Job Description

End Date

Thursday 18 September 2025

Salary Range

111,809 - 131,540

We support flexible working - click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Flexibility in when hours are worked, Hybrid Working, Job Share, Reduced Hours

Summary

A thought leader in responsible AI development in the Chief Data and Analytics Office. This role will inform the standard for ethical AI development and deployment for the Group especially when it comes to guardrails and technical AI risk mitigation approaches and will contribute to the Group's AI strategy.

JOB TITLE:

Responsible AI Development Lead

LOCATION(S):

London

HOURS:

Full time

WORKING PATTERN:

Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the above office site


At this exciting time when Lloyds Banking Group is starting to adopt AI at scale, we are seeking a thought leader in responsible AI development to join our AI Centre of Excellence in the Chief Data and Analytics Office! The role will be key to defining the standard to which the Group develops and deploys AI, tracking the latest techniques and informing our approach to guardrails. This role is essential in ensuring that while Lloyds Banking Group scales in its AI adoption, it does so with integrity, transparency, and in accordance with regulatory and societal expectations!


Your work will inform the Group's AI strategy. You'll be expected to act as a transformative leader, with a strong vision, promoting a culture of safe and ethical AI throughout the organisation, providing thought leadership, and advising senior leaders on responsible AI tooling, guardrails and AI risk mitigation techniques.


Key duties involve:


Demonstrate leadership on guardrails and technical AI risk mitigation approaches to upskill teams across the business. Drive the development of AI solutions underpinned by robust guardrails, ethical principles, and compliance with governance and regulation, at scale. Identify opportunities and provide support to embed best in class approaches into AI development workflows. Work together with our Platform leaders to embed the latest thinking into our enterprise AI tooling. Accelerate the responsible development and deployment of key AI use cases, including AI agents.

About us

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 you'll need

PhD in AI, AI Ethics or a related field or equivalent, significant industry experience working in a technical data role. Deep understanding of emergent AI risks particularly as it relates to Generative AI and Agentic AI, and how to mitigate these risks through tooling and procedures. Experience developing AI and Generative AI to the highest ethical standards. A good understanding of Cloud technologies including, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and the Responsible AI tooling available on GCP / VertexAI. Ability to make complicated technological concepts simple to senior audiences. Excellent relationship management with the ability to influence senior partners and course correct initiatives towards strategic outcomes.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.


We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.


We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.


And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.


We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

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
Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people?

Join our journey.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.