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AI Consultant

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment
Leeds, United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
£70,000 – £90,000 pa

Salary

£70,000 – £90,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
5 May 2026 (3 weeks ago)

Benefits

Hybrid working model with a structured in office presence three days per week Exposure to varied, high value AI work across multiple business areas and industries Opportunity to join a growing AI Lab with genuine influence over future direction and innovation Supportive, long term focused environment with strong retention and career development
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AI Consultant


Leeds or Nottingham | Hybrid working (3 days in office, Tuesday to Thursday)

The Company
They are a well established organisation operating at the centre of data driven decision making, supporting businesses to make more accurate and responsible choices. With access to large, complex datasets, they play a critical role in enabling better outcomes across financial services and beyond. The AI Lab is a newer function within the wider Data and Analytics group, created to accelerate innovation and integrate AI more deeply into products and client work. The culture is collaborative, stable and long term focused, with strong investment in people.

The Role

  • Design, develop and enhance AI and machine learning models to support lending and credit decisioning.
  • Work on a wide range of AI initiatives including predictive modelling, scorecards, chatbots and transformer based approaches.
  • Carry out research and development to explore how AI can be used as an alternative or improved solution to existing processes.
  • Contribute to new product innovation, including the development of new predictive models and tools.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across data, analytics and the wider business to embed AI into client work and internal projects.
  • Present technical concepts and findings clearly to both technical and non technical audiences.

Your Skills & Experience

  • Strong commercial experience in credit risk within a lender, fintech or credit bureau environment.
  • Proven capability in developing models, particularly scorecards or similar predictive models.
  • Hands on experience with AI and machine learning, such as LLMs, AI chatbots or advanced ML techniques.
  • Evidence of applying AI to solve real business problems within lending, credit or collections.
  • Strong programming skills in Python and SQL.
  • Confident communicator, comfortable presenting and explaining complex ideas.

What They Offer

  • Hybrid working model with a structured in office presence three days per week.
  • Exposure to varied, high value AI work across multiple business areas and industries.
  • Opportunity to join a growing AI Lab with genuine influence over future direction and innovation.
  • A supportive, long term focused environment with strong retention and career development.

How to Apply
Apply now to find out more about this key AI Consultant opportunity and how it could fit your next career move.

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