Senior Automation Specialist (RPA & AI)

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# Senior Automation Specialist (RPA & AI) > G MASS · London, United Kingdom · Contract · Posted 2026-08-28 **Workplace:** on_site **Department:** 0 ## Description ace has partnered with a prestigious, leading global Hedge Fund to appoint an experienced Automation Specialist (RPA & AI) who will take full ownership of end-to-end delivery of production-grade automation across core operational functions, with a strong preference for exposure to Legal, Compliance and control-driven environments. This is an engineering-first role: you will design, build, test, deploy and run automations using UiPath, integrating AI capabilities (Gemini/LLM) where they tangibly improve outcomes. You will operate as the delivery and product owner for automation outcomes, working independently, making day-to-day implementation decisions, and escalating by exception. Our client needs a high-output delivery operator who takes direction well and thrives in a demanding, high-performance environment. **Please note that this role requires presence in the client’s London office 5 days a week.** **Responsibilities** - Own end-to-end automation delivery: intake, process mapping, solution design, build, test, release, hypercare, BAU handover/runbooks. - Build and maintain robust UiPath automations (attended/unattended) with production-grade engineering patterns: resilience, retries, idempotency, exception handling, monitoring, logging and supportability. - Implement AI-enabled automation using Gemini/LLM integrations where appropriate (e.g., extraction, classification, summarisation, triage), ensuring controls, traceability and appropriate human-in-the-loop design. - Act as the product owner for automation outcomes: manage an automation backlog, define acceptance criteria, prioritise delivery, and track measurable benefits (time saved, risk reduced, throughput increased). - Partner closely with Operations, Finance, Treasury and (where applicable) Legal/Compliance stakeholders to embed controls into workflows (approvals, evidence capture, audit trails, SoD). - Establish and maintain continuous assurance / test automation for automation: automated regression checks, control validation routines, and operational health monitoring. - Own documentation standards: solution design docs, SOPs/runbooks, release notes, evidence packs and support procedures. - Identify and remediate automation risk: breakpoints, failure modes, data-quality issues, access/credential risks; escalate by exception with clear options and trade-offs. ## Requirements - Demonstrable experience delivering automation in financial services (buy-side strongly preferred). - Deep hands-on expertise with UiPath (Studio, Orchestrator, queues, exception frameworks; able to build independently without client upskilling). - Practical experience integrating AI/LLMs into operational workflows (Gemini preferred) with a clear view on controls, auditability, and operational risks. - Proven track record of shipping automations to production, not just POCs, and owning stability post go-live. - Strong delivery discipline: works at pace, handles ambiguity, executes reliably in high-pressure environments. **Nice to have** - Experience/exposure to Legal/Compliance processes and control environments; familiarity with evidence-driven governance. - Exposure to Equities / Fixed Income operational processes. ## Benefits - Initial 12-month contract, with likelihood of extension. - 5 days per week in the London office (non-negotiable). - Salary / rate to be discussed. **About us** ace is a specialist post-digital advisory and delivery partner helping financial institutions implement high-impact automation, AI, and post-digital solutions in regulated environments. We combine deep technical expertise with a practical understanding of governance, controls, and operational risk to delivery production-grade outcomes at pace. We are part of the G MASS group, a global financial services resource augmentation and consulting firm that provides expert talent and delivery support across transformation, change, and operational resilience. ## Apply [Apply at G MASS](https://apply.workable.com/g-mass/j/2709D24889/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)