Indian Bank AI Specialist Officers (AI Cell) Recruitment 2026 — 8 Posts

Indian Bank AI Specialist Officers (AI Cell) Recruitment 2026 — 8 posts

Indian Bank (a Government of India undertaking) has invited applications for 8 AI Specialist Officers for its AI Cell, on a contractual basis, under an advertisement dated 11 November 2026. The vacancies are provisional and may vary. The place of work is Chennai or as decided by the Bank. This is a contractual engagement, not regular employment, and it is a separate advertisement from the bank's Consultant (IT) and AI Cybersecurity (ISSD) advertisements of the same date — do not confuse the three.

Vacancies

Assistant Vice President – AI Product Manager (Business and Use-Case Leadership): 2 posts. Vice President – AI Engineer / AI Architect: 1 post. Deputy Vice President – AI Engineer / AI Architect: 1 post. Assistant Vice President – AI Engineer / AI Architect: 3 posts. Assistant Vice President – Responsible AI Officer: 1 post.

Who can apply

The AI Product Manager needs a Bachelor's in Engineering, Technology or Data Science, or an MBA, PGDM or Master's (M.Tech, M.Sc, MCA or MS) in AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, Analytics or Statistics, with a mandatory certification in AI for Business, GenAI for Business Leaders, Product Management, Digital Transformation or a BFSI domain certification, and at least 5 years of post-qualification experience in a Public Sector Bank, private bank, foreign bank or the BFSI vertical of an IT or analytics firm, including at least 1 year in AI or GenAI use cases, Agentic AI concepts and digital transformation.

The AI Engineer and AI Architect posts need a Bachelor's in Engineering, Computer Science, IT or Data Science, or a Master's (MTech, MCA or MS) in AI, Machine Learning, Data Science or Analytics, with mandatory certifications in core AI/GenAI, cloud and platform, MLOps/LLMOps, security and enterprise readiness and cloud AI or solution architecture. Experience: Vice President 10 years (including 6 years in enterprise architecture in banking and 1 year in AI solutions on cloud), Deputy Vice President 7 years (4 years in enterprise architecture, 1 year in AI solutions on cloud) and Assistant Vice President 5 years (2 years in enterprise architecture, 1 year in AI solutions on cloud).

The Responsible AI Officer needs a Bachelor's in Engineering, Technology or Law, or Chartered Accountancy (member of ICAI), with mandatory certifications in areas such as CISA, CISM, CRISC, enterprise risk management, responsible AI or data privacy, and at least 5 years of experience including 2 years in risk management, audit and governance in the BFSI sector. No equivalent qualification is considered for any post. The cut-off date for age, qualification, certifications and experience is 01 November 2026.

Tenure and pay

The engagement is Fixed Term Employment, contractual, for an initial 3 years, extendable up to 5 years, renewed yearly or in shorter intervals subject to performance review. Leave is 30 days per calendar year on a pro-rata basis, with no carry forward and no encashment. Pay is negotiable and not a limiting factor for the deserving candidate — no rupee figure is printed in the advertisement.

Fee

The application fee is non-refundable: Rs. 175 (inclusive of GST) for SC, ST and PwBD candidates and Rs. 1,000 (inclusive of GST) for all other candidates. Pay by Internet Banking, NEFT, RTGS or UPI to the Indian Bank Recruitment Fee Collection Account 7422772966, IFSC IDIB000R021. A candidate may apply for more than one post, with a separate application and a separate fee payment for each post.

Selection and how to apply

Selection is by scrutiny by a Screening Committee followed by interview by a Selection Committee. A written test, group discussion or preliminary interview, or a combination, may be adopted if applicants are substantially large.

Apply offline in the prescribed format (Annexure-A) with self-attested credentials, in a closed envelope superscribed "Application for the post of AI –Specialist Officers for AI Cell on Contractual Basis - 2026", to the Chief General Manager (CDO and CLO), Indian Bank, Corporate Office, HRM Department, Recruitment Section, 254-260 Avvai Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai — 600 014, Tamil Nadu. Send an advance signed and scanned copy to IBRECRUITMENT@indianbank.bank.in. Applications must reach on or before 1 December 2026; applications received after that date will be summarily rejected.