VP, AI Innovation & Enablement Leader

LPL Financial

Actively hiring
Fort Mill/Charlotte, US Posted 44 days ago $163,875–$273,125 / year
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TL;DR

The VP of AI Innovation & Enablement will lead a team focused on identifying and integrating emerging AI technologies into enterprise systems, ensuring LPL stays at the forefront of generative AI and agent-based advancements while maintaining robust engineering practices. This role involves continuous evaluation of new AI capabilities, developing practical engineering patterns from prototypes, and enabling cross-organizational adoption through guidance, workshops, and documentation. Key responsibilities include discovering novel AI techniques, conducting applied experiments with large language models and advanced retrieval systems, creating reusable development assets like templates and frameworks, and driving enterprise-wide awareness and use of the AI platform. Ideal candidates have over a decade of experience in software engineering or machine learning, expertise in modern AI architectures, and strong communication skills to engage both technical teams and leadership effectively.

Skills

Python Java JavaScript LLMs RAG Agent workflows CI/CD Kubernetes Docker AWS Azure GCP PostgreSQL MongoDB Git Jenkins Prometheus Grafana Swagger GraphQL

What you'll do

  • Maintain awareness of emerging AI technologies and techniques.
  • Develop prototypes to validate new AI approaches and create reusable patterns.
  • Translate experimental findings into practical assets for production systems.
  • Guide engineering teams on adopting AI capabilities safely and effectively.
  • Drive internal adoption through workshops, showcases, and hackathons.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 10 years experience in software engineering, machine learning, or applied AI.
  • Proven track record designing modern AI systems like LLMs, RAG, and agent workflows.
  • Expertise in translating experimentation into practical engineering patterns for enterprise use.
  • Experience advising engineering teams on safe and reliable AI system design.
  • Strong background in evaluating and delivering emerging technologies and frameworks.
  • Ability to establish and grow high-performing technical teams within an enterprise setting.

Market check

Salary context

This $163,875–$273,125 range sits above 57% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$170,000–$243,700

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$162,000–$246,150

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 238 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About LPL Financial

LPL Financial is the largest independent broker-dealer in the United States, providing brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial institutions. Industry: Financial Services & Wealth Management

LPL Financial currently has 18 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $127,514–$212,489 across 18 roles with salary data.

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