AI Specialist

Job Title • AI Specialist (AI Foundry) Location • Leeds (Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week) Job Type • Contract (3 Months) Start Date • Immediate Experience Required • 10+ years in Data & AI / Applied AI Engineering Key Skills • LLMs • agentic AI • AI system design • RAG architectures • vector databases • cloud platforms: Azure, AWS, or GCP • AI governance, ethics, and regulatory frameworks • multi-agent systems • orchestration frameworks • data engineering • data governance • designing scalable, secure AI solutions • stakeholder management • executive communication skills • mentoring and leading AI capability development Responsibilities • Define and contribute to AI strategy, roadmap, and governance frameworks • Lead enterprise assurance for high-risk AI systems and conduct deep technical reviews • Act as SME for AI technologies including LLMs and agentic AI • Design and evaluate multi-agent systems (memory, planning, orchestration, autonomy controls) • Lead PoCs for advanced AI workflows and semi-autonomous systems • Define enterprise AI patterns (RAG, vector search, prompt governance, orchestration) • Provide technical advisory on model selection, prompting strategies, and architecture trade-offs • Establish AI standards, guardrails, and reusable frameworks • Drive AI enablement through tooling, accelerators, and evaluation frameworks • Mentor teams and uplift AI capability across the organization • Ensure strong data foundations (data quality, lineage, governance, privacy) • Challenge vendor solutions through benchmarking and risk assessment Qualifications • Experience in financial services or regulated industries • Exposure to enterprise-scale transformation programs • Strong commercial awareness and business case support • Strong communication and stakeholder influence • Strategic thinking with execution focus • Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-paced environments • Problem-solving mindset with high ownership