Lead AI Engineer, VP

Description

Innovation and the TDI Chief Strategy Office

Deutsche Bank’s Innovation team identifies, evaluates, and incubates cutting-edge technical innovation. It is part of the Chief Strategy Office of the bank’s Technology, Data & Innovation (TDI) function and works globally with all business lines and infrastructure functions of the bank. A focus of the team is to create value for clients and the bank using Generative Artificial Intelligence like Large Language Models (LLM), AI agents and other advanced data-driven technologies.

As a Lead AI Engineer in the Innovation team of the TDI Chief Strategy Office you will lead technical teams to identify, evaluate, and execute data- and AI-driven innovation projects

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy

Best in class leave policy

Gender neutral parental leaves

100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)

Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education

Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members

Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents

Accident and Term life Insurance

Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

You design and build high-quality software products that use AI and other advanced data-driven technologies to create sustainable value for the Bank.

You practice hands-on and servant technical leadership, enabling, supporting, and guiding your team of engineers. You stay close to the code and jump in to solve the hardest problems.

You are responsible for the technical delivery of innovation projects and act as a trusted advisor to your team and the bank.

You work in a cross-functional team using your technical expertise to identify, evaluate and execute data- and AI-driven innovation projects.

You contribute to identifying and evaluating applications of these technologies by providing your technical insight to your team and other stakeholders across the Bank.

You communicate technical concepts and results effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences, and measure success by the business value your solutions generate.

Your skills and experience

University degree in a technical or quantitative field (e.g., computer science, mathematics, physics, economics, etc.), preferably a Master’s or Doctoral degree.

5+ years of experience in applying AI, machine learning and / or data science in business and / or academia.

Several years of experience in leading technical teams that develop high-quality, production-grade software.

Strong knowledge of Python and ideally one other programming language, as well as relevant AI, data science and engineering frameworks (e.g., ADK, langchain, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Spark, LangChain etc.). Knowledge of GCP or another major cloud platform. You live and breathe principles of good engineering, architecture and professional software development. Experience building solutions that leverage LLMs, eg. RAG or AI agents.

Comfortable working with and managing uncertainty, ambiguity and different levels of stakeholders. You should feel just as comfortable presenting the pros and cons of a new architecture to senior management as you are debugging a cryptic error message with your team.

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

Ideally, practical experience in finance and banking.

How we’ll support you

Training and development to help you excel in your career

Coaching and support from experts in your team

A culture of continuous learning to aid progression

A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs