Senior GenAI Python Developer - Innovation Labs, VP

Citi Innovation Labs is a global network of innovation centers focused on delivering cutting edge solutions to all of Citi’s lines of business.

Our Mission is to create a competitive advantage for our clients, manifested as change in the way theyoperate, by providing innovative technological solutions with strong client engagement, from idea to production, and byleveragingthe entrepreneurial spirit and technological excellence fostered in the Innovation Labs.

Our Labs Network is a global organization that spans across New York, London, Tel Aviv, Shanghai, and various other locations globally. We focus on delivering innovative products usingcutting-edgetechnologies inhighly complexarchitectures and with the highest delivery standards. The Innovation Labs team performs research and implementation in many advanced domains spanning across AI, Machine learning, NLP, Analytics, Blockchain/Distributed LedgerTechnology,and many more.

We'reon the hunt for a highly skilled and experienced senior engineer to lead the design and development of the various AI services as part of the Citi Innovation Labs. The ideal candidate hasan excellenttrack recordinhigh-scaleengineering products and specifically AI solutions. In this role,you'llbe a key player in driving innovative AI projects throughout the bank.

Responsibilities:

• Lead development ofhighly complexAI solutions, infrastructure, and architecture topics

• Manage executive stakeholder audience in technology by acting as a partner, trusted advisor andoperatingthrough influence

• Work with internal and external partners to design,validateand deliver solutions with a commercial benefit for Citi

• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives and projects of varying sizes & complexity

• Engage with data-science, technical and business stakeholders to define and design overall architecture for key use-cases across our lines of business

• Work with external vendors and start-upsregardingjoint initiatives andtheexploration of new directions

• Partner with Citi’sRisk and Control teamsto ensure best practice is followed from the perspectives of good governance, risk management, standardization, and tooling.

Qualifications:

• Academic degree in Computer Sciences or equivalent

• At least 10-13+ years of experience in the software industrybuilding enterprise software is a must

• At least 5 years of proven experience in senior positions ashands-onprincipal engineer or architect

• 6+years' experiencein delivering complex solutionsand services into production, preferably in Python and AI/ML ecosystem

• Great passion and proven hands-on experience integrating with AI/ML technologies

• Strong and diverse technical background. 

• Ability to quickly learn and understandnew technologies, influence highly skilled engineeringteams,guidetechnologydecisionsand vision.

• Experience with cloud architectures, and specific experience with public cloud offerings

• Proficiencyin programming languages such as Python.

• Excellent communication skills

• Leadership and organizational abilities

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strategic thinker

• Experience in the financial industry – major advantage