Chief AI Officer
Head of AI Strategy & Transformation
Brown Brothers Harriman · Financial Services / Private Banking & Asset Management · 5000+ employees · 📍 New York, United States
BBH's Capital Partners division needs a senior operator to own end-to-end AI transformation — moving from pilots to scaled, measurable business outcomes across workflows, data infrastructure, and organizational capability.
AI Maturity
building
Reports To
Head of Strategy, Finance and Operations (Capital Partners)
Why Role Exists
Transformation
Company Stage
enterprise
Source
linkedin
Key Responsibilities
- Own and continuously refine CP AI strategy and roadmap, prioritizing initiatives by business impact and scalability
- Define program goals, milestones, resourcing, and budget with clear accountability for value delivery
- Establish operating model and governance framework to scale AI beyond pilots into repeatable outcomes
- Drive early adoption and productivity gains by embedding AI into core workflows and decision-making
- Measure and report AI program progress to senior leadership; serve as strategic advisor on prioritization and investment
- Align AI priorities across business, technology, risk, and support functions to accelerate enterprise value
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience leading large-scale AI or digital transformation programs in financial services
- Ability to own and manage budgets and internal resources for enterprise technology programs
- Strong executive stakeholder management and communication skills across business and technology functions
- Experience developing AI strategy and roadmaps with measurable business outcomes
Signals
- ⚠ No salary or compensation range disclosed
- ⚠ Reports to Head of Strategy/Finance/Operations rather than CEO or CTO — may limit enterprise-wide authority
- ⚠ Scope is division-level (Capital Partners), not firm-wide — ceiling on organizational influence
- ⚠ Job description appears truncated mid-sentence
- ✓ 200-year-old private partnership with stable, long-term orientation — low flight risk environment
- ✓ Explicit budget ownership signals real organizational investment and authority
- ✓ Three defined parallel workstreams indicate structured program, not vague mandate
- ✓ Clear reporting line and accountability model already defined