Head of AI Safety

Job Title Head of AI Safety

Location London

Corporate Title Director

As Director – Safe AI, you will support the evolution of a strong, inclusive AI governance framework that enables innovation while maintaining clear standards and regulatory alignment. Working together with risk, technology and business teams, you will help embed practical controls that allow delivery teams to understand expectations and progress confidently. This is an opportunity to guide a central AI Safety team focused on building a consistent, responsive and supportive experience for internal customers. Through your work, you will help create a dependable, transparent and collaborative pathway that supports faster, safer AI adoption across the organisation.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:  

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them

• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension

• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days

• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family

• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits

• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Lead delivery of SafeAI programme, with accountability for transitioning from interim governance processes to a future‑state AI governance model embedded in core tooling and ways of working

• Shape and embed structured, standardised controls that mitigate AI Risk and support consistent AI use case delivery, reducing delays while maintaining strong governance

• Drive reduction in AI approval and delivery cycle times by replacing manual reviews with standardised, risk‑based and embedded and automated controls, while maintaining control integrity

• Act as a change leader and focal point for AI Safety, ensuring new AI governance standards are understood, adopted and consistently applied across delivery teams

• Lead and develop a team providing hands‑on enablement and advisory support on AI safety to internal customers progressing AI use cases through P2P.

• Support proactive engagement with regulators, audit and internal assurance by providing transparent evidence of AI governance effectiveness.

Your skills and experience

• Proven experience in technology governance, risk management and technology delivery within a regulated financial services environment

• Strong experience supporting and developing teams that collaborate with internal customers to deliver shared outcomes

• Demonstrated ability to support process improvement that enables faster delivery while maintaining dependable regulatory and risk standards

• Clear understanding of Artificial Intelligence risks, controls and regulatory expectations

• Strong interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to engage, support and build trust with senior stakeholders and control functions

• Ability to design and embed structured standards within complex, matrixed environments in a collaborative and inclusive way

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities

• Coaching and support from experts in your team

• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on [email protected] to discuss.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.