Citigroup, Inc

Senior Applied AI Engineer (Capital Markets / M&A)

Citigroup, Inc • $145K — $217K *
Mississauga, ON L4T 0A1In-Person
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
2 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in software engineering, 5+ years in Applied AI/ML roles.
  • Proven experience in data science/AI engineering within financial services or enterprise.
  • Demonstrated ability in building AI apps for investment banking or capital markets.
  • Deep knowledge of ML, NLP, LLMs, RAG, embeddings, and modern MLOps.
  • Experience with structured financial data and unstructured sources like filings and transcripts.
  • Familiar with investment banking workflows in ECM, DCM, and M&A.
  • Proven track record deploying AI in secure, high-compliance environments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and implementation of AI/ML solutions for Investment Banking.
  • Act as the subject matter expert on ECM, DCM, and M&A AI opportunities.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers in AI/ML best practices.
  • Contribute to the strategic vision and innovation of AI technologies in banking.
  • Collaborate with data engineers to ensure data quality and integration for AI solutions.
  • Oversee deployment and maintenance of AI systems for reliability and performance.
  • Optimize AI solutions for efficiency and scalability across infrastructure.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive technical documentation and support for clarity.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Opportunity to influence strategic AI vision within Investment Banking.
  • Professional development through mentorship of junior engineers.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge AI technologies and methodologies.
Full Job Description
About the Role:

We are seeking a highly experienced and technically proficient Sr Applied AI Engineer to join our Investment Banking technology team. This is a critical individual contributor role focused on driving the design, development, and implementation of cutting-edge AI/ML solutions specifically tailored for our Investment Banking products, including Equity Capital Markets (ECM), Debt Capital Markets (DCM), and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A).

The ideal candidate will be a deep technical expert, capable of operating independently to solve complex problems, setting technical direction, and mentoring junior engineers through hands-on collaboration, without direct managerial responsibilities. You will be instrumental in translating complex business challenges in Investment Banking into robust, scalable, and high-performance AI systems that deliver tangible value.

Key Responsibilities:
  • AI/ML Solution Design & Implementation: Lead the end-to-end design, architecture, and hands-on implementation of advanced AI/ML solutions and platforms supporting Investment Banking workflows in ECM, DCM, and M&A. This includes leveraging existing models and adapting them to specific business needs.
  • Subject Matter Expertise: Act as the primary subject matter expert in Investment Banking products (ECM, DCM, M&A), collaborating closely with business stakeholders to understand their needs and identify high-impact AI opportunities.
  • Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams, fostering best practices in AI/ML solution implementation and scalable system design. Mentor less experienced engineers through code reviews, technical discussions, and collaborative problem-solving.
  • Strategic Vision & Innovation: Contribute to the strategic vision for AI in Investment Banking, researching and evaluating new AI technologies, methodologies, and tools to maintain a competitive edge.
  • Data Strategy & Engineering: Work closely with data engineers to define data requirements, ensure data quality, and optimize data pipelines for AI solution integration and deployment.
  • Model Deployment & Monitoring: Oversee the deployment, scaling, monitoring, and ongoing maintenance of AI/ML solutions in production environments, ensuring reliability and performance.
  • Performance Optimization: Identify and implement performance optimizations for AI solutions and underlying infrastructure to ensure efficient resource utilization and rapid inference.
  • Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams, including product managers, data scientists, quantitative analysts, and other engineering leads, to deliver integrated solutions.
  • Documentation: Create comprehensive technical documentation, including design specifications, architecture diagrams, and operational guides.


Qualifications
Must-Have Skills & Experience
  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ years specializing in Applied AI/ML engineering or related roles.


  • Significant proven data science / AI engineering experience, with multiple years leading tech implementations in financial services or enterprise environments.
  • Demonstrated success building AI applications in investment banking, asset management, or capital markets domains.
  • Deep expertise in ML, NLP, LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, and modern MLOps practices.
  • Strong experience working with both structured financial datasets and unstructured data sources (e.g., filings, call transcripts, research).
  • Familiarity with front-office workflows in ECM, DCM, M&A, and investment research.
  • Experience deploying AI solutions in secure, high-compliance environments (on-premise, hybrid cloud, or private cloud).
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.


Preferred
  • Experience with knowledge graphs and graph-based search.
  • Familiarity with tools like Bloomberg, Refinitiv, Capital IQ, FactSet, PitchBook.
  • Prior work on AI co-pilots, document summarization tools, or automated pitch generation.
  • Exposure to enterprise CRM systems and client intelligence platforms.
  • Track record of successfully delivering impactful AI solutions in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.
  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, AI, Applied Mathematics, or related quantitative field.


What Success Looks Like
  • AI tools embedded into daily workflows of bankers and analysts.
  • Reduction in manual effort across client targeting, pitch preparation, and market monitoring.
  • Data assets and ML models fully aligned with enterprise governance and architecture.
  • Scalable AI platform that evolves with the pace of the business and innovation.


Job Family Group:
Technology

Job Family:
Applications Development

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$145,100.00 - $217,700.00

Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Automated Processing and AI

We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.

Importantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details.

This job opening is for an existing job vacancy.

About Citigroup, Inc

Citigroup is a financial services holding company that provides financial products and services. The company operates through two segments, Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and Institutional Clients Group (ICG). The GCB segment offers traditional banking services to retail customers through retail banking, commercial banking, Citi-branded cards, and Citi retail services. The ICG segment offers various banking, and financial products and services to corporate, institutional, public sector, and high-net-worth clients. This segment provides wholesale banking products and services, including fixed-income and equity sales and trading, foreign exchange, prime brokerage, derivative services, equity and fixed-income research, corporate lending, investment banking, and advisory services, private banking, cash management, trade finance, and securities services. Citi is committed to sustainability and social responsibility, and the company invests in initiatives that promote economic progress.

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Market Cap
$1.3 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$89.6 million
Founded
1812
5 Year Trend
+4.6%
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