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Posted 23 June, 2026

Director AI Innovation Lab

The Edge Partnership - The Edge in Asia
Pune, MH, IN Full Time
Reference: c80851db2982699b

Job Description

Our client is a leading global financial services organization with a strong enterprise technology footprint and a growing focus on AI-led transformation. They are establishing a new AI Innovation Lab in India that will serve as a horizontal capability across multiple business lines. This is a highly visible leadership role for someone who can operate at the intersection of strategy, innovation, consulting, and AI execution.

The position offers an opportunity to influence enterprise-wide AI priorities, partner with senior stakeholders globally, and shape how AI capabilities are embedded across the organization.\n\nSome of the key responsibilities will include:\nLead the AI innovation agenda by translating business challenges into a prioritized portfolio of AI opportunities and proof of concepts.\nPartner closely with business leaders and executive stakeholders to evaluate use cases, define value hypotheses, and drive AI adoption across the enterprise.\nBuild and govern a repeatable innovation engine, ensuring ideas move effectively from experimentation to production-scale solutions.\nAct as the bridge between business and technology teams, translating emerging AI capabilities into practical and measurable outcomes.\n\nTo be eligible for this role you will require:\n15+ years of experience spanning consulting, digital transformation, technology leadership, or enterprise innovation roles.\nProven experience leading AI, GenAI, or digital transformation initiatives from concept through implementation.\nExposure to AI technologies such as Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, Agentic AI, or related capabilities, with sufficient hands-on understanding to guide discussions and challenge technical teams.\nExperience building or operating innovation labs, AI CoEs, transformation programs, or enterprise change initiatives would be highly valued.\nPrior exposure to Banking, Insurance, Wealth Management, Asset Management, or broader Financial Services environments would be advantageous.\n\nPlease contact Sinchana B or email your cv directly in word format with job reference number 16597 to\n\nPlease note that due to the high number of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us in the next 5 business days, we regret to inform you that your application for this position was unsuccessful.

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