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Citi · 1 day ago

AI Automation Application Development Lead, Vice President

Irving Texas United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$126K/yr - $189K/yr

6+ years exp

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. The AI Automation Application Development Lead is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team.

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Responsibilities

Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements

Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards

Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint

Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation

Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals

Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions

Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary

Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency

Qualification

PythonOpenAIMLOpsLLM-based applicationsSystems analysisPrompt engineeringProject managementCommunication skillsLeadership skillsProblem solving

Required

6+ years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role

Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications

Strong programming skills in Python, and familiarity with libraries like Transformers, Pandas, scikit-learn, Seaborn, LangChain, LlamaIndex, PyTorch, or TensorFlow

Experience building applications with OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, or opensource LLMs

Working knowledge of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines and vector databases

Understanding of MLOps, model evaluation, prompt tuning, and deployment pipelines

Build and tune LLM-based applications using platforms like Vertex, GPT, Hugging Face, etc

Create robust prompt engineering strategies and reusable prompt templates

Integrate generative AI with enterprise applications using APIs, knowledge graphs, vector databases (e.g., PG Vector, Neo4j, Mongodb), and orchestration tools

Experience in managing and implementing successful projects

Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development

Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate

Demonstrated leadership and project management skills

Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Preferred

Master's degree preferred

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Life, accident, and disability insurance

Wellness programs

Paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

Company

Citi

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Citi's mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Founded in 1812

San Antonio, Texas, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.citi.com

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