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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of Agentic AI and Data Science Research - **Company:** Financial Conduct Authority - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £140,000.0 - £190,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software Product Management, Role-Based Access Control, Multi-Agent Systems, Virtual Agents - **Published:** September 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4eb0cdf179a02a7d ## About the Role We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role's key requirements. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here ), * Significant experience of managing and influencing senior stakeholders internally and externally * Experience leading specialist technical, analytical, AI, data science or comparable multidisciplinary teams within a complex organisation * Strong understanding of AI, machine learning, data science, and advanced analytics, including associated opportunities, limitations and risks * Experience of developing governance frameworks, standards, operating models or strategic roadmaps supporting the safe, ethical, and proportionate use of AI or advanced analytics * Proven ability to translate complex technological developments into practical organisational outcomes, priorities, and investment decisions Essential * Experience developing strategic, tactical, and ethical approaches for deploying AI and advanced analytics in support of organisational objectives * Proven horizon-scanning capability and ability to convert emerging technological developments into actionable strategies, and business roadmaps * Experience establishing AI governance, model assurance, research ethics or responsible AI frameworks. * Ability to operate credibly as a senior technical adviser to executive and board-level stakeholders. * Exemplary communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skill * Experience of role modelling strong leadership behaviours in line with organisational values * The ability to inclusively lead a group of talented individuals with a wide variety of professional expertise, experience, and backgrounds * An open and flexible management style and the ability to communicate effectively to a wide-ranging audience with different skills and perspectives Desirable * Advanced understanding of agentic AI, multi-agent systems, and emerging frontier AI technologies. * Experience within financial services, regulation or another highly regulated environment. * Evidence of recognised thought leadership within AI, data science, or advanced analytics. * Experience representing an organisation externally on AI strategy, governance, or innovation topics. * Familiarity with commercially available agentic AI platforms and tooling. ## Description The Head of Agentic AI and Data Science Research leads the FCA's capability at the frontier of applied AI, ensuring the organisation not only adopts emerging technologies but understands, shapes and governs them in a way that supports its public interest objectives. Reporting to the Director of Intelligence & Digital, this role is the research and design engine for AI. It provides strategic leadership for AI research, model governance, data science capability, and horizon scanning. It is responsible for identifying how emerging AI technologies can be applied safely, ethically and proportionately to support better regulation, enhance regulatory intelligence, combat financial crime and improve organisational effectiveness. The role owns the FCA's medium and longer-term AI agenda, translating emerging opportunities and risks into actionable strategies, governance frameworks and capability roadmaps. It also leads the FCA Data Science Profession and provides technical thought leadership to senior decision-makers across the organisation and wider regulatory, and technology stakeholder communities. Working closely with AI Product Delivery and AI Security & Technology Operations, the role ensures clear accountability across strategy, research, governance, delivery and operations, without duplication of responsibility., * Lead the FCA's Agentic AI and Data Science Research function, setting the strategic direction for AI research, advanced analytics and emerging technologies * Define and shape the FCA's medium and long-term approach to AI and Data Science, ensuring emerging technologies support smarter regulation, regulatory intelligence, financial crime reduction and organisational effectiveness * Establish and maintain the FCA's AI governance and research ethics framework, providing the standards, controls and technical authority required for the safe, ethical and proportionate use of AI and advanced analytics * Develop and maintain the FCA's medium and long-term AI and Data Science roadmap, translating research, horizon scanning, and emerging technologies into future organisational capability and priorities * Lead the FCA's horizon scanning and AI intelligence capability, identifying emerging opportunities and risks, and translating them into strategic recommendations, policy insight and investment priorities * Lead the FCA's Data Science Profession; provide specialist AI and Data Science expertise, building professional standards, organisational readiness, and thought leadership while representing the FCA across regulatory, technology, and stakeholder communities * Developing and delivering a long-term strategy for the department, aligning to broader divisional and organisational strategies * Leading on performance, capability and culture within the department, with a strong focus on operational excellence * Delivering through others by relying on coaching, influencing and negotiating skills with a range of internal and external stakeholders * Building a strong and inclusive directorate that attracts and develop diverse talent ## Related Videos - [Guiding Agentic AI with Vue](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2033-guiding-agentic-ai-with-vue) - [Introduction to Azure Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/368-introduction-to-azure-machine-learning) - [Designing and Deploying Distributed Multimodal Multi-Agent Systems with Google's AI Stac](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1976-designing-and-deploying-distributed-multimodal-multi-agent-systems-with-google-s-ai-stac) - [The New Financial Stack: AI, Agents and Trust](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100002-the-new-financial-stack-ai-agents-and-trust) - [AI in Leadership: How Technology is Reshaping Executive Roles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1705-ai-in-leadership-how-technology-is-reshaping-executive-roles) - [Building and Deploying Multi-Agent Systems with ADK and Vertex AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1918-building-and-deploying-multi-agent-systems-with-adk-and-vertex-ai) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Should AI be Regulated? 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