Director, AI Software Engineering

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