Title:  AI Sector Lead - Financial Services

KPMG Lighthouse is the Data & AI Center of Excellence within KPMG Belgium. As the AI Sector Lead for Financial Services, you will define and drive the AI strategy and market growth across the financial services landscape. You will work closely with senior stakeholders within Banking, Insurance, Asset & Wealth Management, FinTech and Payments to translate regulatory, operational and client-centric challenges into AI-enabled transformation initiatives.

This role combines sector leadership, commercial ownership, solution shaping and delivery oversight. You act as a trusted advisor to executive clients and guide multidisciplinary teams across the full AI lifecycle, with a strong focus on trust, compliance and value creation within regulated environments.

Your responsibilities

• Lead the AI value proposition for the Financial Services sector, defining go-to-market priorities and sector-specific AI offerings.
• Drive commercial growth by identifying opportunities, building long-term client relationships and leading proposals and pursuits within FS.
• Translate complex FS business challenges (risk, compliance, customer experience, operations, fraud, reporting) into AI and data-driven solutions, in close collaboration with Lighthouse teams in AI & Transformation, Data Governance, Data Architecture and AAML.
• Guide end-to-end delivery of AI programs, including strategy, use-case design, data readiness, model development, implementation and change management.
• Act as an FS AI thought leader by developing viewpoints, contributing to industry events and supporting marketing and eminence initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with FS partners and directors, ensuring alignment between sector strategy, regulatory context and Lighthouse capabilities.
• Coach and mentor team members, supporting the development of AI and data capabilities within the Financial Services domain.
• Safeguard quality, compliance, ethical AI standards and responsible data usage, with strong attention to regulatory expectations and model risk management.

What we look for

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Data, AI or Digital Transformation within Financial Services or a consulting environment serving FS clients.
• Strong sector expertise in one or more FS domains: Banking, Insurance, Asset & Wealth Management, Capital Markets, Payments or FinTech.
• Proven commercial and delivery track record, including proposal shaping, deal closing and management of multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to clearly articulate AI concepts to both technical and non-technical FS stakeholders, including executives and risk-focused audiences.
• Solid understanding of data governance, data architecture, model lifecycle management, regulatory compliance and responsible AI principles.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Dutch.
• A natural leader with strong stakeholder management skills, strategic mindset and coaching capabilities.

As a certified Top Employer we offer:

• An attractive remuneration package, an iPhone with subscription, and many other benefits tailored to your position.
• Flexible work arrangements to ensure a healthy work-life balance and the possibility to work from anywhere.
• Career development opportunities combined with trainings based on your personal goals and aspirations.
• An inclusive, international culture where personal growth, mutual trust and lifelong learning is fostered.
• Great team building activities and sport & wellbeing events (Brussels Marathon, Antwerp 10 Miles, 1000 kilometers for KOTK, river clean-ups, and many more…) through our Together@KPMG & KPMG Foundation programs.