# Sr Director, Head of Enterprise Applied AI

**Company**: SoFi
**Location**: San Francisco, CA
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location.
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

At SoFi, we're building AI capabilities that fundamentally change how our teams operate, innovate, and serve our members.

We're looking for a Sr Director, Head of Enterprise Applied AI to lead enterprise-wide AI adoption by partnering with technology and business leaders to identify, prioritize, and deliver high-impact AI initiatives.

**Responsibilities**

- Lead enterprise-wide AI transformation initiatives that improve operational efficiency, employee productivity and growth for SoFi.

- Partner with executive leadership to develop and execute SoFi's AI transformation strategy and roadmap.

- Identify high-value opportunities for Generative AI, Agentic AI, automation, and intelligent workflows across the enterprise.

- Serve as a trusted advisor to technology and business leaders, helping teams understand AI capabilities and prioritize investments.

- Drive organizational change management by building excitement, adoption, and confidence around AI across technical and non-technical teams.

- Lead a team of product managers and software engineers/forward deployed engineers who should partner with business teams and build agentic solutions that drive material outcomes.

- Develop frameworks, governance models, and operating principles that enable responsible and scalable AI adoption.

- Lead complex cross-functional programs from strategy through implementation, ensuring measurable business outcomes.

- Evaluate emerging AI technologies, vendors, and market trends to inform SoFi's long-term AI strategy.

- Build executive-ready business cases and communicate AI strategy, progress, and outcomes to senior leadership.

- Establish KPIs to measure AI adoption, operational improvements, and business value realization.

- Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing team as the AI Enterprise Transformation function grows.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.

- 15+ years of experience leading enterprise technology strategy, digital transformation, consulting, enterprise architecture, or AI initiatives.

- Deep understanding of modern AI technologies, including Generative AI, LLMs, Agentic AI, AI platforms, and enterprise AI architectures.

- Demonstrated success leading large-scale, cross-functional transformation programs within complex organizations.

- Experience partnering with senior executives and influencing decisions across multiple business and technology organizations.

- Strong understanding of enterprise technology architecture, cloud platforms, data ecosystems, and software development practices.

- Proven ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomes for executive audiences.

- Exceptional executive communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

- Experience establishing governance, operating models, and best practices for emerging technologies.

- Track record of delivering measurable business value through technology transformation.

**Nice to Have**

- Experience building or scaling enterprise AI Centers of Excellence.

- Financial services or fintech experience.

- Experience in management consulting with firms such as Slalom, EY, Accenture, Deloitte, McKinsey, BCG, or Bain, leading technology or AI transformation engagements.

- Experience with AI product strategy, AI operations, or enterprise AI governance.

- MBA or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline.

**Compensation and Benefits** The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate's experience, skills, and location.

## Skills

### Required
- Generative AI
- Agentic AI
- AI platforms
- enterprise AI architectures
- cloud platforms
- data ecosystems
- software development practices

### Nice to have
- Experience building or scaling enterprise AI Centers of Excellence
- Financial services or fintech experience
- Experience in management consulting
- Experience with AI product strategy, AI operations, or enterprise AI governance
- MBA or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline

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