Responsible AI Lead

X4 Technology; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 148,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

X4 Technology seeks a Senior Responsible AI Lead to drive governance, risk and ethics across its AI portfolio in a global enterprise.

London-based with a hybrid pattern, you will partner with senior stakeholders, define controls, and embed responsible AI practices from development to deployment.

This 6-month contract offers high-impact, cross-functional work and a chance to shape AI risk management at scale; you will influence standards and regulatory alignment.

Qualifications

• Extensive background in AI governance, risk management and ethics.
• Experience leading AI risk reviews and regulatory discussions.
• Strong ability to translate policy into enterprise controls.

Responsibilities

• Own AI principles, standards, controls and assessment criteria across the AI portfolio.
• Lead AI reviews covering fairness, bias, explainability, transparency and safety.
• Embed AI controls across AI lifecycle, governance, approval and risk management processes.
• Advise senior stakeholders on AI regulation, compliance, risk mitigation and responsible adoption.
• Develop practical guidance, playbooks and training to enable safe AI innovation at scale.

Skills

AI governance

Risk management

Ethics

Explainability

Stakeholder management

Job description

Location: London (Hybrid)

Contract: Initial 6-month contract (long-term transformation programme)

X4 Technology are partnered with a global corporate on a major enterprise-wide AI transformation, supporting the safe, responsible and scalable adoption of AI across its global portfolio.

Joining as Responsible AI Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in establishing and embedding best AI practices across the organisation - combining deep expertise in AI governance, risk management and ethics with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and enable innovation at scale.

You'll act as the enterprise Responsible AI SME and AI Steward for high-risk and business-critical AI solutions, ensuring AI systems are designed, developed and deployed in alignment with organisational values, regulatory requirements and Responsible AI principles.

Responsibilities:

• Own AI principles, standards, controls and assessment criteria across the AI portfolio
• Lead AI reviews covering fairness, bias, explainability, transparency, safety and unintended consequences
• Embed AI controls across AI lifecycle, governance, approval and risk management processes
• Advise senior stakeholders on AI regulation, compliance, risk mitigation and responsible adoption
• Develop practical guidance, playbooks and training to enable safe AI innovation at scale

Requirements

• Proven background across AI/ML, AI governance, model risk, technology risk or data science
• Strong expertise in AI ethics, fairness, explainability, transparency and safety
• Hands-on experience with AI risk frameworks and regulationsAbility to translate policy and regulatory requirements into practical enterprise controls
• Strong senior stakeholder management and influencing experience within complex or regulated environments

High-profile opportunity to shape AI best practice at enterprise scale, sitting at the intersection of AI innovation, governance, risk and regulation. You'll have genuine influence over how AI is assessed, governed and adopted across a global organisation.