AI Transformation Director

Franklin Fitch; Georgia; In loco; USD 180.000 - 300.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Franklin Fitch is seeking a senior leader to run client AI programs from the initial conversation to live production. The role blends technology, strategy, and client leadership, with a clear path toward a Director level, maintaining credibility in both the boardroom and architecture reviews.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience in GenAI, multi-agent systems, and production ML, and will work closely with senior executives to drive measurable business impact.

Competenze

• 8+ years in AI/ML, data science, or enterprise digital transformation with senior client-facing delivery experience.
• Hands-on with generative AI, RAG, fine-tuning, and multi-agent orchestration.
• Proven track record leading complex AI transformation programs at large enterprises.

Mansioni

• Own a portfolio of client accounts and AI programs from roadmap design through deployment and value delivery.
• Run discovery sprints and AI readiness workshops, guiding strategy conversations with senior executives.
• Build business cases that tie AI to measurable financial and operational results.
• Guide clients through multi-year AI adoption and stay accountable for delivery, satisfaction, and commercial performance.
• Lead design across GenAI apps, agent-based pipelines, RAG, and production ML with regulatory and risk considerations.
• Review architectures and trade-offs with engineers and data scientists.

Conoscenze

AI leadership

GenAI & agentic AI

Executive communication

Delivery leadership

Descrizione del lavoro

A specialist AI firm serving the financial services sector is hiring a senior leader to run client AI programs from first conversation through to live production. It's a leadership role with a clear route up to Director, and it stays close to the technology. You'll be credible in the boardroom and in the architecture review.

About the Company

The firm works with large banks, payments businesses, fintechs, and capital markets firms, putting generative AI, agentic systems, and machine learning into live use. Senior practitioners sit inside client teams and build alongside them, so the work is embedded and outcome-driven rather than advisory slideware.

Key Responsibilities

Client and Program Leadership

• Own a portfolio of client accounts and the AI programs within them, from roadmap design through to deployment and value delivery
• Run discovery sprints and AI readiness workshops, and lead strategy conversations with senior executives
• Build business cases that tie AI to measurable financial and operational results
• Guide clients through multi-year AI adoption, and stay accountable for delivery, client satisfaction, and commercial performance

Solution Design and Delivery

• Lead design across GenAI applications, agent-based pipelines, RAG, fine-tuned models, and production ML, with financial services regulation and risk in mind
• Review architectures and work through trade-offs with engineers and data scientists
• Keep deployments scalable, production-ready, and compliant

Growth and Team

• Spot expansion opportunities, scope them technically, and model the ROI
• Build and mentor on-site delivery teams
• Contribute to playbooks, delivery methods, and reusable accelerators
• Represent the firm at industry events and help shape hiring and practice development

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years across AI/ML, data science, or enterprise digital transformation, with meaningful time in senior client-facing delivery roles
• Deep hands-on command of generative AI (LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning) and agentic AI (multi-agent orchestration, tool use, workflow automation)
• A track record of leading complex AI transformation programs at large enterprises, from strategy through to production
• Equally credible with C-suite stakeholders on strategy and with engineers on architecture
• Excellent communicator who can make complex AI accessible to very different audiences
• Comfortable owning commercial outcomes and account growth, not just delivery

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Financial services domain depth (banking, payments, capital markets, fintech), ideally applied to fraud, AML, or credit risk
• Familiarity with regulatory and explainability requirements
• Background at an AI-focused company, research lab, or in a senior technical leadership role within a financial institution
• Strong technical foundation shown through hands-on work or published projects

How Success Is Measured

• Account growth and expansion of AI programs
• AI systems live in production with measurable client impact
• Retention and development of strong delivery talent
• Creation of reusable frameworks and proprietary IP