Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

City National Bank of Florida

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer defining and executing the AI strategy at City National Bank of Florida. Transforming operational efficiency and enhancing client experience through AI and analytics.

Posted 6/25/2026full-time🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and lead the Bank’s AI strategy aligned with business priorities, growth objectives, and operational efficiency goals
Translate strategy into a prioritized portfolio of initiatives with clear business cases and measurable ROI
Drive enterprise-wide adoption of AI across operations, credit, risk, fraud, compliance, and client-facing functions
Establish clear success metrics tied to productivity, cost reduction, revenue enhancement, and risk mitigation
Redesign core business processes to incorporate AI-driven decisioning and automation
Lead the development and deployment of AI-enabled workflows and digital agents across the enterprise
Identify and eliminate manual, repetitive tasks through automation and intelligent process redesign
Partner with business leaders to embed AI into day-to-day operations
Define the Bank’s AI and data architecture strategy in partnership with Technology
Oversee the development and deployment of scalable AI platforms, tools, and environments
Establish standards for model development, testing, deployment, and monitoring
Ensure seamless integration of AI capabilities into existing systems and workflows
Establish and maintain an enterprise AI governance framework, including policies, standards, and controls
Ensure all AI use cases comply with regulatory expectations and internal risk management standards
Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Legal to address model risk, data usage, and decision transparency
Implement controls to manage bias, explainability, data quality, and output reliability
Identify high-impact AI opportunities and lead end-to-end execution from concept through deployment
Prioritize initiatives based on financial impact, feasibility, and risk considerations
Partner closely with business units to ensure adoption and sustained utilization
Track and report realized value from AI initiatives
Ensure AI initiatives are supported by high-quality, well-governed data
Promote the use of advanced analytics to enhance decision-making across the Bank
Collaborate with data and technology teams to improve access, usability, and reliability of data assets
Build and lead a high-performing AI organization, including data science, engineering, and AI product management
Develop enterprise-wide AI literacy to enable adoption across all levels of the organization
Attract, develop, and retain specialized talent in AI and advanced analytics
Foster a culture of innovation with strong execution discipline
Provide regular updates to the Chief Operating Officer and executive team on AI initiatives, performance, and risks
Support executive-level and Board reporting through the COO as required
Align AI investments and initiatives with overall enterprise priorities and resource planning

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years in technology, data, AI, or analytics leadership roles required
Deep expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation technologies
Strong business acumen with ability to link AI initiatives to financial outcomes
Experience scaling AI solutions across complex organizations
Understanding of AI governance, model risk, and regulatory considerations
Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels
Enterprise level experience including managing and successfully delivering cross functional initiatives
Experience in leading projects and multi-tasking with diverse groups and locations
Demonstrable experience in implementing strategic plans and managing programs
Exceptional and proven leadership capabilities – communication, influence & negotiation, conflict resolution, people management, relationship management (internal/external), and team building
Proven ability to successfully partner with internal clients and vendors to align strategy with deliverables, identify business challenges and develop alternatives to mitigate
Strong service management and service delivery orientation
Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to present ideas at appropriate levels for different audiences
Proven ability to work within a changing environment and lead the implementation of change
Ability to apply change management principles to initiatives of variable sizes and degrees of complexities
Ability to assess the impact or potential impact of change management initiatives of various sizes and degrees of complexities on business financial and performance
Advanced level of creativity, strategic thinking and problem management skills
Ability to conduct and direct research into information security issues
Self-motivated, self-directed, attentive to detail, and able to multi-task
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity Employer
ADA Compliance
Reasonable accommodations for hiring process

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Hard Skills & Tools

artificial intelligencemachine learningautomation technologiesAI governancemodel riskdata architectureAI platformsadvanced analyticsprocess redesigndigital agents

Soft Skills

business acumenexecutive-level communicationstakeholder managementleadershipnegotiationconflict resolutionrelationship managementteam buildingstrategic thinkingcreativity