Artificial Intelligence Integration Lead – Wealth Technology, SVP

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

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Position Overview:

We are seeking a visionary and results-oriented AI Engineering Lead to join our Wealth Management Technology division. In this role, you will be at the forefront of designing and delivering a new generation of secure, scalable, and high-impact Generative AI solutions for our wealth advisors and their clients. You will lead critical initiatives that drive measurable business outcomes, enhance advisor productivity, and create differentiated client experiences. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader with deep backend expertise, a passion for product innovation, and a proven ability to balance speed and stability in a complex, cross-functional financial services environment.

Key Responsibilities

• AI Solution Development: Lead the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of production-grade Generative AI applications, including:
  • Conversational AI agents and chatbots (e.g., "AskWealth") to provide instant access to internal knowledge, operational procedures, and compliance rules, with the goal of reducing manual effort and average handle time.
  • Content generation and Q&A pipelines for creating thought-leadership drafts, marketing materials, and client-facing summaries.
  • Automation tools for client-facing processes, such as call transcription, summarization, sentiment analysis, and regulatory flagging (e.g., "CitiScribe").
• Technical Strategy & Governance:
  • Represent the Wealth Management GenAI domain in the Architecture Review Board (ARB), authoring and enforcing governance decisions for all new AI applications.
  • Define and drive the "Add-On vs. Buy vs. Build" operating model for new capabilities, evaluating external vendors and leading proof-of-concept projects.
  • Lead the remediation of unstructured data across the enterprise by designing and implementing advanced retrieval workflows (e.g., hybrid dense/sparse RAG).
• Innovation & Leadership:
  • Champion a culture of innovation, encouraging the exploration of novel AI use cases and the filing of patents for new inventions in AI safety, automation, and platform design.
  • Lead the development of platforms and tools that accelerate the AI development lifecycle, such as systems to auto-generate user stories, test cases, and project documentation from raw context.
  • Mentor a team of software engineers, fostering technical excellence and professional growth.
• Partnership & Collaboration:
  • Collaborate closely with product managers, business stakeholders, and senior leadership to define the strategic roadmap for AI in Wealth Management.
  • Advise internal venture capital partners on the technical viability of startups and external AI platforms.
  • Integrate and deploy models and services from key partners such as AWS, Google Cloud, and NVIDIA.

Qualifications

Required Experience & Skills:

• Experience: 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 3 years focused on developing and deploying production-grade AI/ML and Generative AI solutions.
• Generative AI Expertise:
  • Hands-on, expert-level experience with AI frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex.
  • Deep familiarity with major Large Language Models (LLMs) including OpenAI GPT-series, Google VertexAI models, and open-source alternatives like Meta Llama.
  • Proven experience building complex Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines.
• Programming & Frameworks:
  • Expert proficiency in Python.
  • Extensive experience with web service frameworks like FastAPI, Flask, or Spring Boot.
• Cloud & DevOps:
  • Strong experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
  • Proficiency with cloud-native technologies including Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Tekton).
• Leadership:
  • Demonstrated history of leading the development of high-impact software products from concept to launch.
  • Proven ability to drive technical decisions and strategy within a large enterprise.
  • Record of innovation, ideally demonstrated through patents, publications, or open-source contributions.

Preferred Experience & Skills:

• Experience in the financial services or wealth management technology domain.
• Experience with full-stack development, including modern frontend frameworks like React or Next.js.
• Familiarity with data infrastructure and streaming platforms such as Apache Flink, Apache Airflow, and Kafka.
• Experience with enterprise security and compliance tools (e.g., Snyk, Checkmarx).

Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

New York New York United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$176,720.00 - $265,080.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Python (Programming Language).

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Apr 14, 2026

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