AI Governance Lead

VP, AI Governance Officer - Financial Services 12 month FTC

Lawrence Harvey is supporting a leading financial services institution based in London on their search for their next AI Governance Officer. The AI Governance Officer will act as a trusted facilitator of structured decision-making for AI initiatives—able to engage Director-level and above stakeholders with confidence, while personally running the day-to-day governance processes that make AI oversight real.

This is not a technical (AI) subject-matter expert role. Success in this position comes from building frameworks, operating governance processes end-to-end, and thriving in ambiguity—rather than providing technical opinions or acting as a final decision-maker.

• Own and run AI governance processes across the full lifecycle.
• Design, build, launch, and scale new governance frameworks that cut across multiple divisions, functions, and processes.
• Deliver or support AI literacy and governance training to promote safe, responsible AI adoption across the organization.
• Hands‑on operational ownership is non‑negotiable

• Proven experience designing and implementing AI governance frameworks in regulated environments.
• Demonstrated hands‑on ownership of end‑to‑end governance processes.
• Experience delivering training or AI governance workshops.
• Solid business‑level understanding of AI, such as Claude and Gemini.
• Familiarity with AI‑related standards and frameworks, NIST, EU AI Act, ISO
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• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to senior stakeholders.

This role is based in London with hybrid working - 2 days in the office is mandatory.

Salary is up to £105,000 + bonus.

No sponsorship is available for this position.