AI Engineering Director — Build Scalable, Responsible AI

Capital One; New York (NY); On-site; USD 343,000 - 392,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director of AI Engineering to lead the Intelligent Foundations and Experiences (IFX) team in New York. You will shape the technical vision, guide cross-functional teams, and oversee foundation model training, inference, and governance to deliver scalable AI-powered banking solutions.

You will mentor engineers, drive state-of-the-art AI research into production, and partner with stakeholders to align with Capital One's responsible AI initiatives and business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with 8–10 years AI/ML leadership experience.
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams and deliver scalable AI solutions.
• Experience with cloud AI deployment on major platforms.
• Strong communication and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products.
• Oversee design, training, inference, and governance of AI software.
• Make build-vs-buy decisions for open-source and SaaS AI tech.
• Contribute to long-term AI system roadmap and talent development.

Skills

People leadership

Cloud AI deployment

AI algorithms

Programming languages

AI research

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/AI

Master's degree in CS/AI

Tools

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

PyTorch

HuggingFace

VectorDBs

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director of AI Engineering to lead the Intelligent Foundations and Experiences (IFX) team in New York. You will shape the technical vision, guide cross-functional teams, and oversee foundation model training, inference, and governance to deliver scalable AI-powered banking solutions.

You will mentor engineers, drive state-of-the-art AI research into production, and partner with stakeholders to align with Capital One's responsible AI initiatives and business goals.