Director of Enterprise AI & Autonomous Agents

Citi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a senior leader to head the Forward Deployed Engineering squad, embedding within Citi's Lines of Business in NYC and London. You will drive end-to-end AI agent delivery, architecture, and enterprise integration in a high-velocity, compliant environment.

You will steer 3-5 concurrent projects, mentor senior engineers, and ensure alignment with architectural blueprints and Lakera Guardrails while managing risk and regulatory considerations.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of technology experience in banking/fintech.
• 8+ years leading engineering squads in regulated environments.
• Hands-on understanding of modern AI paradigms including LLMs and autonomous agents.
• Proven ability to manage high-bandwidth client relationships.
• Strong knowledge of financial products and capital markets.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary delivery partner to CIOs, and business heads across NYC and London.
• Direct sprint planning, architecture, and rapid delivery for 3-5 concurrent AI agent projects.
• Ensure all agentic software adheres to enterprise blueprints and evaluation gates.
• Mentor and coach a squad of 8 senior Forward Deployed Engineers.
• Drive integration between autonomous agents and core banking backends and APIs.
• Collaborate to refine factory delivery playbooks and provide feedback to platform teams.
• Assess risk and enforce compliance with laws, policy, and Citi standards.

Skills

AI architectures

Engineering leadership

Client relationships

Financial markets knowledge

Recruiting talent

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Citi is seeking a senior leader to head the Forward Deployed Engineering squad, embedding within Citi's Lines of Business in NYC and London. You will drive end-to-end AI agent delivery, architecture, and enterprise integration in a high-velocity, compliant environment.

You will steer 3-5 concurrent projects, mentor senior engineers, and ensure alignment with architectural blueprints and Lakera Guardrails while managing risk and regulatory considerations.