Hiring: Lead Associate Principal, AI Solutions Company: The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) Location: Greater Chicago Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 11:41:14 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Capital Markets, Data Pipeline, Derivatives, Jira, Large Language Model, Notion, Product Management, Project Management, Risk Management, Workday About the job Experience: •7 or more years of experience in financial services technology or strategy, with at least five years in post-trade or capital markets infrastructure •Domain knowledge in at least one of the following: tokenization and digital asset infrastructure, collateral management and margining, or extended-hours clearing and settlement operations Required Skills: •To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. •AI Opportunity Identification & Transformation Roadmap •Embed with assigned business functions to develop a grounded understanding of how workflows, where decisions are made, and where AI can create the most meaningful change in how the organization operates. •Identify AI opportunities that redesign how work gets done rather than layer automation on top of existing processes; distinguish between use cases that deliver incremental improvement and those that change the operating model. •Build and maintain the AI transformation roadmap for assigned functions: sequencing initiatives by impact, feasibility, and readiness, from immediate quick wins through to longer-term AI-native transformation. •Partner with functional leaders to build a shared, realistic view of what AI-native operations look like in their area and what it takes to get there. •Own the full lifecycle of assigned use cases: problem definition, stakeholder requirements, scoping, acceptance criteria, delivery oversight, and post-launch adoption. •Translate business problems into technically grounded requirements precise enough that the CTO’s engineering team can begin architecture design without a separate discovery phase. Qualifications: •N/A — relevant AI product management, project management, or domain certification is a plus Compensation: •$123,300 - $167,900 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!