About this role
Salary: £60,000 - 100,000 per year
Requirements: Hands-on experience with large language models, retrieval systems, and agent frameworksExposure to insurance or another regulated industryCloud-native AI architecture experienceExperience with enterprise AI platform governanceTrack record writing architecture or security design documentationFamiliarity with AI evaluation and quality assurance approachesAbility to assess AI vendors and tooling rigorously and independentlyExperience overseeing third-party AI deliveryStrong communication skills, equally comfortable with engineers and senior leadersPrevious work in an architecture review or governance contextIntellectually curious, low-ego, and comfortable moving fast in ambiguous conditionsExperience in a small, high-output team Responsibilities: Own the technical governance process for AI tools and platforms across the GroupLead Architecture Review Board submissionsProduce architecture and security design documentationWork alongside Enterprise Architecture as the AI functions technical representativeLead the technical evaluation of inbound AI vendors and toolsBuild a repeatable assessment framework for AI vendor and tooling decisionsEnsure tooling decisions are grounded in architecture fit, security, data governance, and commercial senseProvide technical oversight across AI initiatives running inside Howden and with external delivery partnersEnsure engineering work is delivered to the right standard and that Howden retains ownership of the outputSet and maintain technical standards for how AI is built across the businessSupport colleagues and divisional AI leads who are building or deploying AITranslate technical constraints into practical guidanceProvide technical grounding to the Head of AIFlag risks, pressure-test proposals, and act as a thought partner Technologies: AICloudSupportSecurityCTO More:
We are Howden, a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart, spanning 24,000 employees across more than 56 countries. Our culture is a major reason people stay with us, and we value collaboration, ambition, and a no-limits mindset. This role sits within our small Group AI Function in London on a permanent, full-time basis. We work directly with senior stakeholders across the Group, moving between strategy and execution, and the position offers genuine influence over how our AI capability develops. We also support reasonable adjustments, including flexible hours or hybrid working where possible.
last updated 36 week of 2026