Lloyds Banking Group to hire 300 tech experts to work on AI
Exclusive: While recruits will increase headcount for now, broader adoption of AI could lead to job cuts in future Lloyds Banking Group has launched an AI recruitment drive for 300 tech experts, weeks before its chief executive, Charlie Nunn, announces a strategic plan for the 261-year-old lender. The bank said it intended the recruits to work on its use and development of agentic AI by September, referring to autonomous AI models that can plan and execute tasks with minimal human oversight. Con
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News of Lloyds’s AI recruitment drive comes as the group’s chief executive prepares to announce a strategic plan. Photograph: Ink Drop/AlamyView image in fullscreenNews of Lloyds’s AI recruitment drive comes as the group’s chief executive prepares to announce a strategic plan. Photograph: Ink Drop/AlamyLloyds Banking GroupLloyds Banking Group to hire 300 tech experts to work on AIExclusive: While recruits will increase headcount for now, broader adoption of AI could lead to job cuts in futureKalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondentSun 21 Jun 2026 19.02 EDTFirst published on Sat 20 Jun 2026 07.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLloyds Banking Group has launched an AI recruitment drive for 300 tech experts, weeks before its chief executive, Charlie Nunn, announces a strategic plan for…
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