Data, AI & Emerging Tech Risk Leader

Legalandgeneral; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus plan

Share schemes

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan (permanent employees)

25 days holiday

Electric car salary sacrifice scheme

Employee discounts

Net-zero carbon workplaces

Job summary

Legal & General is seeking a Data, AI & Emerging Technology Risk Manager to join the Group Risk team in the UK. You’ll provide oversight of data, AI, and emerging tech risk, collaborating with divisions to strengthen controls and support growth.

You will monitor regulatory developments, develop risk frameworks and produce insights to guide senior management decisions, ensuring fair customer outcomes and responsible use of new technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience in data, AI, technology or operational risk within financial services.
• Strong knowledge of data governance and master data management.
• Understanding of AI, cloud platforms and emerging technologies such as quantum computing and robotics.
• Ability to translate complex risk findings into practical recommendations and actions.

Responsibilities

• Provide group-wide oversight of data, AI and emerging technology risk and control frameworks.
• Partner with divisional and group teams to strengthen controls and reduce risk exposure.
• Develop risk frameworks for areas like AI agents, quantum computing, robotics and low-code applications.
• Review data and AI policies, standards and frameworks and assess embedding effectiveness.
• Monitor regulatory developments to identify risks and impacts.
• Produce research, insight papers and recommendations for senior management.

Skills

Data governance

AI risk management

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Education

CRISC / CISA / CISSP

Tools

Cloud platforms

AI agents

Job description

Legal & General is seeking a Data, AI & Emerging Technology Risk Manager to join the Group Risk team in the UK. You’ll provide oversight of data, AI, and emerging tech risk, collaborating with divisions to strengthen controls and support growth.

You will monitor regulatory developments, develop risk frameworks and produce insights to guide senior management decisions, ensuring fair customer outcomes and responsible use of new technologies.