Gen AI Platform Lead

About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About the Role

Wellington is underway in our adoption of Generative AI tools to optimize software delivery, beginning with engineering and expanding to analysts, QA, and support. The GenAI Lead will drive this transformation by overseeing infrastructure development, enabling adoption, and coordinating cross-functional efforts within our Technology community. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring technical depth, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills.

The GenAI Lead will work closely with the Platform Engineering team and the GenAI Guild, lead enablement efforts, and serve as a practitioner—owning applications and using GenAI tools to demonstrate value and best practices.

Keys to this Position

GenAI Expertise : Broad understanding of GenAI technology landscape, tools, IDE integrations (e.g., GitHub Copilot), and foundational models (e.g., GPT, Claude etc).

Industry Awareness : Ability to track and interpret GenAI trends and peer adoption strategies.

Enablement & Training : Experience designing and delivering enablement programs for engineers, analysts, QA, and support teams.

Hands-On Delivery : Own applications and use GenAI tools in daily development.

Communication & Influence : Strong communication skills to collaborate across disciplines and influence adoption strategies.

Leadership & Oversight : Ability to manage initiatives, track milestones, and coordinate with stakeholders and senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the rollout of GenAI tools across engineering and adjacent disciplines.

Provide oversight and mentorship to GenAI Platform Engineers.

Evaluate and recommend GenAI platforms, IDE integrations, and model providers.

Design and deliver training programs tailored to different user groups.

Own and develop applications using GenAI tools to model best practices.

Collaborate with engineering, QA, support, and business stakeholders to identify use cases.

Promote responsible AI usage and ensure alignment with governance standards.

Coordinate with Program Manager for broad stakeholder communications, including those to the CTO and other firm leadership.

Organize learning lunches, office hours, and feedback loops via the GenAI guild.

Establish mechanisms for teams to report challenges with GitHub Copilot and other GenAI tools.

Stay abreast of rapidly evolving AI technology and capabilities to enable recommendations on the direction in this space

Qualifications

Demonstrated success in leading technical cross-functional initiatives.

Experience with GenAI platforms and IDE integrations.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Proven experience in full-stack development and infrastructure engineering.

Python skills and familiarity with DevOps practices.

Experience with AWS services (EC2, IAM, CloudFormation) and SSO integration.

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to r ace, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law . If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at GMWTalentOperations@wellington.com .

At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry. We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is :

USD 80,000 - 180,000

This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.

Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and / or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition / CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.

Tracing our history to 1928, Wellington Management is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms. We serve as a trusted adviser to clients in over 60 countries, visit our website to see our assets under management. Our innovative investment solutions are built on the strength of proprietary, independent research and span nearly all segments of the global capital markets, including equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative strategies. As a private partnership whose sole business is investment management, our long-term views and interests are aligned with those of our clients. We are committed to attracting a talented and diverse workforce, and to fostering an open, collaborative culture of inclusivity because we believe multiple perspectives lead to more informed investment and business decisions. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome people with diverse life experiences, fresh ideas, and specialized subject-matter expertise. We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.

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