AI System Engineer

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois southwestern Florida northwestern Indiana west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago Denver Milwaukee Grand Rapids Mich. and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont Illinois and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol WTFC.

Why join us

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 12 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)

• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible

• Comprehensive benefit package including medical dental vision life a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few

• Promote from within culture

Why join this team

• This position has the opportunity to interface with and have a positive impact on multiple areas of Wintrusts business

• We hold ourselves accountable to high standards share wins operate ethically and have fun

Position Overview

The AI System Engineer is member of the organizations Responsible AI Alliance (RAIA) responsible for developing and maintaining a responsible AI culture across the enterprise helping drive the mission of the RAIA. This position will support risk management process automation and customer insights initiatives. The role requires close collaboration with R&D business stakeholders information security and compliance teams to ensure the responsible usage of artificial intelligence across Wintrust.

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to assessing and evaluation of AI use cases evaluating AI software platforms conducting POCs and pilot implementations of AI technology assisting in the development of artifacts engaging with stakeholders and assisting in growing the RAIA teams presence across Wintrust.

This role also requires project and change management experience with ability to lead complex initiatives from planning through implementation while guiding stakeholders through organizational change.

An understanding of AI in a regulatory landscape and previous experience within an Enterprise IT environment preferred.

What Youll Do

• Building and documenting use cases to assist in the evaluation of AI.

• Evaluating and interrogating software solutions for their AI usage.

• Maintain a strong working relationship with Enterprise Risk Management Compliance Legal Information Security and IT Risk Management to ensure that AI utilization aligns with current and future requirements.

• Work with multiple business lines and departments to help understand their business directives and initiatives and how they work within the Responsible AI framework.

• Project managing initiatives to ensuring proper documentation and clear status communication to stakeholders.

• Creating documentation of processes and workflows to assist in automation through AI

• Researching AI features/functions and capabilities across the technology landscape

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent

• 3 years of related experience

• Must have excellent organizational skills an attention to detail excellent written and verbal communication skills along with interpersonal and customer service skills

• Need to have a working knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (preferably in the financial services area) and an appetite to learn

• Ability to work in an environment where deadlines are critical

Benefits

Medical Insurance Dental Vision Life insurance Accidental death and dismemberment Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance Parental Leave Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount Critical Illness Insurance Accident Insurance Transportation and Commuting Benefits Banking Benefits Pet Insurance

Compensation

The estimated salary range for this role is $71000.00 - $92000.00 along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors such as a candidates qualifications skills and experience.

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From our first day in business Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To build a company that reflects the communities we serve we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success. Wintrust Financial Corporation including community banking and financial services subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status genetic information and other legally protected categories.