Gen AI Platform Lead

Wellington Management•Boston, MA

19d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients. About the Role Wellington is underway in our adoption of Generative AI tools to optimize software delivery, beginning with engineering and expanding to analysts, QA, and support. The GenAI Lead will drive this transformation by overseeing infrastructure development, enabling adoption, and coordinating cross-functional efforts within our Technology community. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring technical depth, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills. The GenAI Lead will work closely with the Platform Engineering team and the GenAI Guild, lead enablement efforts, and serve as a practitioner—owning applications and using GenAI tools to demonstrate value and best practices. Keys to this Position GenAI Expertise: Broad understanding of GenAI technology landscape, tools, IDE integrations (e.g., GitHub Copilot), and foundational models (e.g., GPT, Claude etc). Industry Awareness: Ability to track and interpret GenAI trends and peer adoption strategies. Enablement & Training: Experience designing and delivering enablement programs for engineers, analysts, QA, and support teams. Hands-On Delivery: Own applications and use GenAI tools in daily development. Communication & Influence: Strong communication skills to collaborate across disciplines and influence adoption strategies. Leadership & Oversight: Ability to manage initiatives, track milestones, and coordinate with stakeholders and senior leadership.

Requirements

Demonstrated success in leading technical cross-functional initiatives.
Experience with GenAI platforms and IDE integrations.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Proven experience in full-stack development and infrastructure engineering.
Python skills and familiarity with DevOps practices.
Experience with AWS services (EC2, IAM, CloudFormation) and SSO integration.

Responsibilities

Lead the rollout of GenAI tools across engineering and adjacent disciplines.
Provide oversight and mentorship to GenAI Platform Engineers.
Evaluate and recommend GenAI platforms, IDE integrations, and model providers.
Design and deliver training programs tailored to different user groups.
Own and develop applications using GenAI tools to model best practices.
Collaborate with engineering, QA, support, and business stakeholders to identify use cases.
Promote responsible AI usage and ensure alignment with governance standards.
Coordinate with Program Manager for broad stakeholder communications, including those to the CTO and other firm leadership.
Organize learning lunches, office hours, and feedback loops via the GenAI guild.
Establish mechanisms for teams to report challenges with GitHub Copilot and other GenAI tools.
Stay abreast of rapidly evolving AI technology and capabilities to enable recommendations on the direction in this space

Benefits

retirement plan
health and wellbeing
dental
vision
pharmacy coverage
health savings account
flexible spending accounts and commuter program
employee assistance program
life and disability insurance
adoption assistance
back-up childcare
tuition/CFA reimbursement an d paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)