Java, AI - Senior Vice President

Citigroup; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,200,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup is seeking a senior technology leader to design and deliver scalable wealth-lending platforms including Cards, Collections and Fraud Prevention. You will remain hands-on with core APIs and orchestration, while guiding architecture and standards across backend and frontend teams.

You will drive data governance, security, and risk-aligned architecture, leveraging AI and ML where appropriate. Expect leadership of distributed teams, strong stakeholder collaboration, and a focus on

Qualifications

• 14+ years of experience designing and delivering large-scale, data-intensive enterprise apps.
• Experience with AI development tools and data streaming platforms.
• Leadership in architecting microservices and event-driven systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of wealth-lending platforms across Cards, Collections and Fraud Prevention.
• Hands-on coding of core APIs, microservices, and orchestration components.
• Drive UI/UX for web front-end applications with a strong user experience focus.
• Architect and implement scalable, data-driven systems with high performance.

Skills

Team leadership

Microservices architecture

Java/J2EE

Spring Framework

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

AI/ML integration

Data governance

Event-driven design

Front-end oversight

Cloud platforms

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Kafka

Solix

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of wealth-lending platforms (Cards, Collections and Fraud Prevention ), remaining actively hands-on in coding core APIs, micro services, and orchestration components.
• Spearhead the creation of intuitive, visually striking and highly responsive user interface(UI/UX) for web front-end applications.
• Lead the team in designing and developing straight through processing functions, process automation leveraging AI.
• Lead the team in testing automation.
• Lead architectural design and implementation of modular, highly scalable, event-driven data models, ensuring data integrity and performance for high-volume transactions.
• Drive the architectural vision for data-driven systems, ensuring they meet volume and scale requirements for the Cards, Collections and Fraud Prevention business domain.
• Establish and enforce data governance frameworks, design and implement comprehensive data quality controls across the system.
• Establish engineering standards across system design, API contracts, resiliency patterns, observability, performance optimization, and secure coding practices.
• Guide the team through hands-on code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical mentoring, elevating distributed systems design and scalable service engineering practices.
• Ensure services are built for fault tolerance, idempotency, concurrency control, and horizontal elasticity across modern cloud environments.
• Partner closely with business, risk, and operations stakeholders to translate evolving lending strategies into scalable, compliant, and high-performance technology solutions.
• Lead the end-to-end execution, proactively managing cross-functional dependencies and mitigating risks, while ensuring timely and high-quality implementation across multiple regions.

Qualifications

• 14+ years of relevant experience in designing and delivering large-scale, data-intensive, extensible, and scalable enterprise applications, including real-time and batch processing systems.
• Deep expertise in AI Development Tools, database technologies, and data streaming platforms to support high-volume, low-latency data processing.
• Proven leadership in architecting and implementing robust microservices platforms and event-driven architecture using Domain-Driven Design principles.
• Expertise in modern DevOps practices, including strategic adoption and optimization of containerization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes) and advanced CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep expertise in Java and J2EE technologies, including Spring Framework, Hibernate, and enterprise integration patterns, for building robust and scalable back-end services.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and developing production-grade, user-friendly web front-end applications, with a strong portfolio showcasing distinctive UI/UX design and implementation.
• Proficiency in modern front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), and leading frameworks such as React, Typescript, etc.
• Proficiency in event streaming platforms like Kafka, Solix, etc.
• Deep understanding and application of financial services industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and security standards relevant to wealth management and lending.
• Drive the strategic adoption and integration of advanced analytical capabilities, including AI and ML, to deliver innovative solutions and significant business value.
• Proven track record of building, managing, and leading high-performing, geographically distributed technology teams.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Ability to define and articulate a clear technical strategy that aligns with business objectives and drives innovation across the platform.
• Proven ability to define, prioritize, and manage technology roadmaps, balancing innovation, technical debt, and business priorities.
• Good domain knowledge in Cards, Collections, Fraud Prevention, with a strong understanding of risk management, regulatory requirements, and fraud mitigation strategies.

Education

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master's degree preferred

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time