AI Engineer / AI Lead – Insurance – London

SJIT; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

SJIT is seeking an AI Lead on a 12-month contract in London, hybrid. You will define and own AI initiatives from idea to production for a regulated insurer, prioritising use cases like submissions processing, claims, and data integration.

You will work with senior stakeholders, shape data and governance foundations, and deliver practical AI solutions using LLMs and cloud services, ensuring safety, testing, and governance before taking it in-house.

Qualifications

• Experience taking AI or GenAI from idea to production.
• Hands-on with LLMs, RAG and agent-style solutions.
• Proficient in Python and a major cloud platform (Azure, AWS or GCP).
• Knowledge of insurance processes (underwriting, claims, London Market).
• Understanding of responsible AI and data quality in regulated setups.
• Strong communication with business and technical stakeholders.
• Experience with unstructured documents (submissions, policies, claims).
• Familiar with PRA/FCA or GDPR requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize AI use cases with the business and define a practical plan.
• Build initial AI solutions using LLMs and cloud services.
• Ensure governance, testing, guardrails and compliance for a regulated insurer.
• Explain progress to senior stakeholders and enable handover to in-house team.

Skills

AI production experience

LLMs / RAG

Python

Cloud platforms

Insurance knowledge

Responsible AI

Data quality

Regulated industry

Communication

Unstructured documents

PRA/FCA or GDPR

Lead AI hire

Job description

AI Engineer / AI Lead – Insurance – London (Contract)

• London - Hybrid
• 12-month contract

We're looking for an AI Lead on contract to help a long-established London specialty insurer bring AI into the business from scratch.

It's a blank page. They know they want AI, and now they need someone who can work out where to start, build it, and get it live. You'll work closely with the senior team, and you'll own the work from the first idea through to something running in production.

What you'll be doing:

• Working with the business to find and prioritise the first AI use cases, for example, handling broker submissions, document processing, claims and partner data
• Shaping a simple, practical plan and the foundations it needs (data, tooling, governance)
• Building and delivering the first solutions, using LLMs and proven cloud AI services
• Making sure it's safe and well governed, with the right testing, guardrails, and oversight for a regulated insurer
• Explaining what you're doing to senior people in plain English, and helping the in-house team take it over

  What we're looking for:

  • Real experience taking AI or GenAI from idea to production, not just demos
  • Hands-on with LLMs, RAG and agent-style solutions, plus Python and a major cloud platform (Azure, AWS or GCP)
  • Insurance knowledge, such as underwriting, claims, MGAs, delegated authority or the London Market
  • Understanding of responsible AI, data quality and working in a regulated business
  • Confident communicator who can work with business and technical people alike
  • Experience working with unstructured documents such as submissions, policy wordings or claims files
  • Experience with PRA/FCA or GDPR requirements
  • Previous work as a first or lead AI hire