Director Of Ai And Advanced Analytics

End Date
Monday 19 February 2024
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Job Description
About this opportunity
We’re looking for a Director of AI and Advanced Analytics to join our Chief Data and Analytics Office. This is an exciting new role that will lead and implement the delivery of the Bank’s AI, Machine Learning and data strategy. You’ll be leading an excellent team of expert data specialists to drive technical excellence organisation wide, in addition to ensuring safe and efficient delivery of AI and Machine Learning solutions at scale across the Bank.
In this role you will represent the CDAO at Group level discussions on all AI and Advanced Analytics matters, leading the Banks AI and Machine Learning strategy & ensuring alignment with the Bank’s broader vision and strategy. You will lead the internal and external dialogue around AI and Advanced Analytics in line with the strategic plan to build a best-in-class Centre of Excellence. You will also be responsible for evolving and delivering against the data strategy, ensuring alignment to pan-business requirements across AI and Advanced Analytics, demonstrating the highly skilled chapters that operate underneath the director.
You’ll also have plenty of opportunities for collaboration - with executive leadership across the Bank to see opportunities for AI and Advanced Analytics, and also with peers across Data Management, Data Capabilities and the broader Data & Machine Learning platform to drive delivery of the Bank’s data strategy, ensuring the Bank is following best in class delivery approaches for safe and scalable analytics. You will also establish deep alignment with Business Unit leaders to ensure the Centre of Excellence is supporting the Business Units in building their own AI and Advanced analytics capabilities.
We need someone who can provide transformative leadership and drive alignment across all AI and Advanced Analytics areas, driving innovation and excellence. We’ll also be looking for this new director to stay attuned to powerful developments in the AI and Advanced Analytics space, assess their relevance for the Bank and make recommendations for capability enhancements.
About us
Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the constantly evolving needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too.
What you’ll need

• Senior level delivery experience of Advanced Analytics products.
• Understanding of industry standard process for Advanced Analytics delivery including track record of end-to-end delivery of data and ML products in a complex environment.
• Experience leading large cross functional teams.
• Strong influencing and relationship management skills at a senior level and able to communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Deep understanding of the Bank’s data strategy or equivalent knowledge of delivering an AI and Advanced Analytics focussed data strategy elsewhere.
• Financial analysis and controls - the ability to interpret the firm’s financial information, identify key issues and put in place appropriate controls and measures

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

This is a once in a career opportunity to help shape your future as well as ours.Join us and grow with purpose.
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.