Gen AI Engineering Senior Director

Job Description

• The Gen AI Engineering Senior Director leads the strategy, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-scale AI platforms, including GenAI, machine learning, and agentic AI capabilities. This role   is responsible for   building and scaling secure, resilient, and high-performing platforms that enable enterprise-wide AI adoption. The Director oversees multiple engineering teams and leaders, ensuring strong execution, operational discipline, and alignment with enterprise standards for risk, compliance, and responsible AI.     Key Responsibilities
• Lead the vision, architecture, and roadmap for enterprise AI platforms, including GenAI, LLM integration, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and AI-driven search.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams; develop engineering managers and senior engineers while   establishing   standards, guardrails, and governance models.   Own cloud-native platform design and delivery across Azure and AWS, ensuring scalability, reliability, performance, and cost optimization.   Oversee   MLOps   and production operations, including CI/CD pipelines, model deployment, monitoring, evaluation, and lifecycle governance.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise requirements for security, data privacy, compliance, and
• Responsible AI practices.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with product, risk, security, and business stakeholders to enable secure and scalable AI adoption.   Operational Leadership & Execution Discipline   Maintain strong awareness of team delivery, technical issues, and platform risks; step in to review designs, code, and architectural decisions as needed.
• Ensure Agile practices are consistently followed, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and delivery tracking.   Enforce operational rigor across teams, including keeping Jira artifacts current, transparent, and aligned to priorities.
• Provide ongoing feedback on team performance, resource allocation, and organizational effectiveness to   optimize   delivery outcomes.
• Manage core   people   leadership responsibilities, including addressing HR-related matters, supporting employee development, and ensuring team engagement.
• Ensure continuity of delivery through   appropriate backup   coverage, resource planning, and support during team member absences.   Oversee administrative responsibilities such as time tracking and compliance with enterprise processes (e.g., timesheets, reporting).   Continuously   identify   and drive improvements to increase team velocity, reduce friction, and accelerate platform delivery.

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 Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or   Master’s degree in Computer Science , Engineering, or   a related   technical field.
• Minimum   5 years of experience managing engineering teams , including direct oversight of engineering managers and senior technical staff.   10+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or related disciplines.
• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale, distributed systems and cloud-native platforms (Azure and/or AWS).   Working knowledge of AI/ML and GenAI concepts , including familiarity with LLMs, RAG architectures, and AI application integration (deep specialization not   required ).
• Familiarity with   MLOps   practices, including CI/CD concepts for models, monitoring, and lifecycle considerations.
• Experience implementing enterprise-grade security, compliance, and data governance frameworks.   Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior technology and business leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting or partnering   on   AI/ML or GenAI platform initiatives.
• Responsible AI, model risk management, or regulatory considerations.
• Experience with API-first platforms and event-driven architectures.   Background in financial services or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience leading geographically distributed and multi-vendor engineering teams.   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 Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following 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 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law Review our full benefits available by employment status here . U.S. Bank is an

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employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

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The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role.

In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

Pay Range $181,730.00 - $213,800.00 U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment.

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