AI Agent Systems Director — Enterprise Delivery Leader

Citi; England; Hybrid; GBP 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Citi London is seeking a senior Forward Deployed Engineering Director to lead a high-performing squad embedded within Lines of Business. You will translate complex business challenges into production-ready AI agents while upholding architectural standards and governance.

You will oversee 3–5 concurrent AI agent projects, manage a senior team, and drive integration with core banking systems. This role requires deep banking domain knowledge and a track record of delivering regulated, scalable

Qualifications

• 15+ years of technology experience, with 8+ years leading squads in banking/fintech.
• Hands-on understanding of LLMs, autonomous agents, embeddings, vector search and MCP.
• Proven track record delivering complex distributed systems in regulated production environments.
• Experience attracting, recruiting, developing and retaining elite senior engineers.
• Strong knowledge of financial products, capital markets or enterprise banking.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a high-performing Forward Deployed Engineering squad embedded in Citi’s LOBs.
• Direct sprint planning, architecture, and rapid delivery for multiple AI agent projects.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architectural blueprints and guardrails.
• Mentor an embedded team of senior engineers, fostering high-velocity execution.
• Drive system integrations between autonomous agents and core banking backends and APIs.
• Assess risk and uphold regulatory, ethical, and Citi standards across decisions.

Skills

LLMs

Autonomous agents

Embeddings

Vector search

MCP

Leadership

Client management

Talent development

Finance knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Citi London is seeking a senior Forward Deployed Engineering Director to lead a high-performing squad embedded within Lines of Business. You will translate complex business challenges into production-ready AI agents while upholding architectural standards and governance.

You will oversee 3–5 concurrent AI agent projects, manage a senior team, and drive integration with core banking systems. This role requires deep banking domain knowledge and a track record of delivering regulated, scalable