AI Portfolio and Pipeline Lead

Requirements of the role

The Data, Technology and Innovation (DTI) division enables the FCA to be a digital-first, data-led smart regulator by delivering a secure, agile, and cost-effective technology and data ecosystem that drives better decisions, transparency, and operational efficiency.

Working alongside the wider AI Programme (which will continue to oversee/coordinate AI activity across the FCA), the department will partner with business leads to shape and deliver work in priority areas — Authorisations, SPC, EMO and Anti‑Money Laundering.

Role responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end intake and triage of AI demand, shaping ambiguous ideas into well-defined opportunities with clear users, outcomes, assumptions, and decision points
• Translate complex business challenges into feasible AI use cases, advising on options, constraints, and best practices across data, models, governance, and delivery
• Organise high-profile pipeline and scoping activity, including designing and facilitating scoping workshops with senior stakeholders and subject-matter experts to identify highest-value AI opportunities
• Manage the AI backlog and pipeline through Discovery and POCs, balancing strategic priorities, risk, and delivery capacity to progress the most valuable and complex initiatives
• Own and support value assessment and sizing, interpreting internal and external drivers to recommend prioritisation based on benefits, costs, risks, dependencies, and time-to-value
• Facilitate prioritisation and governance forums, guiding stakeholders through complex trade‑offs and clearly communicating decisions to both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Line manage a small team of direct reports and associated supplier resources, ensuring quality, pace, and value across scoping and delivery activities
• Partner with the AI programme and wider DTI teams to align on standards, governance, and the target operating model, sharing and resolving specialist issues

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