Director of AI Agent Delivery & Enterprise Systems

Citigroup Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave (plus bank hols)

Discretional annual bonus

Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Citi London is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineering Director to lead a high‑performing squad embedded within Citi's Lines of Business. You will translate complex business challenges into production‑ready AI agents while enforcing architectural standards and engineering excellence.

You’ll own the full engineering lifecycle from design to live deployment, manage 8 senior engineers across NYC and London, and drive rapid delivery with a client‑facing, risk‑aware mindset.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of technology experience with 8+ years leading engineering squads in banking/fintech.
• Hands‑on understanding of modern AI paradigms including LLMs and autonomous agents.
• Proven track record delivering complex distributed systems into regulated environments.
• Experience recruiting and retaining elite senior engineering talent.
• Strong knowledge of financial products, capital markets or enterprise banking operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a 3–5 project AI agent portfolio across NYC and London hubs.
• Direct sprint planning, resource allocation, and rapid delivery while enforcing architectural blueprints.
• Mentor a squad of 8 senior Forward Deployed Engineers.
• Drive design and integration with core banking backends and external APIs.

Skills

AI paradigms

LLMs

Autonomous agents

Embeddings

Vector search

Model Context Protocol

Education

Bachelor's degree; Master’s preferred

Job description

Citi London is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineering Director to lead a high‑performing squad embedded within Citi's Lines of Business. You will translate complex business challenges into production‑ready AI agents while enforcing architectural standards and engineering excellence.

You’ll own the full engineering lifecycle from design to live deployment, manage 8 senior engineers across NYC and London, and drive rapid delivery with a client‑facing, risk‑aware mindset.