AI Lead

Overview

In this role you drive enterprise AI adoption across ING, aligning AI initiatives with strategy, governance, and regulatory expectations. You coordinate a federated AI operating model, connect the CEO with cross‑functional AI SPOCs, and ensure measurable value while maintaining risk controls. You bridge business, technology, and control functions to translate AI topics into executive insight and decisions. You will shape standards, governance, and lifecycle practices in a regulated banking environment.

Retribuzione / Benefits

Super flexible smart working

Competitive base salaries and performance based bonuses

Diverse cultures & Innovative mindsets

International Environment

Commitment to sustainability

Training development opportunities

Responsabilità

Coordinate AI initiatives across business lines and control functions (e.g., Business, Risk, Compliance, Legal, IT, Operations, HR)

Own and prioritize the AI use‑case portfolio to align with strategic objectives

Liaise with Global AI and Group-level stakeholders to scale relevant use cases for the Italian context

Orchestrate a federated AI operating model enabling cross‑functional collaboration without direct authority

Shape and prioritize AI use cases with clear objectives, benefits, risks and scalability

Ensure AI initiatives comply with banking regulations, supervisory expectations and internal policies including Responsible AI

Contribute to enterprise AI standards, governance frameworks, and escalation mechanisms

Define and monitor AI lifecycle principles aligned with risk management and regulatory requirements

Develop value‑tracking indicators and consolidate enterprise insights

Prepare decision‑ready materials for the CEO and executive forums

Translate complex AI topics into concise executive communications

Monitor market, tech and regulatory developments and advise leadership on implications

Ensure alignment with Global and Local Technology strategy, IT investments and expected ROI

Requisiti fondamentali

Experience in AI, advanced analytics, digital innovation or transformation in banking or regulated industries

Solid understanding of AI and Gen

AI concepts (LLMs, automation, decision‑support) and their banking applications

Exposure to AI governance, model risk management or banking regulatory frameworks

Proven ability to operate in complex, matrix and federated environments

Strong senior stakeholder management, including executive interaction

Ability to balance innovation, risk and compliance with a value‑driven mindset

Clear, structured and concise communication for executive audiences

strong stakeholder management

clear and concise communication

pragmatic, value‑driven mindset

AI governance

model risk management

Gen

AI and LLM concepts