Assistant Vice President - AI Operations

Citi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking an Assistant Vice President - AI Operations to oversee and deliver the Investor Operations AI book of work, coordinating governance and scaling of AI initiatives across the organization. Strong technical fluency in AI tools, models, and architectures is required to partner with engineering and data science teams.

The role emphasizes driving prioritisation, ensuring regulatory compliance, and expanding AI adoption across regions and functions.

Qualifications

• Strong practical understanding of machine learning (classification, regression, clustering).
• Strong practical understanding of NLP and Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Strong practical understanding of Intelligent Document Processing (IDP).
• Understand data pipelines, feature engineering, and model training.
• Knowledge of model evaluation (accuracy, precision/recall, drift).
• Knowledge of deployment patterns (APIs, batch vs real-time).
• Experience with Python-based ecosystems.
• Experience with LLM architectures (prompting, RAG).
• Experience with Enterprise or cloud AI platforms.
• Ability to credibly engage with and challenge engineers and data scientists.

Responsibilities

• AI Book of Work Delivery: support end-to-end Investor Operations AI book of work; drive prioritisation, execution and measurable value delivery.
• AI Solution Oversight: guide design, model selection, and implementation approaches; align with business problems.
• Cross-Team Alignment & Enablement: connect teams, drive adoption of enterprise AI tools and promote best practices.
• Model Risk Management & Governance: support governance, validation, and regulatory requirements; embed controls across model lifecycle.
• Transformation & Scaling: identify opportunities to improve operations through AI and rollout across teams.

Education

Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

Tools

APIs

Cloud AI Platforms

Job description

Assistant Vice President - AI Operations

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as AVP, AI Operations. Being part of our team means we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decisions, and manage your financial well‑being to help plan for your future. For instance:

• Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well‑being, including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling, and more. Coverage varies by country.
• We empower employees to manage their financial well‑being and plan for the future.
• Citi offers an array of learning and development resources to broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.

In this role, you’re expected to:

The Central AI Operations Assistant Vice President will oversee and deliver the Investor Operations AI book of work, ensuring effective coordination, governance, and scaling of AI initiatives across the organization. A key expectation is strong technical fluency in AI tools, models, and architectures, enabling credible challenge and effective partnership with engineering and data science teams.

Key Responsibilities

AI Book of Work Delivery

• Support and manage the end‑to‑end Investor Operations AI book of work.
• Drive prioritisation, execution, and measurable value delivery.
• Identify overlapping use cases and enforce consolidation and reuse.
• Track delivery progress, outcomes, and adoption.

AI Solution Oversight

• Support and challenge on AI solution design, model selection, and implementation approaches.
• Guide the use of AI techniques (ML, NLP, LLMs, IDP) against business problems.
• Partner with engineering and data science teams to ensure practical, scalable solutions.

Cross‑Team Alignment & Enablement

• Support the central coordinator across Investor Operations AI initiatives.
• Connect teams with similar use cases to maximise reuse of models and components.
• Drive adoption of enterprise AI tools and platforms (IDP, AI, Enterprise capabilities).
• Promote standardised approaches and best practices.

Model Risk Management & Governance

• Support MRM submissions and engagement at Investor Operations level.
• Ensure all AI solutions meet governance, validation, and regulatory requirements.
• Embed strong controls across model lifecycle (development to monitoring).

Transformation & Scaling

• Identify opportunities to improve operational processes through AI.
• Support rollout across teams, functions, and regions.

AI & Technical Expertise (Essential)

• Strong practical understanding of machine learning (classification, regression, clustering).
• Strong practical understanding of NLP and Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Strong practical understanding of Intelligent Document Processing (IDP).
• Solid knowledge of how AI solutions are built and deployed, including data pipelines, feature engineering, and model training.
• Solid knowledge of model evaluation (accuracy, precision/recall, drift).
• Solid knowledge of deployment patterns (APIs, batch vs real‑time).
• Experience with Python‑based ecosystems.
• Experience with LLM architectures (prompting, RAG).
• Experience with Enterprise or cloud AI platforms.
• Ability to credibly engage with and challenge engineers and data scientists.
• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience.

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