Lead Data and AI Scientist
Lloyds Banking Group Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Financial Services · 10,001+ employees
About the role
The lead Data & AI Scientist will architect and scale AI/ML solutions, including GenAI and autonomous agents, to solve complex business problems. They will also mentor junior team members and establish best practices for model development, deployment, and governance.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have over 18 years of experience with a strong foundation in statistics, machine learning, and deep learning. Proficiency in GenAI frameworks, NLP, and MLOps practices is required, with an advanced degree preferred.
Benefits
Full description
End Date
Sunday 30 August 2026
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Hybrid Working
Job Description Summary
Job Family: Data Science & AI > Data & AI Scientists Business Title: Data Science & AI Engineering Lead Grade: F Location: Hyderabad, Lloyds Technology Center Department: AI Centre of Excellence (CDAO) YOE: 18+ Years
Role Overview We are seeking a hands-on lead Data & AI Scientist to drive the development and scaling of AI-powered solutions across the enterprise. This role is pivotal in shaping the technical direction of our AI/ML initiatives, mentoring talent, and delivering high-impact outcomes through cutting-edge technologies including GenAI, autonomous agents, advanced NLP, and machine learning.
Job Description
Role Overview
We are seeking a hands-on lead Data & AI Scientist to drive the development and scaling of AI-powered solutions across the enterprise. This role is pivotal in shaping the technical direction of our AI/ML initiatives, mentoring talent, and delivering high-impact outcomes through cutting-edge technologies including GenAI, autonomous agents, advanced NLP, and machine learning.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Strategy
- Lead the design, incubation, and scaling of AI/ML solutions that solve complex business problems.
- Architect and implement GenAI-powered systems, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and autonomous agents.
- Evaluate and integrate open-source and proprietary LLMs, optimising for performance and business value.
Solution Delivery
- Translate business requirements into robust, scalable AI/ML solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of AI capabilities into products and platforms.
- Drive experimentation, rapid prototyping, and iterative development.
Team Development & Mentorship
- Guide and mentor data scientists, ML engineers, and junior developers.
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.
Operational Excellence
- Partner with CoE leaders to participate and improve delivery processes, resource allocation, and prioritisation frameworks.
- Establish best practices for model development, deployment, monitoring, and governance.
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong foundation in statistics, machine learning, and deep learning.
- Proven experience in building and deploying GenAI solutions using frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, or similar.
- Expertise in Natural Language Processing (NLP), including semantic search, entity recognition, and text generation.
- Hands-on experience with LLMs (e.g., GPT, LLaMA, Claude, Mistral) and fine-tuning/customisation techniques.
- Ability to design and implement autonomous AI agents capable of observation, planning, reasoning, and action.
- Proficiency in analysing large datasets to identify trends, model improvements, and optimisation opportunities.
- Familiarity with MLOps/AIOps practices and tools for scalable model deployment and lifecycle management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree (MSc/PhD) in Computer Science, Data Science, AI/ML, or related field.
- Experience in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of enterprise AI governance, ethical AI, and model interpretability.
