Global AI Solutions Director - Financial Services

The Strategic Bridge

Translate complex Product R&D advancements into high-value business outcomes, sales playbooks, and go-to-market strategies tailored specifically for the Financial Services sector.

Executive & Technical Evangelism

Act as a trusted advisor to key customer accounts. Deliver compelling presentations to C-level executives (CEOs, CDOs, CIOs) while maintaining deep technical credibility with data science and engineering teams.

Collaboration and Influence

Collaborate closely with Sales, Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing to ensure Cloudera’s AI solutions align with evolving market dynamics and customer pain points.

Deal Support and Value Engineering

Provide deep industry-specific AI expertise during high-value sales cycles, helping technical teams validate architecture while helping business buyers calculate ROI.

Thought Leadership

Represent Cloudera as an industry expert at global conferences, panels, and through written collateral, driving market share through insightful, research-backed commentary on AI in finance.

Technical Prototyping and Architecture

Act as a hands-on builder. Design, develop, and deliver cutting-edge AI reference architectures, technical prototypes, and MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) that address specific Financial Services use cases (e.g., fraud detection, risk modeling, generative AI compliance, etc.).

What We're Looking For

• Proven ability to build technical prototypes and design production-grade reference architectures.
• Deep, hands-on familiarity with enterprise AI/ML engineering lifecycles, data orchestration, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and modern AI frameworks (e.g., LLMs, RAG architecture, vector databases).
• 10+ years within the Financial Services ecosystem, with a track record of implementing AI, machine learning, or advanced data analytics solutions in a production environment.
• Exceptional communication skills with the rare ability to pivot seamlessly from technical whiteboarding to high-level business strategy presentations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a highly technical discipline. An advanced technical degree (Master's or Ph.D.) or an MBA is a strong plus.

Compensation

The expected base salary range for this role in New York is $200-225k. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience, and location.