**Analytics & Information Management (AIM) - Third-Party Management** **Role Overview** We are seeking a visionary and experienced leader to serve as the Vice President for our AI and Automation team. In this role, you will lead a specialized team of AI engineers and automation experts to design, build, and deploy enterprise-grade intelligent solutions. Your primary objective will be to transform how Third-Party Management assesses, monitors, and manages supplier and vendor risks through the strategic application of AI and automation technologies like Python and Xceptor. This senior role requires a blend of deep technical expertise, strategic vision, and exceptional people leadership. The successful candidate will be responsible for setting the team's technical direction, managing the end-to-end delivery of complex projects, and fostering the growth of a high-performing team. You will act as a key partner to business leaders, data engineers, and enterprise governance teams to deliver scalable, compliant, and impactful AI capabilities. **Key Responsibilities** **Team Leadership & Strategy** + **Lead and Mentor:** Build, manage, and mentor a high-performing team of AI engineers and automation specialists in India. Foster a collaborative and innovative culture. + **Strategic Planning:** Define and execute the strategic roadmap for AI and automation within the Third-Party Management function, aligning with broader business objectives. + **Talent Development:** Oversee the career development, performance management, and recruitment of team members. + **Technical Vision:** Establish the team's technical vision and standards for building AI models, automation workflows, and intelligent applications. **Solution Delivery & Technical Oversight** + **Oversee Development:** Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of AI solutions, from ideation and design through to deployment and production support. This includes solutions leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic AI architectures. + **Provide Guidance:** Offer expert technical guidance and architectural oversight on projects involving AI-powered copilots, knowledge assistants, and complex workflow automation using Python and Xceptor. + **Ensure Quality:** Champion engineering excellence by ensuring the team delivers clean, modular, and production-ready code for reusable AI services, APIs, and components. + **Manage Delivery:** Direct the development of multi-agent workflows and the engineering of enterprise knowledge repositories using vector databases and knowledge graphs.



**Program & Stakeholder Management** + **Business Partnership:** Serve as the primary point of contact for senior business stakeholders to understand strategic challenges, identify opportunities for AI, and ensure solutions deliver business value. + **Cross-Functional Collaboration:** Drive collaboration with technology, architecture, cybersecurity, data engineering, and AI governance teams to ensure seamless integration and compliance. + **Program Management:** Manage the team's project portfolio, defining priorities, allocating resources, and communicating progress to leadership. **Governance & Best Practices** + **Enforce Compliance:** Ensure all AI solutions strictly adhere to enterprise governance, security, and model risk management requirements. + **Champion Best Practices:** Establish and promote best practices for MLOps/LLMOps, including model evaluation, monitoring, auditability, and explainability. + **Drive Innovation:** Stay abreast of industry trends and continuously evaluate current technologies and methodologies to enhance the team's capabilities and efficiency. **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline. Master's degree preferred. + **Proven leadership experience,** with a strong track record of managing and developing a team of technical professionals (engineers, data scientists). + Significant hands-on experience in software engineering, AI engineering, analytics, or data science. + **Demonstrated experience in project management,** successfully delivering complex technical solutions from concept through to production. + Strong Python programming skills and experience building REST APIs and backend applications. + Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences. + Excellent written and verbal communication skills. **Preferred Qualifications** Experience in one or more of the following: + Leading teams in LLM application development (RAG, Agentic AI). + Managing projects involving automation platforms like Xceptor. + Vector databases, Knowledge Graphs, and AI orchestration frameworks. + MLOps, LLMOps, and CI/CD in an enterprise setting. + Banking, financial services, or risk management domains. **Technical Skills** **Programming** + Python (Expert)



+ SQL **AI & Machine Learning** + LLM Applications, RAG, AI Agents + NLP and Prompt Engineering **Frameworks & Platforms** + Xceptor + Google ADK, OpenAI APIs + Model Context Protocol (MCP) **Data Technologies** + Vector Databases (e.g., Neo4j, Redis) + PostgreSQL **Engineering & DevOps** + FastAPI, REST APIs + Git, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD **Leadership Expectations** + **Strategic Leadership:** Develop and articulate a clear strategic vision for the team, driving innovation while delivering measurable business outcomes. + **Talent Champion:** Attract, develop, and retain top engineering talent, fostering an environment of continuous learning and growth. + **Influence and Impact:** Effectively communicate and influence at all levels of the organization, from junior engineers to senior business leaders. + **Ownership and Accountability:** Take ultimate ownership for the team's performance and the successful delivery of its commitments. + **Promote Responsible AI:** Champion ethical and responsible AI practices, ensuring fairness, transparency, and compliance in all solutions. ------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family Group:** Decision Management ------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family:** Business Analysis ------------------------------------------------------ **Time Type:** Full time ------------------------------------------------------ **Most Relevant Skills** Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------ **Other Relevant Skills** For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ _Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law._ _If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review_ _Accessibility at Citi (https://www.citigroup.com/citi/accessibility/application-accessibility.htm)_ _._ _View Citi's_ _EEO Policy Statement (https://www.citigroup.com/global/eeo-aa-policy)_ _and the_ _Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)_ _poster._ Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Minority/Female/Veteran/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

📌 AI Python Automation Lead-Vice President (India)
🏢 Citigroup
📍 India