# Director, AI & Machine Learning

Who are we? At Finastra, we’re a global leader in financial services software, dedicated to expanding access to financial services and shaping what’s next for the industry. Our technology powers mission-critical solutions across Lending, Payments and Universal Banking, supporting over 7,000 customers, including 80% of the world’s top 50 banks, in more than 110 countries. Disclaimer: Finastra has signed an agreement to sell its Universal Banking business to Pollen Street Capital, with completion expected end 2026 / early 2027, subject to consultation and customary closing conditions. Upon completion, this role is expected to transition to the standalone Universal Banking business, creating opportunities to support its future growth and success. The opportunity We are seeking a deeply technical Director of AI and Machine Learning to lead the engineering organisation’s AI capability. This role will translate product-led AI strategy into scalable architecture, engineering design and delivery, ensuring that AI can be consumed responsibly, efficiently and measurably across the software development lifecycle. Acting as the technical authority for AI, machine learning and associated data

- **Id**: 3751872
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/finastra-director-ai-machine-learning>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Seniority**: head
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T15:33:58Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T17:22:42Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8231
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Hybrid work, Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Financial Software & Embedded Finance, Payment Processing & Gateways

## Company

- **Id**: 3635
- **Name**: Finastra
- **Domain**: finastra.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/finastra>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 87
- **Open postings**: 25
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.52
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 42
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Technologies

- **AI Agents** — Optional: no
- **Function Calling** — Optional: no
- **LLM** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **RAG** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T15:33:58Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 42
- **Reasons**: conf:8, stale_co, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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