, Manchester or London

WORKING PATTERN:
Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one our office locations above.

What you’ll be doing

Join one of the Group’s most fast-paced and forward-looking areas, where emerging digital technology is transforming how we work and deliver value.

You’ll bring a strong understanding of how agentic systems operate across the full technology ecosystem — from data, APIs and infrastructure through to modelling, decisioning and the consumption layer. You’ll be genuinely excited by technology, continuously horizon scanning, and comfortable going deep across the breadth of agentic capabilities — from build and evaluation through to control frameworks, model selection, and how agentic fits within the wider decisioning and data science landscape.

You’ll turn business requirements into AI and agentic technology solutions, spotting where current capabilities fall short and driving what needs to be built or brought in. As a trusted technical authority, you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders and domain teams, advising on complex, high-stakes initiatives and ensuring technology decisions are grounded in how agentic systems truly behave t you’ll deliver

End-to-end technical clarity for Agentic AI — define what “good” looks like across data, integration/APIs, security, infrastructure, models, orchestration, and the consumption layer

A prioritised Agentic AI capability backlog for the domain, based on a forward-looking assessment of capability gaps and business impact

Clear perspective on the agentic technology landscape — track new tools, models, frameworks, and patterns, and recommend how they should be adopted and integrated with existing capabilities

Higher-quality, better-grounded decisions on Agentic AI, supported by expert challenge on autonomy, model choice, orchestration, controls, and scalability before commitments are locked in Stronger technical and architectural foundations for scaling Agentic AI, reducing the risk of fragile, one-off solutions that fail when reused or operated at domain scale

Greater coherence across Agentic AI initiatives within the domain, avoiding fragmented solutions, duplicated effort, and incompatible assumptions

Confident and responsible Agentic AI adoption, with safety, explainability, and operational robustness embedded as core design criteria

Why Lloyds Banking Group If you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

What we’re looking for?

Deep, hands-on experience with AI and Agentic AI at scale, with a practical…