We seek a senior software engineering leader to build and run the engineering backbone of our AI Center of Excellence (AI CoE). This role owns the end-to-end (E2E) delivery of Python-based AI platforms and products, from design and secure development through model/service deployment, production operations, governance, and lifecycle management in a regulated banking environment.
Requirements
- Define the AI engineering vision, roadmap, and operating model for the AI CoE
- Establish standards for AI software engineering excellence
- Architect and deliver reusable Python platforms
- Ensure non-functional excellence: performance, cost, resiliency, observability, and operability
- Lead the path from PoC → MVP → production
- Implement robust CI/CD & GitOps in Azure DevOps
- Ensure data privacy, secrets, access control, and lineage
- Align delivery with bank governance
- Champion safe-by-design AI
- Stand up AI-SRE practices
- Establish runtime cost/latency optimization
- Build and mentor high-performing teams
- Partner with COE CPO, Data science team, CDO, AI platform, Security, Cloud, Data Platform, and Business Lines
- Develop some business-oriented Machine Learning models
- Interpret the Machine Learning models, identify key issues, and put in place appropriate model controls and measures
- Identify key Responsible AI related to the models developed
- Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct
- Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate, and resolve risk, conduct, and compliance matters
Benefits
- Core bank funding for retirement savings
- Medical and life insurance
- Flexible and voluntary benefits
- Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity leave, sabbatical, and volunteering leave
- Flexible working options
- Proactive wellbeing support
- Continuous learning culture
- Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation