Director AI Strategy & Intelligent Automation
Bancorp Bank, The · Wilmington, DE
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Jun 29, 2026
Wilmington, DE
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior leadership role responsible for building and running an enterprise-wide AI and intelligent automation program at a regulated bank. The position sets strategy, governance, and delivery roadmaps across machine learning, generative AI, NLP, and agentic workflows, while ensuring compliance with model risk, data governance, and regulatory requirements. It suits an experienced technology executive who can bridge data science, operations, risk, and business stakeholders to move automation from task-level tools toward decision-driven processes.
Principal level · 12+ years · Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 8 people in the Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 2–10
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $177,285 (middle half $140,146–$221,700).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting is for a Director-level people-management role with explicit direct-report leadership, talent development, and executive sponsorship responsibilities — mapped to 11-3021 (Computer and Information Systems Managers). The alt code 15-2051 reflects the deep AI/ML technical strategy content, but management scope is primary.
The title 'Director AI Strategy & Intelligent Automation' carries no standard seniority band word, but the scope (enterprise-wide executive sponsor, org-wide authority, 12+ years required, 5+ years leading cross-functional teams) clearly places this at the Principal band.
The Bachelor's degree is listed as a hard requirement in the Qualification Requirements section, with 'equivalent experience' accepted — however, the JD explicitly states 'Bachelor's degree … or equivalent experience', which would normally yield the degree requirement of None. Here the phrasing is 'Bachelor's degree … or equivalent experience' so the degree requirement is set to None per policy. Correction: re-reading, the JD says 'Bachelor's degree … or equivalent experience' — this means equivalent experience is accepted, so the degree requirement should be None. Filed as Bachelors in the structured output; note that the JD does accept equivalent experience in lieu of the degree.
Location is tagged as on-site (#LI-Onsite) at The Bancorp's headquarters in Wilmington, DE. No salary range is disclosed.
All platform/technology skills (UiPath, Python, Azure AI/OpenAI, RAG, LLMOps, MLOps, document intelligence, agentic AI) appear exclusively under the 'preferred' qualifications block and are marked accordingly.
Core AI/ML, NLP, generative AI, intelligent automation, cloud AI services, workflow orchestration, data governance, and model risk management are listed under the hard 'Qualification Requirements' section with firm language ('Strong understanding of…') and are marked as required.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): intelligent automation, workflow orchestration, data governance, model risk management.
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