(Gen)AI Development Lead (m/f/d) - Banking Solutions in London

About SAP Fioneer

At SAP Fioneer, innovation drives everything we do. Spun out from SAP, we combine agility, cutting‐edge delivery, and financial services expertise to build the next generation of banking software. Our mission: Enable banks to achieve speed, scalability, and cost‐efficiency through digital innovation, cloud‐native technology, and solutions that cover core banking processes end‐to‐end. With rapid global growth, a lean structure, and a collaborative culture, SAP Fioneer is the place to accelerate your career.

The Role

We are seeking a (Gen)AI Development Lead (m/f/d) to spearhead AI feature development for our banking products. You'll be the central driver of our GenAI strategy—designing, coding, and deploying production‐grade features that integrate into our core banking software. This is a hands‐on technical leadership role. You will build prototypes, deliver production‐ready code, and define the technical vision for AI within SAP Fioneer. You will also grow and mentor a dedicated AI development team and ensure best practices for scalable, secure AI solutions.

What You'll Do

• Lead the technical design, development, and deployment of (Gen)AI‐powered features for our banking products.
• Be part of the complete innovation process for AI capabilities – all the way from rapid prototypes and demos to production‐grade solutions that can be deployed at large banks globally.
• Work closely with core banking solutions and data – enabling AI agents to interact with transaction data, automate business processes, and generate insights as well as recommendations for our banking customers and their clients.
• Lead and further grow a high‐performing AI development team, setting technical direction and mentoring developers.
• Collaborate with product managers, solution leads, and our customers to ensure AI features meet requirements and deliver tangible business value.
• Provide architectural and technical guidance to implementation teams, including where AI features touch SAP/ABAP components.

Requirements

What You Bring

• 7+ years of software development with a track record of delivering AI/ML solutions in production.
• Deep understanding of different approaches to integrate LLMs into enterprise solutions.
• Hands‐on experience with LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex or similar frameworks.
• Strong programming skills (e.g. Python, Java, JavaScript, C++, R).
• Cloud‐native development experience (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud) with containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proven ability to integrate AI into enterprise‐grade systems; SAP/ABAP exposure and experience is a strong plus.
• Experience in leading and scaling development teams.
• Skilled at translating business requirements into scalable AI architectures.

Why Join Us?

• Shape the future of AI in banking – Lead the creation of AI capabilities embedded in mission‐critical systems.
• Hands‐on innovation – Own the full lifecycle from prototype to production.
• Team‐building impact – Build and mentor a new AI development team from the ground up.
• Global collaboration – Work with colleagues and clients across continents.
• Flexibility – Remote‐first with occasional travel for high‐value interactions.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes occupational pension provisions, support for health and wellbeing, various mobility options like bike leasing and transportation allowances, as well as additional perks such as celebration rewards, meal programs, jubilee recognition, and relocation reimbursement.