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Lead Forward Deployed AI Engineer (SVP) - Citi

Citi • London, UK

Salary

£72k – £72k

Posted

21 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Citi is hiring a Lead Forward Deployed AI Engineer (SVP) - Citi in London, a full-time it role. The advertised salary is £72k – £72k. Citi holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Discover your future at Citi Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of approximately 219,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact. Job Overview About the Team: Build the next generation of agentic AI. The Applied AI and Agents Factory brings together ambitious engineers to turn advanced AI capabilities into production-ready solutions. Workin…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Citi — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £72k – £72k
How this salary compares: about 26% above the £57,569 median across 1,033 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: London, UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 229 other live it roles in London — browse them
Posted: 21 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

IT and technology roles are one of the most consistently sponsored categories in the UK. Software engineers, data scientists, cloud architects, DevOps specialists, and cybersecurity professionals are in demand across finance, retail, the public sector, and specialist tech firms. Many large IT employers maintain established sponsorship processes through their HR and talent teams.