AI Specialist

Yorkshire Building Society; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Annual bonus up to 15%

Pension up to 11%

Private medical insurance

Self-service benefits portal

Job summary

Yorkshire Building Society is seeking a specialist AI solution architect to design, develop and deploy enterprise-grade AI capabilities across large language models, RAG, and automation workflows.

You will collaborate with data science and product teams, assess data readiness, monitor model performance, and guide best practices within the Microsoft AI ecosystem while mentoring AI Product Developers and AI Design Analysts.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering enterprise AI solutions across domains.
• Strong knowledge of generative/agentic AI and data-driven intelligence.
• Hands-on with Microsoft AI ecosystem technologies.
• Ability to translate business needs into AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced AI capabilities with LLMs, agentic architectures, and RAG.
• Support data science and model optimisation, assess data readiness and model performance.
• Guide solution patterns and best practices for enterprise AI architectures.
• Mentor AI Product Developers and AI Design Analysts with hands-on problem solving.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Business translation

Tools

Azure OpenAI Service

Azure AI Foundry

Copilot Studio

Microsoft Azure

MLOps

CI/CD pipelines

Power Platform

Microsoft Graph

Job description

About the role

Providing specialist technical expertise across AI solution design, development and deployment, supporting complex and high-impact AI initiatives

You will-

• Design and implement advanced AI capabilities by contributing hands-on to solutions involving large language models, agentic architectures, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and automation workflows.
• Support data science and model optimisation activities by assessing data readiness, evaluating model performance, and improving accuracy, consistency, and reliability of AI outputs.
• Guide solution patterns and technical approaches by advising on best practices for generative AI, data-driven intelligence, and enterprise AI architectures within the Microsoft AI ecosystem.
• Act as a technical authority and mentor by supporting AI Product Developers, AI Design Analysts, and AI Test Leads through guidance, coaching, and hands-on problem solving.

About You

You will have strong experience in delivering enterprise-grade AI solutions across multiple domains, with expertise in generative AI, agentic AI, and data-driven intelligence.

You will have –

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft AI ecosystem technologies, including Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, and Microsoft Azure
• Strong practical knowledge of MLOps, model monitoring, evaluation, and lifecycle management
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and reporting skills
• Capability to translate business and operational needs into working AI solutions
• Ability to analyse AI outputs and improve model behaviour and reliability

About you

• You’ll have hands on experience building AI solutions using large language models, agent frameworks an AI APIs.
• A strong understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), embeddings, vector search and retrieval optimisation.
• Experience developing AI solutions using Microsoft Azure, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI Service and Copilot Studio
• You’ll have familiarity with enterprise integration patterns using Microsoft Graph, Power Platform and business applications. As well as working knowledge of MLOps, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and operational support of AI systems.
• Strong communication skills, including explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

About us

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility.

We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime to discuss this during the recruitment process.

Development.

We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity.

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

About our Benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
• Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).
• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.
• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
• My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.

Want more information?

If you have any questions about this role, please contact [e-mail]

Please note: This advert will close 3rd June