Director, AI Innovation
Core
Lead enterprise AI strategy, experimentation, and scaling to drive business value, customer experience, and operational efficiency in financial services.
Role type
Director, AI Innovation (Strategy & Ecosystem Leadership)
Builds
Scalable AI solutions, innovation roadmap, and external AI ecosystem partnerships
Domain
Financial Services / Enterprise AI Strategy
Required skills
Strategic thinking, partnership building, change management, AI innovation leadership, portfolio management, vendor/tool assessment, market trend analysis
Preferred skills
Leading AI/digital innovation at scale, startup/VC ecosystem experience, advanced degree (MBA/technical), regulated industry experience
Technologies
Foundation models, automation, multimodal systems
Responsibilities
Define and evolve AI innovation strategy aligned with business outcomes; Identify high-impact AI opportunities with business leaders; Manage multi-horizon AI innovation roadmap and portfolio; Oversee AI experimentation and prototyping via the AI Innovation Lab; Establish frameworks for rapid prototyping and model evaluation; Build and maintain external partnerships with startups, VCs, and research institutions; Monitor emerging AI technologies and competitive trends.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & cross-functional influence