Truist Financial

Development, AI Delivery Lead

Truist Financial$130K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Security, Engineering or a related discipline
  • 20+ years in financial services or equivalent, focusing on information security risk management
  • 15+ years of management experience with team development and process improvements
  • 15+ years leading issue management and resolution of regulatory and risk findings
  • Extensive cybersecurity knowledge, covering areas like Encryption, Data Security, and Cloud Security
  • Proven track record in leading security program delivery, planning, and reporting

Responsibilities

  • Own the development function with executive leadership and delivery standards across engineering teams
  • Set technical direction, architecture standards, and quality bar for engineering outputs
  • Drive execution across engineering, managing sprint cadences and accountability
  • Build a high-performing engineering organization through hiring and coaching
  • Partner with leadership to align engineering delivery with strategic and security goals
  • Manage the engineering operating model including team structure and technical governance
  • Facilitate cross-functional delivery alignment for production-ready AI capabilities

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • 401k plan and tax-preferred savings accounts
  • Minimum of 10 vacation days and 10 sick days
  • Paid holidays
  • Potential eligibility for a pension plan and stock units
  • Opportunity for deferred compensation plans
Full Job Description
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Regular or Temporary:
Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

The Head of Development is the executive engineering leader responsible for all development functions within our centralized AI capability delivery organization - spanning application engineering, data engineering, full-stack delivery, platform integration, and the engineering quality bar that governs how production AI-enabled capabilities are built, tested, and released.
This role owns the engineering organization, delivery culture, technical standards, hiring and team development, cross-functional delivery execution, and the operational discipline required to ship AI capabilities at enterprise scale and startup speed. The Head of Development is a builder-leader: deeply technical, operationally rigorous, and capable of setting direction while staying close enough to the work to drive real engineering excellence.
Daily work includes leading engineering teams, setting delivery standards and architecture direction, managing engineering roadmap execution, partnering with product and security leadership, driving hiring and capability development, and ensuring the Forge development function delivers production-ready AI capabilities that meet the highest standards of quality, security, and operational reliability.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

  • Own development function - providing executive leadership, organizational design, delivery standards, and operational discipline across all engineering teams and workstreams.
  • Set the technical direction, architecture standards, engineering quality bar, and release readiness expectations for application, data, full-stack, and platform engineering at the Forge.
  • Drive delivery execution across engineering - managing sprint cadences, resolving delivery blockers, enforcing accountability, and ensuring the organization ships production-ready AI capabilities on committed timelines.
  • Build and develop a high-performing engineering organization through hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management, career development, and team culture investment.
  • Partner with the Head of Technology, Head of Agentic Design, Head of Product, and AI Security Lead to ensure engineering delivery is aligned to strategic priorities, security standards, and business outcomes.
  • Own the engineering operating model - including team structure, delivery ceremonies, technical governance, code review standards, CI/CD practices, observability requirements, and release controls.
  • Drive cross-functional delivery alignment across engineering, product, security, QA, data, platform, and enablement teams to ensure AI capabilities move from design to production with speed and reliability.
  • Represent engineering in senior leadership forums, governance reviews, architecture discussions, and stakeholder communications - translating technical delivery reality into clear executive-facing updates.
  • Manage engineering budget, tooling, vendor relationships, and resource allocation in alignment with Forge delivery priorities and enterprise financial governance.
  • Continuously improve engineering processes, delivery velocity, code quality, observability, and operational maturity as the Forge AI portfolio scales.
  • Foster a culture of engineering excellence, psychological safety, continuous learning, and accountability across the development organization.


QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Security, Engineering or a related discipline.

2. 20+ years of experience in financial services, government, large consulting firms, or equivalent, with a focus on information security risk management.

3. 15+ years prior management experience with a track record of team development and process improvements.

4. 15+ years of experience in leading issue management and resolution of financial regulatory and internal risk partner findings.

5. Extensive knowledge of cybersecurity capabilities, including expertise in one or more of the following areas: Encryption, Data Security, Application Security, IAM, Network Security, Cloud Security, etc.

6. Proven track record in leading delivery of security programs, including planning, execution, and reporting.

7. Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts in business terms to C-Level executives.

8. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interface with all levels of personnel (executive to entry level).

9. Experience developing and operating management routines for large organizations, including process and control effectiveness and metrics (KRI/KPI).

10. Deep knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001) and financial industry regulations (e.g., PCI DSS, SOX, GLBA).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering management or technical leadership roles with direct people management responsibility.
  • Demonstrated experience leading and scaling engineering organizations in enterprise environments, including hiring, team development, delivery management, and organizational design.
  • Deep technical background in software engineering, application development, or platform engineering with the ability to set credible technical direction and engage substantively in architecture and quality discussions.
  • Proven track record of delivering production-ready software at enterprise scale - on time, with quality, and within governance controls.
  • Experience leading engineering delivery for AI-enabled, data-intensive, or platform-oriented products in complex cross-functional organizations.
  • Strong ability to manage senior technical talent, build high-performing teams, and drive engineering culture that balances speed, quality, and operational rigor.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for executive-facing delivery reporting, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership.
  • Experience operating within regulated enterprise environments where security, compliance, audit, and governance controls shape delivery practice.
  • Experience leading engineering organizations building AI-enabled applications, agentic systems, or enterprise AI platforms.
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure, Azure AI services, Copilot ecosystem, Microsoft Fabric, or comparable enterprise AI and cloud delivery platforms.
  • Experience in financial services, cybersecurity, or other highly regulated industries with strong control, audit, and release management expectations.
  • Experience building engineering organizations from startup-phase into scaled enterprise delivery - including process design, tooling, and culture development.
  • Experience managing engineering vendor relationships, contract delivery teams, and technology partnerships.
  • Familiarity with responsible AI principles, enterprise AI governance, and model risk management requirements relevant to regulated industries.


OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS

Visual / Audio / Speaking

Able to access and interpret client information received from the computer and able to hear and speak with individuals in person and on the phone.

Manual Dexterity / Keyboarding

Able to work standard office equipment, including PC keyboard and mouse, copy/fax machines, and printers.

Availability

Able to work all hours scheduled, including overtime as directed by manager/supervisor and required by business need.

Travel

Up to 25%

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