Head of AI Strategy

Madison-Davis, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Madison-Davis, LLC is seeking a Senior AI Strategy and Enablement Leader based in New York. This leadership role involves defining and executing a comprehensive AI roadmap aligned with business priorities. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in financial services or technology, with a focus on AI and ML implementation. The successful applicant will partner with senior leadership to develop and prioritize AI initiatives that drive business value, establishing scalable AI governance and delivery practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in financial services, technology, or business analysis.
• 3+ years in AI, ML, or enterprise AI implementation.
• Ability to build, launch, or scale enterprise AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own enterprise AI product strategy from ideation through delivery.
• Build and prioritize a practical AI roadmap aligned to business value.
• Lead internal LLM and AI solution development in partnership with technical teams.

Skills

AI product lifecycle knowledge

Influencing stakeholders

Strong communication skills

Technical fluency in APIs

Financial services experience

Job description

A leading investment management firm is hiring a senior AI strategy and enablement leader to define and execute its enterprise-wide AI roadmap. This is a first-of-its-kind leadership role designed for someone who can connect business priorities, technology execution, vendor strategy, and practical AI adoption across the organization.

This person will partner closely with senior technology and operations leadership to identify high-value AI use cases, prioritize initiatives, build internal AI and LLM-enabled solutions, and guide successful rollout across business functions. Over time, this leader will also help build and manage a small AI team.

What You’ll Tackle

• Own enterprise AI product strategy from ideation through delivery and iteration
• Build and prioritize a practical AI roadmap aligned to business value
• Translate ambiguous business needs into clear AI product requirements
• Partner with technology teams on architecture, APIs, infrastructure, model selection, and integrations
• Lead internal LLM and AI solution development in partnership with technical teams
• Evaluate and manage strategic AI vendor relationships
• Drive adoption across investment, operations, finance, distribution, and corporate functions
• Establish scalable AI enablement, governance, and delivery practices

What You Bring

• 10+ years across financial services, technology, product, engineering, or business analysis
• 3+ years focused on AI, ML, LLMs, or enterprise AI implementation
• Experience building, launching, or scaling enterprise AI solutions
• Strong understanding of AI product lifecycle, deployment, integration, and adoption
• Technical fluency across APIs, architecture, model selection, and infrastructure
• Ability to influence senior business and technology stakeholders
• Financial services, asset management, or investment management experience
• Strong communication, prioritization, and transformation leadership skills
• Buy-side investment management workflow experience
• Microservices or Model Context Protocol interface knowledge
• Experience building an AI function or small team from the ground up