Lead Data & AI Scientist, Client Data and Analytics
Locations: London / Bristol
Hours: Full-Time
Working Pattern: Hybrid – at least two days per week in office or 40% of time at one of our office sites.
About This Opportunity
Client Data and Analytics delivers Analytics, Machine Learning, AI and Innovation to Business & Commercial Banking (BCB). As a Lead Data & AI Scientist, you’ll shape groundbreaking AI solutions that solve complex business challenges for BCB. You’ll lead initiatives that transform digital experiences, automate processes, and unlock data‑driven insights for colleagues and clients.
Provide technical leadership, define the capability roadmap, and ensure the delivery of high‑quality, scalable models. Mentor the Data Science & AI team, foster knowledge sharing, and embed industry best practices.
Key Accountabilities
Leadership
* Conceptualise and lead the delivery of AI‑driven solutions to solve complex business problems focusing on enhancing digital experiences, process automation and data‑driven insights to enable colleague and client journeys.
* Shape and define the capability roadmap for Data & AI, including cloud‑native solutions and scalable architectures.
Technical Excellence
* Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring for data scientists and engineers.
* Ensure rigorous quality assurance in model development, testing, and deployment.
* Develop proofs‑of‑concept to demonstrate new capabilities and accelerate adoption.
* Partner with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into actionable AI solutions.
* Advocate for responsible AI practices and compliance with governance frameworks.
* Guide the team in solving complex AI use cases and improving existing approaches.
* Contribute to the design of training curricula and professional development paths for the Data & AI community.
Delivery & Impact
* Drive measurable business outcomes through AI solutions aligned to strategic priorities.
* Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with Group Data & AI standards.
What You’ll Need
* Expertise in Machine Learning, AI, and Generative AI, with hands‑on experience in designing and implementing advanced models.
* Proven track record of deploying AI solutions end‑to‑end from model development to production deployment and monitoring.
* Strong understanding of foundational models and large‑scale architectures, including experience with fine‑tuning and adapting pre‑trained models for business use cases.
* Experience with cloud‑based AI/ML platforms and services.
* Deep understanding of responsible AI principles, hallucination guardrails, and assurance frameworks.
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
* Experience applying AI and machine learning within Financial Services.
About Working For Us
Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion, supporting our customers, colleagues and communities. We are 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. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long‑term health or neurodivergent condition 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 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
Next Steps
If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you!
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