AI hiring · computed from careers-site snapshots; nothing on this page is written by a model. All ranked answers: /banks/leaders
On the public record as of Oct 27, 2026, 12 of the 141 large banks profiled have an open posting titled head of AI, chief AI officer or an equivalent lead role. Ranked by matching open roles, the top 5 are State Street (3 open roles), Synchrony (3 open roles), HSBC USA (2 open roles), HSBC (2 open roles) and Lloyds (2 open roles). State Street's strongest evidence: Global Head of AI, MD; Global Head of Data & AI Governance & Oversight, SVP; Head of Developer Experience & AI Engineering, VP (snapshot capped at 12).
141 banks profiled (120 US, 21 non-US) · 12 with matching evidence · ranked answer, not a comparison
Which of the large banks are hiring a head of AI or chief AI officer?
| # | Bank | Matching open roles | Role titles | Status | Date | On this site | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Street | 3 | Global Head of AI, MD; Global Head of Data & AI Governance & Oversight, SVP; Head of Developer Experience & AI Engineering, VP (snapshot capped at 12) | 12 open AI roles+ | Oct 27, 2026 | State Street · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 2 | Synchrony | 3 | SVP, Head of AI Governance; VP, Head of AI Enablement; VP, Head of Program Management - AI | 3 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | Synchrony · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 3 | HSBC USA | 2 | Head of Productivity Suite Engineering Lead - AI; Senior Control Manager (Chief Artificial Intelligence Office) (snapshot capped at 12) | 12 open AI roles+ | Oct 27, 2026 | HSBC USA · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 4 | HSBC | 2 | Head of Productivity Suite Engineering Lead - AI; Senior Control Manager (Chief Artificial Intelligence Office) (snapshot capped at 12) | 12 open AI roles+ | Oct 27, 2026 | HSBC · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 5 | Lloyds | 2 | Chief AI Engineer; Head of Engineering (Convo AI) | 3 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | Lloyds · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 6 | Citi | 1 | Head of AI Solutions, COO Technology - MD (C16) (snapshot capped at 12) | 12 open AI roles+ | Oct 27, 2026 | Citi · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 7 | Morgan Stanley | 1 | Head of Product - AI Development Platform - ED (snapshot capped at 12) | 12 open AI roles+ | Oct 27, 2026 | Morgan Stanley · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 8 | Banco Santander | 1 | Conversational AI Lead (snapshot capped at 12) | 12 open AI roles+ | Oct 27, 2026 | Banco Santander · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 9 | ING | 1 | AI Lead (snapshot capped at 12) | 12 open AI roles+ | Oct 27, 2026 | ING · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 10 | RBC | 1 | Agentic AI Lead (snapshot capped at 12) | 12 open AI roles+ | Oct 27, 2026 | RBC · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 11 | Scotiabank | 1 | Chief AI Architect (snapshot capped at 12) | 12 open AI roles+ | Oct 27, 2026 | Scotiabank · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 12 | SoFi | 1 | Sr Director, Head of Enterprise Applied AI | 4 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | SoFi · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
Each row quotes one record from careers-site snapshots; the “On this site” link opens the bank's own page or sub-page with every source. Banks absent from the table have nothing matching on the record this site holds.
How is this ranked?
Data: the weekly open-AI-roles sweep (data/banks/open-roles.json): currently open AI-related postings read from each bank's own careers site, capped at 12 per bank; snapshots dated 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-27.
Rule: Postings whose title matches head of AI, chief AI officer, global head of AI or AI lead. Score = such postings.
Counts: 12 of 141 profiled banks qualify; 24 distinct sources cited in the table. Data checked 2026-10-27; ranking template updated 2026-10-30.
What are the caveats?
Hiring is evidence of intent, not deployment. The snapshot is a point in time: postings close, and a careers site the sweep cannot read leaves the bank out.
Banks absent from the table have nothing matching on the record this site holds, which is not evidence that they do nothing. Each row links the bank's own page, where every entry carries its sources.
Which bank ranks first?
State Street leads with 3 open roles: Global Head of AI, MD; Global Head of Data & AI Governance & Oversight, SVP; Head of Developer Experience & AI Engineering, VP (snapshot capped at 12). Synchrony is second with 3.
How many large banks are hiring a head of AI?
12 of the 141 profiled banks (120 US, 21 non-US groups). Among those listed, 6 are US banks and 6 non-US groups.
What counts, and what does not?
Postings whose title matches head of AI, chief AI officer, global head of AI or AI lead. Score = such postings. Source: the weekly open-AI-roles sweep (data/banks/open-roles.json): currently open AI-related postings read from each bank's own careers site, capped at 12 per bank; snapshots dated 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-27.
Is this a measure of capability?
No. Every row is a sourced fact on the public record: what the bank, a regulator, a filing or an independent outlet has put on the record. The page does not rate how well anything works.
When was this checked, and how often does it update?
The data behind the table was last checked on 2026-10-27 (careers-site snapshots). The page recomputes whenever that dataset changes and is republished with the site; it is never edited by hand.
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