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Gen AI Platform Lead
Gen AI Platform LeadCFA Institute • New York, NY, US
Gen AI Platform Lead

Gen AI Platform Lead

CFA Institute • New York, NY, US
10 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

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.

  • 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? Thats 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.

    Equal Opportunity As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, 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 .

    Compensation and Benefits Wellington's compensation approach is designed to attract, inspire and retain the best talent. The base salary range for this position is : USD 80,000 - 180,000. This range is an estimate and details on salary and total compensation will be shared during recruitment. Base salary is one component of total compensation, with potential for discretionary bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package including retirement, health and wellbeing coverage, and other programs. We support a flexible work environment and expect in-person collaboration four days per week with one remote day.

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