AI Sector Lead - Financial Services | Job
The Job / Responsibilities :
Shape the Future of AI in the Financial Services Sector at KPMGYour Impact
As an AI Sector Lead, you will be part of a team of Data & AI professionals and fully dedicated to our FS channel, serving Banking, Insurance clients, Payment Institutions and Infrastructure Players. You will be at the forefront of helping financial institutions shape, adopt, and embed AI-driven solutions that generate real business value. Your role will cover the entire AI lifecycle—from strategy and governance to implementation and operationalization—ensuring AI is tangible, pragmatic, and impactful within the Financial Services sector.
Your Key Responsibilities
1. Inspire & Shape AI Strategy
Work with C-level executives and senior business leaders in the Financial Services sector to define and execute AI strategies aligned with industry-specific challenges and regulatory requirements. Advise clients on AI monetization models, helping them leverage AI for enhanced risk management, customer experience, fraud detection, and operational efficiencies. Ensure AI strategies are grounded in governance, ethics, and risk management, with a focus on financial compliance, transparency, and resilience (ref. our Trusted AI offering & approach)
2. Sell & Deliver AI Transformations
Strengthen our firm’s AI go-to-market strategy, expanding our AI footprint within the Financial Services sector
Lead client-facing AI engagements, identifying opportunities to integrate AI in areas such as financial crime detection, risk modeling, finance and regulatory reporting.
Shape and sell AI-related projects—ranging from AI strategy definition to AI governance and operational embedding.
3. Drive AI Operationalization & Implementation
Ensure AI solutions are pragmatic, embedded into business processes, and drive sustainable impact.
Oversee AI governance, risk, and ethics, ensuring clients implement trustworthy and responsible AI frameworks that align with financial regulations and supervisory expectations.
Guide clients on making AI part of their day-to-day operations, on top of possibly relevant one-off innovation projects.
4. Work Across a Multidisciplinary and Sector-Specific Team
Operate within our Data & AI Competence Center, collaborating closely with functional and sector experts, working closely with ESG, data, and financial industry leads to deliver AI-powered transformations.Manage and collaborate in a matrix structure, with some direct reports and broader coordination across teams.
Support and recruit AI talent where necessary to strengthen our capabilities.
5. AI Thought Leadership
(Nice to have) Represent the firm in AI thought leadership initiatives, speaking at industry-specific financial events, publishing insights, and contributing to AI discussions in the Financial Services sector.
Your profile :
Experience & Expertise:• 10+ years of experience in AI strategy, governance, advisory or consulting.
Strong knowledge of Responsible AI, AI governance, risk management and regulatory frameworks.
• Proven success in shaping, selling and leading AI transformation initiatives within Financial Services.
• Experience translating AI opportunities into measurable business value and overseeing implementation and adoption.
• Well-connected within the Data & AI ecosystem, with an established network of clients, partners and experts.
Leadership & Collaboration:
Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrix environment.
Trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and C-level executives.
Collaborative mindset with the ability to bridge business, technology, data and industry teams.
Strategic & Commercial Acumen
Strong understanding of AI monetization, innovation and value creation.
Ability to align AI strategies with regulatory requirements, operational excellence and business objectives.
What Success Looks Like:
Expand KPMG’s AI footprint across key Financial Services clients.
Grow a portfolio of high-impact AI transformation engagements.
Enable clients to operationalize AI solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.
Strengthen Advisory’s AI capabilities through team growth, knowledge sharing and innovation.
Position KPMG as a leading and trusted AI transformation partner in the market.
(Kindly make reference to Banking & Finance Boulevard when applying for this position).
We offer :
What We Offer:• Impactful Work: Help financial institutions leverage AI to drive transformation and sustainable growth.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work alongside data, ESG, and financial industry experts to create truly integrated AI solutions.
• Strategic Growth Opportunities: Play a key role in shaping and scaling our AI practice for financial sector clients.
• Internal Growth Perspectives: Depending on the impact made and the results achieved, opportunity to grow further in our firm.
• Flexibility & Autonomy: Operate in a dynamic, hybrid environment with opportunities to shape the future of AI consulting.
• A Supportive Culture: Be part of a Big 4 firm that values innovation, collaboration, and professional growth
• This is your opportunity to lead AI-driven transformation within the Financial Services sector, working end-to-end from AI strategy to governance, implementation, and operationalization. Ready to shape the future of AI in finance? Let’s talk. 🚀