AI Innovation Lab Engineer in London

CPS Group UK are partnering with a global Financial Services organisation to source an ambitious AI Innovation Specialist to join a newly established innovation team focused on identifying, testing, and scaling high-value AI and automation opportunities across a large enterprise business.

This is not a traditional project role. You will be part of a small, high-impact innovation lab with the freedom to explore emerging technologies, build prototypes rapidly, validate ideas with real users, and help turn promising concepts into enterprise-scale solutions. If you are excited by cutting-edge AI, thrive in fast-moving environments, and prefer building solutions over writing requirements, we would love to hear from you.

What makes this role different?

• Build-first culture - you will create working solutions that real users can test and use.
• Access to frontier technology - explore and evaluate the latest AI tools and platforms.
• High autonomy - operate as part of a small, agile innovation team with significant freedom to experiment.
• Visible business impact - your work will directly influence future AI strategy, investment decisions, and enterprise transformation initiatives.

Role Overview

As an AI Innovation Specialist, you will work at the forefront of AI experimentation and business innovation, helping uncover opportunities that deliver measurable value.

• Develop AI agents, automations and intelligent workflows across modern enterprise platforms.
• Prototype and experiment with generative AI and large language model solutions.
• Design and run pilot programmes with business users.
• Measure outcomes, track benefits, and evaluate success against defined objectives.
• Rapidly iterate solutions based on feedback and real-world performance.
• Prepare and analyse data to support prototype development and testing.
• Explore emerging AI technologies, platforms and tools.
• Assess new solutions against real business use cases.
• Conduct side-by-side evaluations of alternative technologies.
• Provide recommendations on future AI capabilities and technology adoption.
• Create documentation and handover materials for successful pilots.
• Deliver training and guidance to end users.
• Support the transition of validated solutions into formal delivery programmes.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand business challenges and translate them into practical AI opportunities.

Required Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated experience building AI-enabled solutions, prototypes, automations or intelligent agents.
• Strong understanding of AI technologies and their practical business applications.
• Experience working with modern AI platforms and large language model technologies.
• Ability to work independently and deliver outcomes in ambiguous environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Comfortable engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to move quickly, experiment, learn and adapt.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with platforms such as Salesforce, AWS, Microsoft technologies, data platforms, or AI agent frameworks.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and automation technologies.
• Understanding of machine learning fundamentals.
• Experience supporting the adoption of new technology within business teams.
• A consulting, technology, startup, or other fast-paced commercial background.
• AI investment into measurable operational and commercial value.

If you are passionate about turning emerging AI technologies into real-world business outcomes and want the opportunity to experiment, build and innovate at pace, we would welcome your application.