AI Engineering Lead - Vice President

Job Title AI Engineering Lead

Corporate Title Vice President

Location Cary, NC

Who we are

In short – an essential part of Deutsche Bank’s technology solution, developing applications for key business areas.

Our Technologists drive Cloud, Cyber and business technology strategy while transforming it within a robust, hands-on engineering culture. Learning is a key element of our people strategy, and we have a variety of options for you to develop professionally. Our approach to the future of work champions flexibility and is rooted in the understanding that there have been dramatic shifts in the ways we work.

Having first established a presence in the Americas in the 19th century, Deutsche Bank opened its US technology center in Cary, North Carolina in 2009. Learn more about us here.

Overview
 

This role is responsible for the delivery and scaled adoption of AI‑enabled software engineering capabilities across multiple teams, ensuring solutions are production‑grade and meet security, safety, reliability, and governance expectations. The role translates engineering and business needs into scalable solutions that operate effectively within enterprise constraints, including security, compliance, risk, and cost. It establishes measurement and continuous improvement practices using telemetry across delivery speed, quality, reliability, risk signals, and developer experience. The role builds lightweight operating mechanisms to keep work transparent, including roadmaps, decision logs, and clear adoption thresholds. It also defines exit criteria and deprecation plans to ensure sustainable, well‑governed delivery over time.

What We Offer You

• A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration

• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days

• Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement

• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits

• Educational resources, matching gift and volunteer programs

What You’ll Do

• Lead design and build of AI-enabled developer workflows and platform capabilities, hands-on when needed (architecture, prototypes, code reviews, production readiness)

• Own end-to-end delivery from prototype and controlled rollout through scale and steady-state operations

• Drive consistent adoption and standardization of engineering practices (patterns, templates, reusable components, runbooks, reference implementations)

• Ensure solutions are secure, safe, reliable, observable, and production-ready, with clear operational ownership and support paths

• Embed governance and control requirements into delivery workflows so compliance is designed in rather than retrofitted

• Build lightweight operating mechanisms that keep work transparent (roadmap, decision logs, adoption thresholds, exit criteria, deprecation plans)

How You’ll Lead

• Partner with senior stakeholders to align priorities, sequencing, and outcomes across engineering, architecture, security, risk, and control functions

• Translate engineering and business needs into scalable solutions that work within enterprise constraints (security, compliance, risk, cost)

• Establish measurement and continuous improvement using telemetry across delivery speed, quality, reliability, risk signals, and developer experience

Skills You’ll Need

• Strong engineering background with the ability to engage hands-on when needed (architecture, code reviews, prototypes, production readiness)

• Proven experience leading delivery of complex engineering initiatives from prototype to scaled adoption across multiple teams or domains

• Demonstrated ability to drive adoption and standardization at scale without heavy central dependency (self-service first, clear guardrails)

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across engineering leadership and control partners

• Experience operating within enterprise constraints, including security, compliance, risk, governance, and audit expectations

Skills That Will Help You Excel

• Sound judgment balancing innovation with stability, safety, and quality using clear boundaries and measurable criteria

• Track record of delivering measurable outcomes, backed by data and operational evidence

• Strong interest in modern engineering and AI tools, with disciplined experimentation and continuous learning

Expectations

It is the Bank’s expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the ____ office in accordance with the Bank’s hybrid working model.

Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion.

The salary range for this position in Cary is $125,000 to $185,000 Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration.

Deutsche Bank Benefits
 

At Deutsche Bank, we recognize that our benefit programs have a profound impact on our colleagues. That’s why we are focused on providing benefits and perks that enable our colleagues to live authenti­cally and be their whole selves, at every stage of life. We provide access to physical, emotional, and financial wellness benefits that allow our colleagues to stay financially secure and strike balance between work and home. Click here to learn more!

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We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Click these links to view Deutsche Bank’s Equal Opportunity Policy Statement and the following notices: EEOC Know Your Rights; Employee Rights and Responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act; and Employee Polygraph Protection Act.