Associate Director – Analytics, AI and Automation – maternity cover

Location: Sheffield / London / Hybrid Working (expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week) Contract: Fixed Term Contract - 12 months (maternity leave cover) Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri) Salary: Up to £66,950 (Sheffield) / £79,825 (London) depending on experience Closing date: 10th November 2026 THE ROLE The Associate Director for Analytics and Automation will play a strategic leadership role in advancing the organisation’s data intelligence capabilities and positioning Data Intelligence and Analytics as a centre of excellence for AI and process automation adoption.

In addition to owning the AI and data automation strategy for the wider Data Intelligence and Analytics function, particularly scaling, automation and insight delivery aligned to the organisation’s four strategic priorities for the five‑year strategy. The postholder will lead a team of 5 - 6 engineers and analytics SMEs. Responsible for strategic adoption and optimisation of AI capabilities within the Microsoft Fabric and other modern BI tools, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions that support both operational and strategic decision‑making.

Responsible for implementing agentic innovation, spanning grassroots ideation, a cross functional innovation forum, and business led discovery work to accelerate enterprise AI operations. Responsible for acting as the banks most senior technical expert, the postholder will shape agentic and automation standards, independently own 4 - 6 core processes and an innovation run book facing into the AD/D community, mentor analysts, and collaborate with stakeholders across the business to design and deliver impactful, insight driven solutions that enhance how data is interpreted and used across the organisation.

Responsible for supporting the Director of Data Intelligence and Analytics in operating a high-performance team culture with clearly articulated processes and monitoring operations. The role will support our Fabric migration plans factoring in a mixture of current state and future state focus. Please click on this Job Description to find out more details.