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Senior Data & AI Scientist


Company : Lloyds Banking Group


Location : Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber


Created : 2026-03-04


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

We're looking for a strategic and technically minded Senior Data & AI scientist to join our Homes Platform AI Team. As a Senior Data & AI Scientist, you will leverage AI and machine learning to gain insights, make predictions, and aid decisionmaking. You will ensure ethical considerations and accuracy are upheld while delivering optimized models ready for production. Your work will contribute to solving complex business problems and improving operational efficiency.Do not wait to apply after reading this description a high application volume is expected for this opportunity. Responsibilities Collaborating with crossfunctional teams to understand business requirements and deliver solutions. Collecting, processing, and analysing data from various sources and ensuring ethical use of data in all projects. Performing statistical analysis to identify trends and patterns. Developing and implementing machine learning models and algorithms. Continuously improving models and processes for better performance. Handson development experience in Modelling. Advanced proficiency in Python (including libraries such as NumPy, Pandas, scikitlearn, PyTorch/TensorFlow). Strong understanding of feature engineering, model selection, evaluation metrics, optimisation techniques and Gen AI. Ability to apply complex statistical methods and design experiments. Familiarity with GCP cloud environment for deploying ML solutions. Ability to understand complex business requirements and create businessready solutions. Strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills, particularly the ability to convey business information arising from technical subject matter to nontechnical people. Qualifications Exposure to Generative AI and emerging AI technologies. Experience with MLOps tools (MLflow, Docker, CI/CD pipelines). Insights into industry solutions for data management, storage and analytics. Experience working within regulatory change would be advantageous, including Credit Risk, capital and impairment processes. Experience in line management. Any additional relevant experience will be considered an asset. At Lloyds Banking Group, were 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 youll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means youll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, well 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. Well always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. Were focused on creating a valuesled culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together were building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference. Were on an exciting journey and there couldnt be a better time to join us. The investments were 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. Benefits A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual performancerelated 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 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. Its why we especially welcome applications from underrepresented groups. Were disability confident. xjdpvnf If youd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.