VP, AI Lab & Innovation Platform

Cpl Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension provision

Benefits package

Hybrid/Dublin work model

Job summary

Cpl Recruitment is partnering with a leading international banking group to hire an AI Lab Manager, a VP-level role based in Dublin. You will run the bank's AI Lab alongside an external vendor in a governed, secure space to test ideas and move the best into delivery.

You will own a visible capability from the ground up, shaping its operation, users and value. Travel to the UK may be required; base within a commutable distance to Dublin.

Qualifications

• Experience running an innovation lab, technology platform or cross-functional programme in a large organisation.
• Track record of managing business sponsors, vendors and technical teams from idea to handover.
• Experience building demand for a platform or service and developing a pipeline of use cases.
• Proven success managing multiple external technology partners.
• Enough technical grounding in cloud, APIs, source control and software delivery to engage credibly with engineers and challenge vendors.
• Working understanding of AI, including generative AI, and the controls that go with it.
• Experience delivering in a controlled enterprise setting with security, data, change and audit requirements.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills to build consensus across business and tech audiences.
• Desirable: banking or regulated industry background; familiarity with Azure and Microsoft 365.

Responsibilities

• Run the AI Lab day to day with the vendor, owning its roadmap, budget, service health and reporting.
• Set guardrails for experimentation while meeting security, data, AI governance and third‑party risk standards.
• Build and manage a pipeline of use cases from intake to go/pivot/stop decision.
• Package successful experiments for production delivery.
• Promote the Lab across the business through workshops, demos and success stories to generate demand.
• Manage relationships with technology vendors, fintechs and partners ensuring alignment with architecture, risk and legal requirements.
• Track adoption, outcomes and cost to continuously improve the Lab.
• Champion responsible AI practices including transparency, access control and human oversight.

Skills

Innovation lab management

Vendor management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication & facilitation

Cloud & API awareness

AI understanding (generative AI)

Tools

Azure

Microsoft 365

Job description

Cpl Recruitment is partnering with a leading international banking group to hire an AI Lab Manager, a VP-level role based in Dublin. You will run the bank's AI Lab alongside an external vendor in a governed, secure space to test ideas and move the best into delivery.

You will own a visible capability from the ground up, shaping its operation, users and value. Travel to the UK may be required; base within a commutable distance to Dublin.