SVP, Head of Development Practices & AI Product Development Lifecycle
Core
Design and lead the enterprise Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC) integrating AI agents, autonomous workflows, and human-in-the-loop governance to accelerate software delivery while ensuring security, compliance, and quality.
Role type
SVP, Head of Development Practices & AI Product Development Lifecycle
Builds
An observable, auditable, and continuously improving AI-native delivery system for enterprise software and digital products.
Domain
Financial Services / Enterprise Software Engineering / AI Product Development
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Executive leadership, enterprise-scale delivery transformation, AI-native software development, agent orchestration, responsible AI governance, DevOps, platform engineering, workforce transformation, change leadership, cross-functional partnership.
Preferred skills
Master's degree in CS/Engineering, experience in highly regulated industries (financial services/healthcare), cloud architecture certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP), SAFe/Scrum certifications.
Technologies
Large language models, agent frameworks, workflow automation, retrieval-augmented generation, CI/CD, IDE integrations, observability platforms.
Responsibilities
Define the target-state AI-native PDLC vision and operating model; design team models for AI-augmented development; establish enterprise standards for agentic development and secure data handling; build the PDLC platform and toolchain strategy; govern outcome-based measures for cycle time, quality, and business value; embed risk, security, and compliance controls; lead organizational transformation and workforce evolution; advise senior leadership on technology strategy and organizational design.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with executive leadership scope
