[Hiring] Senior Vice President, Data & AI Strategy and Transformation @Kapitus

Role Description

Kapitus is seeking a Senior Vice President, Data & AI Strategy and Transformation to serve as the Chief Data and AI Officer’s principal leader for enterprise Data & AI architecture, transformation execution and technical delivery. Reporting to the CDAO, the SVP will translate and execute Kapitus’ approved enterprise Data and AI vision to sequenced target state architecture, operating mechanisms, investment roadmap, reference patterns, and measurable transformation outcomes.

The SVP will lead the practical conversion of fragmented data, workflows and point solutions into trusted enterprise data, reusable intelligence, governed automation, and measurable business outcomes. This is a player-coach role for a leader who moves fluently between executive decision making and technical implementation.

What you will do:

• Strategy and Operating Model:
  • Lead the development and execution of the enterprise Data and AI strategy for CDAO and Executive team approval.
  • Design, operationalize and continuously improve the Data and AI operating model.
• Enterprise Data Architecture and Data Products:
  • Design and implement the enterprise data architecture.
  • Enable VP of Data Products to prioritize and lead data products from concept through production adoption.
  • Provide hands-on leadership in data modeling, SQL and transformation design.
• Agentic AI Platform and Orchestration:
  • Define the strategy and target architecture for governed agentic AI.
  • Architect and build a reusable orchestration harness.
  • Implement evaluation packs and enforce release controls under the AI governance policy.
• Governance and Responsible AI:
  • Operationalize data ownership, stewardship, metadata, lineage, quality, certification, classification, privacy, and retention.
  • Create responsible-AI and model-governance practices.
• Leadership, Organization and Vendor Accountability:
  • Lead the Data and AI Strategy, Enterprise Architecture and Transformation function.
  • Own vendor strategy, statements of work, acceptance criteria, and knowledge transfer.
  • Personally develop or review architecture diagrams, product specifications, and evaluation designs.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience across enterprise data, analytics, artificial intelligence, architecture, engineering, and technology transformation.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical, quantitative, or business field; equivalent executive and technical experience will be considered.
• Demonstrated success conceiving and executing enterprise Data & AI strategies.
• Deep hands-on experience designing and implementing data-fabric and data-mesh architectures.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience architecting and building a governed enterprise agentic AI platform.
• Strong hands-on technical fluency with SQL, Python or comparable languages.
• Experience in financial services, lending, credit, payments, risk, or another regulated, data-intensive industry.
• Track record of building multidisciplinary teams and influencing C-suite stakeholders.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in a technical, quantitative, or business discipline (preferred).
• Experience creating original enterprise architecture, data-product, governance, or agentic-AI frameworks.
• Experience leading a mixed internal, offshore, and vendor delivery model.

Benefits

• Competitive Base Salary Range of $187,200-$300,300.
• Annual Incentive Compensation Eligibility – Up to 20% annually.
• Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and employer-paid vision plans.
• Flexible Spending Account: Pre-tax dollars for qualified out-of-pocket expenses.
• Lifestyle Spending Account: Employer sponsored post-tax benefits for well-being expenses.
• 100% Company Paid Insurances: Basic short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary Insurance: Supplemental life insurance and enhanced coverage options.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave: Company-paid leave beyond state-mandated policies.
• Commuter Benefits: Pre-tax benefits on parking and commuter expenses.
• LifeBalance Program: Discounts on outdoor activities, arts, health, and fitness.
• Plum Benefits Discount Program: Exclusive discounts on shows, travel, and more.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,000 annually for further education.
• Travel Reimbursement: For all work-related travel.
• Paid Time Off and Sick Time.
• Retirement Benefits: 401K plan with a 25% match on contributions, up to 6% of annual salary.