SVP, AI Partnerships & Strategy

Citi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 177,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking an AI Strategic Partnerships Lead, SVP, based in Jersey City, NJ, to orchestrate external AI technology partnerships across Citi's enterprise AI strategy. You will scout startups, evaluate technologies, lead PoCs, and drive production rollouts with Project Managers and engineers, bridging business units with external partners.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in tech partnerships or related ventures, strong commercial insight, and fluency in AI product or Gen AI engineering, with

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in technology strategic partnerships, AI product management, or technology delivery within top-tier financial institutions.
• Demonstrated expertise executing partnership lifecycles, including scouting, evaluations, licensing, PoC, and scaling.
• Technical or Product Fluency in Gen AI: AI product management or Generative AI engineering with LLM knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Ecosystem scouting and assessment of AI startups and providers.
• Full partnership lifecycle ownership from market mapping to vendor management.
• Drive PoC to production with sandbox tests, performance and security benchmarks.

Skills

AI partnerships

Lifecycle management

Gen AI

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

LLMs

RAG architectures

Vector stores

Job description

Citi is seeking an AI Strategic Partnerships Lead, SVP, based in Jersey City, NJ, to orchestrate external AI technology partnerships across Citi's enterprise AI strategy. You will scout startups, evaluate technologies, lead PoCs, and drive production rollouts with Project Managers and engineers, bridging business units with external partners.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in tech partnerships or related ventures, strong commercial insight, and fluency in AI product or Gen AI engineering, with