Associate Director – Analytics, AI and Automation – maternity cover

Consortium; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 67.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual leave 30 days

Bank holidays

Holiday buy/sell up to 5 days

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Group Income Protection

Life Assurance

Paid parent-related leave

Employee discounts

Zusammenfassung

British Business Bank is recruiting an Associate Director for Analytics, AI and Automation on a fixed-term maternity cover. The role is based in Sheffield with hybrid working (2 days in office) and a total of 37.5 hours per week.

The salary ranges up to £66,950 in Sheffield and £79,825 in London, depending on experience, with a 12-month contract and a closing date of 10 November 2026. The role leads data intelligence and analytics as a centre of excellence for AI and process automation adoption,

Qualifikationen

• Strategic leadership in analytics, AI and automation.
• Experience leading engineering/analytics teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and change management.

Aufgaben

• Lead analytics, AI and automation strategy across the organisation.
• Oversee a team of engineers and analytics SMEs (5–6 staff).
• Drive adoption of AI capabilities and automation within BI tools.
• Shape standards for agentic innovation and enterprise AI operations.
• Support Fabric migration and high-performance team culture.

Jobbeschreibung

Associate Director – Analytics, AI and Automation – maternity cover

Location: Sheffield, UK

Job Type: Fixed Term

Highlighted points for this job

Location: Sheffield, London, or hybrid with 2 days in office

Contract: Fixed term 12 months maternity cover

Role: Strategic leadership in analytics, AI, and automation

Description

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.

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
• Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
• Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more

About British Business Bank

The British Business Bank is an established and influential institution with a key mission of driving sustainable growth and prosperity throughout the United Kingdom. It plays a vital role in supporting access to finance for smaller businesses, facilitating their development and contributing to the transition towards a net zero economy.

Since its inception in 2014, the British Business Bank has functioned as a government-owned economic development bank, operating independently to fulfil its objectives. It collaborates with over 200 delivery partners, including high street, digital, specialist, and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds, as well as fintech platforms, to implement its programs effectively.

With offices in Sheffield and London, the British Business Bank currently employs approximately 550 individuals.

As an organisation that values flexibility, wellbeing and collaboration, the British Business Bank introduced a hybrid-working model in 2020. Our colleagues typically spend an average of 2 days per week working in our offices, striking a balance between the advantages of remote work and the benefits of in-person collaboration. The successful candidate for this role should be able to commute to our office (unless specified).

At the British Business Bank, we aim to represent the communities we serve, firmly believing that different perspectives make us stronger. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident employer, we commit ourselves to having an inclusive, equitable and accessible recruitment process supporting applicants and employees, making reasonable adjustments whenever it is feasible.