Head of Agentic AI and Data Science Research

Head of Agentic AI and Data Science Research - FCA - Hybrid - London, Leeds or Edinburgh

Salary - London - £129,400 - £194,100 and National - £117,700 - £176,500

Are you ready to shape how one of the world’s leading financial regulators understands, governs and applies frontier AI?

The Financial Conduct Authority is looking for a Head of Agentic AI and Data Science Research to lead the organisation’s capability at the frontier of applied AI, advanced analytics and emerging technologies.

This is an opportunity to determine how the FCA safely turns fast-moving developments in agentic AI, multi-agent systems and data science into better regulatory intelligence, more effective action against financial crime, and smarter decisions across the organisation.

Reporting to the Director of Intelligence & Digital, you will lead the research and design engine behind the FCA’s medium and long-term AI agenda. You will connect technical possibility with public purpose: establishing the governance, research ethics, roadmaps and professional capability that allow the FCA to innovate with confidence, while remaining safe, ethical and proportionate.

What you will drive:

• The FCA’s frontier AI agenda: Set the strategic direction for agentic AI, machine learning, data science and advanced analytics, identifying where these capabilities can improve regulation, market intelligence, organisational effectiveness and the fight against financial crime. • Safe and responsible AI: Establish and…