U.S. Bank

AI/ML Enablement Lead Engineer

U.S. Bank$148K — $174K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in software engineering and application development.
  • Background in designing and delivering AI-enabled software solutions.
  • Hands-on experience with LLM, RAG, Agentic AI, GenAI, and related technologies.
  • Familiarity with AI orchestration and frameworks like LangChain and Semantic Kernel.
  • Proficiency in leveraging enterprise AI platforms such as Azure OpenAI and Anthropic.
  • Strong technical leadership and team management experience.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with teams to identify and prioritize AI use cases.
  • Translate business needs into scalable AI solution designs.
  • Lead the delivery of AI-powered products from concept to production.
  • Provide technical leadership to engineering and delivery teams.
  • Guide architectural and implementation decisions related to AI.
  • Present AI capabilities and recommendations to stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with enterprise AI and architecture teams for aligned initiatives.
  • Support team growth through mentoring and participation in hiring.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Basic and optional life insurance coverage.
  • Short-term and long-term disability protections.
  • Pregnancy disability and parental leave options.
  • 401(k) with employer-funded retirement plan benefits.
  • Paid vacation from 2 to 5 weeks based on tenure.
  • Up to 11 paid holidays per year.
  • Adoption assistance and supportive sick leave policies.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Location expectations:
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

U.S. Bank is seeking an AI/ML Enablement Lead Engineer to help drive the adoption, delivery, and scaling of Artificial Intelligence solutions across Wealth, Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking (WCIB). This individual will serve as a trusted technical leader and advisor, working closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and enterprise AI organizations to identify opportunities, design solutions, and deliver AI-powered capabilities that create measurable business value.

This person will partner with business and technology leaders to evaluate AI opportunities, guide solution design, lead delivery efforts, and help shape the future direction of AI across WCIB. They will combine hands-on technical credibility with strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills to influence decisions and drive successful outcomes.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Partner with business and technology teams to identify, evaluate, and prioritize AI use cases.
  • Translate business needs into scalable AI solution designs and implementation plans.
  • Lead delivery of AI-enabled products and solutions from concept through production.
  • Provide technical leadership to engineers, contractors, and delivery teams.
  • Guide architecture, design, and implementation decisions related to AI and software engineering.
  • Present AI capabilities, demonstrations, and solution recommendations to business and technical stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with enterprise AI, architecture, and technology organizations to align initiatives and leverage existing capabilities.
  • Influence AI strategy, adoption, and best practices across WCIB.
  • Support team growth through mentoring, leadership, and participation in hiring activities.


Must Have Skills:
  • Strong software engineering background with hands-on application development experience.
  • Experience designing, building, or delivering AI-enabled software solutions.
  • Experience implementing LLM, RAG, Agentic AI, GenAI, or other modern AI solutions in production environments.
  • Experience with AI orchestration and application frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, MCP, or similar technologies.
  • Experience leveraging Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or comparable enterprise AI platforms.
  • Deep understanding of AI solution architecture, prompt engineering, retrieval patterns, model evaluation, and AI application development.
  • Experience leading engineers, contractors, or technical delivery teams.
  • Strong software architecture and solution design skills.
  • Experience translating business needs into technical solutions.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management abilities.
  • Proven success delivering complex technology initiatives through cross-functional teams.


Nice to Have Skills:
  • Banking, financial services, or other highly regulated industry experience.
  • Experience supporting corporate banking, commercial banking, capital markets, or wealth management organizations.
  • Enterprise AI governance, AI enablement, or AI Center of Excellence experience.
  • Experience leading engineering organizations or scaling technical teams.
  • Background influencing technology strategy across large enterprises.
  • Experience implementing AI solutions at enterprise scale.
  • Experience with cloud-native AI platforms and services on Azure.


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.

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: $148,495.00 - $174,700.00

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

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