AVP, Product Owner AI PDLC

LPL Financial; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 109,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health benefits

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking an Assistant Vice President, AI PDLC Product Owner to shape the AI Product Development Lifecycle platform. You will translate future‑state PDLC into product capabilities, workflows, and governance, collaborating with engineering, risk, and governance teams to deliver measurable business value.

You will own the product outcomes, prioritization, and readiness while partnering with technical leaders to implement and scale across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product management or product ownership in enterprise software or platforms.
• Translate complex processes into product strategy, roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
• Lead cross‑functional delivery with engineering, design, architecture, data and business teams.
• Working knowledge of software lifecycles, product metrics, pilot design, and data‑driven decisions.
• Practical understanding of generative AI and AI‑enabled software development for enterprise use.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, strategy, roadmap, priorities and operating measures for the AI PDLC platform.
• Translate future PDLC state into personas, workflows, artifacts, gates and requirements.
• Define and evolve measures across PDLC phases, including throughput, cycle time and quality.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, design, AI governance and risk teams on implementation.
• Lead pilot readiness activities, evidence collection and iterative improvements from pilot to scale.
• Prioritize backlog using data and stakeholder feedback to maximize value and efficiency.
• Define enablement approaches, reporting frameworks and adoption measures.

Skills

Product management

Enterprise software

Cross‑functional leadership

Data‑driven decisions

Generative AI

AI PDLC

Job description

Where Ambition Meets Innovation

Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Job Overview

Help define how an enterprise builds software in the age of AI. As the Assistant Vice President, AI PDLC Product Owner, you will help shape an enterprise product that connects people, process, agents, knowledge, and measurement into a more coherent way of delivering value. The role turns emerging AI capabilities into a practical product and operating model that can be used across LPL to improve the software development experience and delivery of business value.

The Assistant Vice President, AI PDLC Product Owner owns the product definition and evolution of the AI Product Development Lifecycle (AI PDLC) platform and measurement framework. This role translates the future-state PDLC into product capabilities, workflows, artifacts, gates, and measures, partnering with product, engineering, architecture, AI governance, risk, and delivery teams from pilot through adoption and scale. The role is accountable for product outcomes, prioritization, and readiness while partnering closely with technical leaders on implementation.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, strategy, roadmap, priorities, and operating measures for the AI PDLC platform and measurement framework.
• Translate the future-state PDLC into personas, workflows, roles, artifacts, gates, user stories, acceptance criteria, and product requirements.
• Define and evolve measures across PDLC phases, including DORA metrics, throughput, cycle time, queue time, inter-task delay, quality, adoption, and business value.
• Partner with engineering, architecture, design, AI DevOps, AI governance, risk, and delivery teams to define human experiences, agent lifecycle capabilities, knowledge access, orchestration, and governance requirements.
• Lead pilot readiness activities, including hypothesis development, baseline definition, scenario planning, success and failure criteria, evidence collection, findings analysis, and iterative improvements from pilot through scale.
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog using data and stakeholder feedback to address dependencies, evaluate trade-offs, and improve value delivery and workflow efficiency.
• Define enablement approaches, feedback mechanisms, operating practices, and reporting frameworks that support adoption and measure product outcomes.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking a product leader who is motivated to pursue greatness, consistently act with integrity, and is driven to help our clients succeed through scalable, responsible technology solutions. The ideal candidate can connect business needs, user experiences, process design, data, and emerging AI capabilities into a coherent product direction. They collaborate effectively across technical and business functions to win together while helping teams innovate responsibly and create and share joy through exceptional product experiences and meaningful progress.

Requirements

• 7+ years of product management or product ownership experience supporting enterprise software, workflow, platform, or other complex technology products.
• Experience translating complex business processes or operating models into product strategy, roadmaps, workflows, requirements, and measurable outcomes.
• Experience leading cross‑functional product delivery with engineering, design, architecture, data, and business stakeholders in a complex enterprise environment.
• Working knowledge of software development lifecycles, product and delivery metrics, pilot design, and data‑driven product decision‑making.
• Practical understanding of generative AI, AI agents, or AI‑enabled software development and their application to enterprise workflows.

Preferences

• Experience in financial services or another regulated industry with governance, risk, privacy, records management, or supervisory requirements.
• Experience with enterprise knowledge management, workflow and orchestration platforms, AI agents, or human‑plus‑agent operating models.
• Experience developing product measurement frameworks, connecting operational metrics to business outcomes, and using pilot results to guide investment and scaling decisions.

Pay Range

$109,283.00 - $182,104.00

Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more.

Company Overview

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor‑mediated marketplace(6), LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.

Principals only. EOE.

Information on Interviews

LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at [phone].