AVP, AI Accelerator Lead

LPL Financial LLC; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

LPL Financial LLC's Global Capability Center in Hyderabad seeks an AI Accelerator Lead to design, deliver, and scale AI/GenAI solutions across Move Money, Banking, and Lending on Web and Mobile.

Lead AI roadmap, build accelerators, and guide cross-functional teams of AI/ML engineers and data scientists. Hands-on leadership blends strategy with delivery in BFSI domains.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in technology, including 5+ years in AI/ML and 4+ years in BFSI/fintech
• Deep hands-on expertise in ML/DL and GenAI/LLMs (RAG, fine-tuning, prompt engineering)
• Strong programming and ML frameworks (Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, scikit-learn)
• Experience with MLOps: deployment, CI/CD for ML, monitoring, lifecycle on cloud

Responsibilities

• Define and own the AI roadmap for Move Money, Banking, and Lending
• Architect end-to-end AI/ML and GenAI solutions for web and mobile
• Lead delivery of use cases: fraud/risk detection, credit underwriting, transaction categorization, payment anomaly detection, conversational banking, KYC automation
• Ensure production-grade, scalable, observable, cost- optimized solutions
• Lead, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary AI team; upskill stakeholders and drive adoption

Skills

Python

ML frameworks

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Vector databases

MLOps

Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)

BFSI/fintech domain knowledge

Education

Advanced degree in CS/Data Science/ML

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Vector databases

Job description

Where Ambition Meets InnovationAt LPL’s Global Capability Center, you'll find a collaborative culture where your voice matters, integrity guides every decision, and technology fuels progress. Your skills, talents, and ideas will redefine what's possible. LPL's success reflects its exceptional employees, who together pursue one noble purpose: empowering financial advisors to deliver personalized advice for all who need it. We’re proud to be expanding and reaching new heights in Hyderabad.Join us as we create something extraordinary together.Job Overview:We are seeking an AI Accelerator Lead to drive the design, delivery, and scaled adoption of AI/GenAI solutions across our Move Money, Banking, and Lending product lines on Web and Mobile. This is a hands-on leadership role blending AI strategy, solution architecture, and delivery execution—translating BFSI business problems into production-grade, compliant, and measurable AI capabilities. You will lead a cross-functional pod of AI/ML engineers, data scientists, and domain specialists, and act as the connective tissue between business, product, engineering, and risk/compliance.Responsibilities:Experience: 12+ years overall, with 5+ years in AI/ML and 4+ years in BFSI/fintech. Domain: Banking, Payments/Money Movement, Lendin. Platforms: Web & Mobile (iOS/Android). Type: Full-time, Leadership (Individual Contributor + People Leadership hybrid)AI Strategy & Accelerator Leadership: Define and own the AI roadmap for Move Money, Banking, and Lending, aligned to business OKRs and customer outcomes. Build and run an \"AI accelerator\" operating model—reusable frameworks, accelerators, patterns, and playbooks that speed up delivery across product teams. Identify, prioritize, and quantify high-ROI AI/GenAI use cases; drive build-vs-buy decisions.Solution Design & Delivery: Architect end-to-end AI/ML and GenAI solutions (data model deployment monitoring) for web and mobile experiences. Lead delivery of use cases such as: fraud/risk detection, credit underwriting & decisioning, transaction categorization, payment anomaly detection, conversational banking assistants, document/KYC automation, and personalization. Ensure solutions are production-grade: scalable, observable, cost-optimized, and resilient.Domain Application (Move Money, Banking, Lending): Move Money/Payments: real-time fraud scoring, payment routing intelligence, AML/transaction monitoring, dispute automation. Banking: intelligent onboarding/KYC, personalized insights, virtual assistants, servicing automation. Lending: AI-driven credit risk models, alternative-data underwriting, income/document verification, collections optimization, explainable decisioning.Governance, Risk & Compliance: Embed responsible-AI and model-risk-management practices (bias, fairness, explainability, drift monitoring). Ensure compliance with BFSI regulations (e.g., fair lending/ECOA, KYC/AML, data privacy—GDPR/CCPA, model governance/SR 11-7 where applicable). Partner with Risk, Legal, and Compliance to establish guardrails for GenAI and data usage.Leadership & Enablement: Lead, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary AI team (ML engineers, data scientists, MLOps). Upskill product and engineering teams on AI capabilities and adoption. Communicate strategy, trade-offs, and outcomes to senior/executive stakeholders.What are we looking for?We’re looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.Requirements:12+ years of technology experience, including 5+ years in AI/ML and 4+ years in BFSI/fintech.Proven track record delivering production AI/ML systems at scale for web and mobile.Deep hands-on expertise in ML/DL and GenAI/LLMs (RAG, fine-tuning, prompt engineering, agentic workflows).Strong programming (Python) and ML frameworks (PyTorch/TensorFlow, scikit-learn); experience with LLM tooling (LangChain/LlamaIndex, vector DBs).. MLOps proficiency: model deployment, CI/CD for ML, monitoring, and lifecycle management on cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP).Solid grasp of data engineering (pipelines, feature stores, streaming/real-time data).. Demonstrated experience with BFSI use cases—payments, fraud/AML, credit risk/underwriting, or KYC.Strong understanding of AI governance, model risk, and financial regulations. Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication.Preferences:Experience delivering real-time AI for money movement/payments at scale.Familiarity with explainable AI (XAI) and fair-lending compliance in credit models.Exposure to mobile AI (on-device inference, latency optimization) and web personalization.Advanced degree in CS, Data Science, ML, or related field.Prior experience establishing an AI CoE / accelerator function.LPL Global Business Services, LLP - PRIVACY POLICY