Job Details
* Job Title: Lab Engineering Lead (AI)
* Location: Leeds, Edinburgh or London
* Salary: £90,440 - £123,160 (location dependant)
* End Date: Tuesday 07 October 2025
* Hours: Full time
* Working Pattern: Hybrid Working, spend at least two days per week at our Leeds, Edinburgh or London offices
What you’ll be doing
* Lead the Agentic AI Lab to explore and implement cutting-edge AI technologies that transform the investment experience for millions of UK customers.
* Design and deploy advanced AI systems, tools and interfaces within a complex financial environment, using multi-agent frameworks and enterprise-grade methodologies.
* Champion innovation and engineering excellence, staying ahead of AI trends and driving continuous improvement in delivery through Agile practices and CI/CD pipelines.
* Mentor and grow high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of trust, simplicity and customer focus while enabling development in emerging technologies.
* Collaborate across brands and platforms including Halifax Share Dealing Ltd., Embark and FNZ, to deliver scalable investment solutions under Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland.
* Drive strategic impact by aligning technical delivery with long-term business goals, ensuring resilience, performance and customer-centric outcomes.
What you’ll need
* Engineering Leadership: Proven experience leading software engineering teams within Pensions and Investments in UK Financial Services. You’ve delivered strategic change initiatives and oversaw technical direction across multiple squads. Skilled in managing critical service recovery protocols.
* Team Development & Coaching: Strong track record in building high-performing teams, mentoring talent, and fostering a culture of growth, simplicity, and trust. Able to inspire delivery and turn setbacks into success.
* AI Systems Expertise: Hands-on experience designing and implementing enterprise AI solutions. Capable of navigating complex challenges such as latency, security, and methodology selection (e.g. zero-shot vs RAG).
* Innovation & Vision: A forward-thinking leader with a passion for technology transformation and engineering excellence. Comfortable challenging norms to drive market-leading innovation.
* Cloud Engineering (GCP): Demonstrated success in leading cloud-based projects on Google Cloud Platform. GCP certifications and experience with GCP AI tooling are highly desirable.
* Strategic Problem Solving: Adept at anticipating long-term business needs and developing strategic solutions. Experienced in identifying opportunities and resolving complex issues with lasting impact.
About working for us
Our ambition is to be the top tier UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. We guarantee interviews for applicants with disabilities, long-term health or neurodivergent conditions through the Disability Confident Scheme. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes a generous pension contribution of up to 15%, an annual performance-related bonus, share schemes, lifestyle discounts, 28 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays), and wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies.
Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more. At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re driven by a clear purpose to help Britain prosper, with opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe and will only request confidential information once you have formally been invited to interview or accepted an offer. We’re focused on a values-led culture and are committed to building a truly inclusive workplace where all colleagues can make a real difference.
Job function
* Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
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