AI & Intelligent Automation Consultant (Retail Banking)

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Role Summary

We are looking for a seasoned AI Consultant to lead AI-driven transformation programs for retail banking operations, helping clients reimagine customer journeys and back-office efficiency using AI, GenAI, and intelligent automation.

This role is focused on delivering measurable business outcomes—cost reduction, improved customer experience, enhanced compliance, and increased automation—across high-volume retail banking processes.

The candidate will work closely with clients’ business and technology leaders to shape strategy, design solutions, and drive execution at scale.

Key Responsibilities

1. Client Advisory & Transformation Leadership

• Lead end-to-end AI transformation engagements for retail banking clients.
• Advise CXOs (COO, CIO, Head of Operations, Digital Heads) on:
• AI strategy and operating model
• Intelligent automation roadmap
• GenAI adoption in customer and operations functions
• Identify, prioritize, and quantify high-value AI use cases across retail banking.

2. Retail Banking Process Transformation

Drive AI-led automation across key retail banking domains:

• Customer Onboarding & KYC
• AI-based document verification and IDP
• eKYC automation and compliance checks
• Lending Operations
• AI-assisted credit underwriting
• Automated income verification and risk scoring
• Payments & Cards Operations
• Exception handling automation
• Fraud detection and transaction monitoring
• Customer Service
• Conversational AI, agent copilots, and GenAI assistants
• Collections & Recovery
• Predictive collections models and prioritization

3. AI Solution Architecture & Delivery

• Define architecture for AI/ML and GenAI solutions (cloud-native platforms).
• Lead design and implementation of:
• NLP-based automation
• Computer vision and document processing
• Generative AI (LLMs, copilots, RAG pipelines)
• Integrate AI solutions into:
• Core banking platforms (Finacle, Temenos)
• CRM systems (Salesforce, Dynamics)
• Digital channels (mobile/web)

4. Intelligent Automation Enablement

• Drive adoption of:
• RPA + AI (hyperautomation)
• Workflow orchestration tools
• Enhance:
• Straight-Through Processing (STP)
• First-Time-Right (FTR)
• Turnaround Time (TAT)
• Establish reusable automation frameworks and accelerators.

5. Data, AI Governance & Responsible AI

• Implement enterprise AI governance:
• Model risk management
• Explainability, fairness, and auditability
• Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements:
• KYC/AML guidelines
• Data privacy (GDPR, local regulations)
• Define MLOps processes for model lifecycle management.

6. Delivery & Program Management

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams (data scientists, engineers, SMEs).
• Manage complex programs across geographies.
• Ensure delivery quality, timelines, and financial targets.

7. Business Development & Practice Growth

• Support sales and pre-sales activities:
• Solutioning, proposals, client pitches
• Build repeatable offerings and industry solutions.
• Contribute to thought leadership (POVs, whitepapers, client workshops).

Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ years of experience in consulting, banking, or AI transformation roles.
• Minimum 6+ years in retail banking domain.
• Proven track record of delivering AI / automation programs at scale.

Core Competencies

1. Retail Banking Expertise

• Strong understanding of:
• Retail products: savings, credit cards, mortgages, personal loans
• Customer lifecycle: acquisition → servicing → retention
• Operations: onboarding, payments, servicing, collections
• Familiarity with regulatory environment in retail banking.

1. AI & Automation Skills

• Machine Learning (classification, forecasting, anomaly detection)
• NLP (document understanding, chatbots)
• Generative AI:
• Prompt engineering
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Copilot/agent design
• Intelligent Automation:
• RPA platforms (UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism)
• IDP tools (ABBYY, Hyperscience, etc.)
• AI/ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)

1. Consulting & Leadership Skills

• Executive communication and storytelling
• Structured problem solving
• Value articulation and ROI modelling
• Stakeholder management across business & IT
• Team leadership and mentoring

1. Preferred Credentials - AI/ML specializations,
2. Experience with Tier-1 global banks or Irish banks. Big 4 / top consulting firms experience.
3. Leadership Expectations - Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, Drive innovation-led transformation, not just automation, Balance strategy + execution + commercial outcomes, Champion responsible and ethical AI adoption

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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