Head of AI Accelerator - Executive Director - Commercial & Investment Bank

A key part of the CIB CAO is the newly-created AI Accelerator, which will be tasked with accelerating the most impactful and high-priority AI programs across the CIB, which require frontier AI transformation. To do so the team embeds into the business for the duration of each special program and works in close partnership with subject matter experts, as well as the Analytics and Technology teams in the business. This ensures the solutions are delivered end-to-end, while ensuring responsible use of AI in compliance with internal policies, laws and regulations, with regular progress updates being shared with senior leadership / C-Suite management.

As part of its mandate, the AI Accelerator team will devote time to remain up-to-date with cutting-edge research in AI.

The Head of AI Accelerator will report directly to the CIB Chief Analytics Officer.

Job responsibilities

Direct the AI Accelerator team in high-priority AI initiatives, hiring and managing a diverse and talented team, balancing technical excellence with tangible commercial impact.
Foster a culture of innovation and an AI-first mindset, promoting collaboration and excellence
Present to Senior Leadership on biggest AI opportunities and progress of the special AI programs
Conduct thorough analysis of quantitative and qualitative data available to produce clear, actionable insights and recommendations for the business
Collaborate with in business Analytics and Technology teams for the end-to-end delivery of the AI solutions
Oversee the development and scaling of AI solutions across the organization, ensuring alignment with business objectives
Assimilate information and communicate complex analyses and recommendations effectively to senior executive stakeholders across the organization
Remain up-to-date with latest progress and breakthrough in the AI community

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Proven ability to lead and inspire high performing team with curiosity, humility and willingness to learn about the CIB businesses working side-by-side with business experts
Passion for problem solving and innovative (out of the box) thinking
Ability to learn complex business problem statements and re-formulate in simple terms, and to distill complex data into actionable insights
Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
Deep expertise in both traditional AI/ML and generative AI


Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience or understanding of Financial Services
Experience in a highly quantitative role, ideally as a data scientist at a growth or research organization
Deep expertise in statistical analysis, experimental design, and causal inference
Proficiency in Python, orchestration frameworks, SQL and other analytical tools