AI & Analytics Director: Strategic ML & Enterprise Impact

UFCU Financial Services, LLC; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

UFCU Financial Services, LLC in Austin, TX invites a Director, AI & Analytics to lead and deliver UFCU’s AI portfolio. This role blends business influence with deep technical proficiency and requires the ability to translate strategic goals into actionable AI initiatives.

The position focuses on building scalable models, governance, and ROI-driven outcomes. You will mentor a multidisciplinary team, establish production-grade standards (MLOps, CI/CD), and partner with senior leadership to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science / CS / Statistics or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Data Science, AI & Analytics.
• 7+ years of management experience leading multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end AI use-case delivery from ideation to production.
• Define AI delivery standards and drive MLOps and CI/CD practices.
• Mentor and develop a multi-disciplinary analytics team.
• Partner with executives to align AI roadmap with business goals.

Skills

Leadership

Data Science

AI & Analytics

Databricks

Python

SQL

Git

Spark

MLflow

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science / CS / Statistics or related field

Tools

Databricks

Spark

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

MLflow

Job description

UFCU Financial Services, LLC in Austin, TX invites a Director, AI & Analytics to lead and deliver UFCU’s AI portfolio. This role blends business influence with deep technical proficiency and requires the ability to translate strategic goals into actionable AI initiatives.

The position focuses on building scalable models, governance, and ROI-driven outcomes. You will mentor a multidisciplinary team, establish production-grade standards (MLOps, CI/CD), and partner with senior leadership to ensure