AI Assurance Lead

Liberty Blume; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + buy up to 5

Calm app & wellbeing benefits

Matched pension up to 10%

Life assurance & income protection

Electric car scheme

Volunteering leave

Job summary

Liberty Blume is seeking an AI Assurance Lead in Bradford (BD4) for a permanent, hybrid role with two days in the office and three days remote each week. You will establish and drive the governance, risk, and assurance framework for responsible AI, collaborating with Product and Engineering to embed governance across the lifecycle.

The role requires expertise in AI governance, risk assessment, DPIAs, and regulatory knowledge, with strong stakeholder management and communication skills to guide

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong understanding of AI and machine learning concepts.
• Experience in AI governance, AI assurance, model validation, data science, or AI engineering environments.
• Knowledge of AI regulations, standards, and frameworks (ISO 42001, GDPR, EU AI Act).
• Experience conducting risk assessments, compliance reviews, and DPIAs.
• Strong stakeholder management and the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
• Well-organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams.
• Strong analytical, risk assessment, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and advise stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of Liberty Blume's AI governance and assurance framework.
• Define and deliver Responsible AI strategies, governance models, and operating frameworks.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to embed AI assurance throughout the lifecycle.
• Assess AI systems to ensure safety, reliability, transparency, and risk alignment.
• Conduct AI risk assessments covering data quality, governance, fairness, explainability, robustness, and model performance.
• Identify and mitigate AI-related risks including drift, bias, and security concerns.
• Lead data protection and supplier assurance reviews related to AI.
• Design and deliver AI governance policies, standards, and training.
• Champion a culture of responsible AI adoption across the organisation.
• Monitor evolving AI regulations and best practices, ensuring compliance.
• Represent AI governance in cross-functional forums.

Skills

AI governance

AI assurance

Risk assessment

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OneTrust

Vanta

Job description

We're looking for a AI Assurance Lead to join our team in Bradford (BD4) on a permanent basis. This hybrid role offers the flexibility of two days in the office and three days working remotely each week.

As an AI Assurance Lead, you will play a pivotal role in establishing and driving Liberty Blume's AI assurance and compliance framework. You'll ensure AI solutions are developed and operated responsibly, meeting the highest standards of accuracy, transparency, safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance. Working as part of the Governance, Risk & Compliance team, you will collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams to embed Responsible AI principles throughout the AI lifecycle. As the organisation's subject matter expert in AI governance, risk, and assurance, you will provide oversight and guidance across the design, deployment, and ongoing monitoring of AI-powered products and services, helping to build trust, accountability, and compliance by design.

What will you be doing?

• Lead the development and implementation of Liberty Blume's AI governance and assurance framework, ensuring alignment with key regulations, standards, and industry best practices.
• Define and deliver Responsible AI strategies, governance models, and operating frameworks that support the safe and ethical use of AI across the business.
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams to embed AI assurance, controls, and governance throughout the AI lifecycle, from design and development through to deployment and monitoring.
• Assess and challenge AI systems, including generative and agentic AI solutions, to ensure they are safe, reliable, transparent, and aligned with organisational risk appetite.
• Conduct AI risk assessments and assurance reviews covering data quality, lineage, governance, fairness, explainability, robustness, accuracy, and model performance.
• Identify, evaluate, and mitigate AI-related risks, including model drift, bias, validation concerns, security vulnerabilities, third-party model risks, and autonomous system behaviours.
• Lead data protection, supplier assurance, and governance reviews related to AI technologies and services.
• Design and deliver AI governance policies, standards, training, and awareness initiatives across the organisation.
• Champion a culture of responsible AI adoption, promoting risk awareness, accountability, and compliance.
• Monitor emerging AI regulations, industry developments, and best practices, ensuring the organisation remains aligned with evolving requirements.
• Represent AI governance and assurance within cross-functional forums, providing expert guidance to stakeholders across technology, product, risk, and compliance teams.

We tend to look for people with:

Essential:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline.
• Strong understanding of AI and machine learning concepts, model lifecycles, and Responsible AI principles.
• Experience in AI governance, AI assurance, model validation, data science, or AI engineering environments.
• Knowledge of AI regulations, standards, and frameworks, including ISO 42001, GDPR, the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, or similar.
• Experience conducting risk assessments, compliance reviews, and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
• Strong stakeholder management and the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
• Well-organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams.
• Strong analytical, risk assessment, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and advise stakeholders at all levels

Desirable

• Experience delivering AI assurance, governance, or compliance programmes within a technology-led organisation.
• Exposure to AI and machine learning deployments on major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Knowledge of risk management and information security frameworks, including ISO 31000, ISO 27001, or related standards.
• Experience using governance, risk, and compliance platforms such as OneTrust, Vanta, or similar tools.
• Strong research and analytical capabilities, with the ability to interpret emerging regulations and industry developments.
• Ability to quickly understand complex technologies, products, and associated policy or regulatory considerations.
• Proven ability to prioritise workload, manage competing demands, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable working within a growing, evolving business where adaptability and initiative are highly valued.
• Understanding of the commercial, legal, and regulatory landscape surrounding AI, technology, and data governance.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave + buy up to 5 days
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance, plus many more.
• Matched pension contribution up to 10%
• Life assurance & income protection
• Exclusive Virgin Media O2 products, employee discounts and cashback offers on thousands of brands
• Access to electric car scheme
• 24 hours paid volunteering leave

Who we are:

#LibertyBlume a Liberty Global company, is a rapidly growing business services provider, specialising in tech-enabled back-office solutions. Our mission is to deliver efficiency, scale and value to our customers through Business, Procurement and Financial Solutions. If you're curious, customer centric and enjoy being one step ahead, join us on our scale up journey and unlock your freedom to grow!

Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive environment and accommodating all candidates. We're eager to hear from you, no matter your background.