VP, Forward Deployed AI Specialist

Wells Fargo•Glen Allen, VA

6d•$159,000 - $254,000•Onsite

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking an experienced Forward Deployed AI Specialist to help shape AI-powered work across Commercial Banking and Corporate & Investment Banking. This hands-on individual contributor role combines AI expertise with direct partnership with business stakeholders to solve complex, high-value problems. The specialist embeds with business, product, and operational teams to understand real-world workflows, identify opportunities for agentic AI, and rapidly design and prototype solutions that deliver measurable value. The role operates at the intersection of business, technology, data, and risk, developing innovative, practical solutions suitable for deployment in a highly regulated environment. The position requires on-site presence at one of the listed locations and is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Requirements

5+ years of Artificial Intelligence Solutions experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education.
3+ years of experience in software development, AI/ML, data science, solution architecture, or a related technical discipline.

Nice To Haves

Professional experience in a highly regulated environment.
Understanding of modern AI technologies, including large language models, agentic and multi-agent architectures, retrieval-augmented generation, prompt engineering, and evaluation frameworks.
Experience in commercial banking, corporate banking, capital markets, lending, client onboarding, financial crimes, deal execution, sales/origination, trading, or related financial services domains.
Experience building AI-powered solutions with measurable business impact.
Experience with rapid prototyping in Python, Notebooks, or low-code tools.
Experience translating business needs into technical solutions.
Experience with cloud-based AI platforms, enterprise data ecosystems, and production AI deployment patterns.
Knowledge of model governance, AI risk management, responsible AI, privacy, and information security practices.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively across business, technology, and control functions.
Proven ability to work in highly collaborative, cross-functional environments.

Responsibilities

Partner with business, product, and operational teams to understand workflows, pain points, controls, and opportunities for transformation.
Design, develop, and prototype agentic AI solutions that improve productivity, decision-making, and operational effectiveness; select the appropriate solution pattern and define success criteria.
Build working prototypes with Product and Tech to demonstrate possibilities and test value with real users and data.
Translate business requirements into technical designs, workflows, and proof-of-concept solutions.
Use modern AI techniques, including large language models, agentic systems, retrieval-augmented generation, tool use, orchestration frameworks, and evaluation methodologies.
Work with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Privacy, Information Security, and other control partners to ensure solutions are explainable, auditable, and aligned with governance standards.
Contribute reusable patterns, capabilities, tools, evaluations, and reference architectures for use across business domains.
Stay current on emerging AI technologies, frameworks, and best practices, and help raise AI fluency across the organization.
Drive solutions from concept through implementation, focusing on measurable business outcomes.
Follow applicable risk and compliance programs, policies, and procedures; escalate and remediate issues, monitor risk, and make sound risk decisions.