Software Engineering Director 2 - Head of AI Technology for WCIB

US Bank; Hopkins (MN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a visionary Head of AI Technology for WCIB to accelerate AI adoption across Wealth, Corporate, Commercial, and Institutional Banking. You will define the AI strategy, operating model, and delivery framework to empower business lines to leverage enterprise AI capabilities.

You will lead federated AI pods, partner with senior leaders to prioritize high‑value use cases, ensure governance and Responsible AI, and drive measurable outcomes while upholding risk controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 6+ years leading multiple software engineering teams.
• Experience delivering AI solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Experience in financial services environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a multi-year AI strategy and roadmap across WCIB.
• Lead federated AI delivery models with AI engineering pods.
• Partner with business, product, and tech leaders to prioritize AI use cases.
• Accelerate adoption of Generative AI, ML, and enterprise AI platforms.
• Establish scalable AI engineering practices and governance.
• Drive AI-enabled improvements across SDLC to boost productivity and quality.
• Lead AI talent strategy including workforce planning and upskilling.
• Ensure adherence to Responsible AI, governance, and regulatory requirements.
• Influence executives to scale AI innovation across WCIB.

Skills

AI leadership

Executive stakeholder management

Software engineering leadership

Cloud technologies

Enterprise AI platforms

Strategy & roadmaps

Product-oriented teams

Governance & risk

Communication

Financial services domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we're on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at-all from Day One.

Job Description

U.S. Bank is seeking an innovative and strategic technology leader to serve as the Head of AI Technology for WCIB . This executive leadership role is responsible for accelerating Artificial Intelligence adoption across Wealth, Corporate, Commercial, and Institutional Banking (WCIB). The leader will establish and execute the AI strategy, operating model, and delivery framework that enables business lines to leverage enterprise AI capabilities, accelerate innovation, improve productivity, and drive measurable business outcomes while maintaining strong governance and risk controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute a multi-year AI technology strategy and roadmap that advances client experiences, operational efficiency, employee productivity, and business growth across WCIB .
• Lead the development and operation of a federated AI delivery model , establishing AI engineering pods embedded within business-aligned technology organizations.
• Partner with senior business, product, and technology leaders to identify, prioritize, and deliver high-value AI use cases that drive measurable outcomes.
• Accelerate adoption of Generative AI, Agentic AI, Machine Learning, and enterprise AI platforms across WCIB technology teams.
• Collaborate with enterprise AI organizations and Centers of Excellence to leverage shared platforms, reusable services, and standardized AI architectures.
• Establish scalable AI engineering practices, frameworks, tooling, and governance that enable rapid and consistent delivery across multiple business units.
• Drive AI-enabled improvements across the software development lifecycle , increasing engineering productivity, code quality, delivery speed, and operational excellence.
• Lead AI talent strategy including workforce planning, recruitment, capability development, mentoring, and upskilling initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise standards for Responsible AI, model governance, security, compliance, risk management, and regulatory requirements .
• Influence executive stakeholders and technology leaders across the organization to create alignment, remove barriers, and scale AI innovation throughout WCIB.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• 10 or more years of relevant software engineering experience
• Six or more years of experience leading multiple software engineering teams

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large-scale AI, data, platform, or technology transformation initiatives .
• Strong understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, Machine Learning (ML), Agentic AI, and enterprise AI platforms .
• Experience building and scaling product-oriented technology teams and federated operating models .
• Demonstrated success delivering AI solutions that drive measurable business outcomes .
• Strong background in software engineering, cloud technologies, data platforms, and enterprise architecture .
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence across complex organizations and align multiple stakeholders toward common outcomes.
• Experience partnering with senior executives, product organizations, and enterprise technology teams .
• Expertise in assessing AI opportunities and risks while balancing innovation, governance, and business value.
• Experience working within financial services environments preferred.

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there's anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants .

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 8