Vice President of Business Development – Financial Services (AI Solutions) Full Time NEW

RapidCanvas transforms enterprises through agentic AI by democratizing access to custom, enterprise-grade solutions. Our hybrid delivery platform pairs autonomous AI agents with human experts, enabling organizations to deploy sophisticated AI applications without prohibitive costs or large specialized technical teams. We deliver the power of bespoke AI with out-of-the-box simplicity.

We believe agentic AI is the defining enterprise opportunity of the next decade. Multi-agent systems will reshape enterprise operations by autonomously executing complex processes that historically required heavy manual effort—marking a shift from labor-intensive workflows to intelligent, adaptive systems.

RapidCanvas revolutionizes AI delivery through a software + services hybrid model, delivered as an outcome-driven subscription. Unlike traditional IT services—headcount billing, long cycles, and inconsistent ROI—we deliver solutions ~10× faster and ~80% lower cost through repeatable AI accelerators customized for each enterprise. This approach disrupts the $5T IT services market, replacing inefficient, project-based models with scalable AI solutions enterprises can deploy rapidly and affordably.

RapidCanvas ranks as a Top 5 Momentum Leader among 250+ AI platforms, is recognized by G2 as a Top 5 Data Science & Machine Learning platform for customer satisfaction, and is led by executives with 15+ years of applied AI experience from companies like Google. Our leadership team has contributed to 6 successful IPOs.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Vice President, Business Development – Financial Services to build, own, and scale RapidCanvas’s Financial Services business. This leader will be responsible for revenue growth, go-to-market strategy, customer success, and long-term vertical expansion with an initial focus on large, regulated financial institutions, insurers, and capital market firms.

You will work closely with executive leadership to define strategy while directly engaging with Fortune 500 and Global 2000 financial institutions.

Key Responsibilities

Business & Revenue Leadership

• Own and scale the Financial Services vertical, including revenue, pipeline, and long-term growth strategy
• Build and execute a repeatable go-to-market motion for selling agentic AI solutions into regulated financial institutions
• Drive large, complex enterprise deals with C-level and senior executive stakeholders
• Establish RapidCanvas as a strategic AI partner—not a point solution—within top-tier financial services accounts
• Lead sales and solution positioning in highly regulated environments involving data privacy, model risk management, auditability, security, reviews, and compliance with financial regulatory frameworks

Sales & Go-To-Market Execution

• Lead and close high-value enterprise opportunities, while shaping pricing, packaging, and deal structure
• Develop strategic account plans for key financial services customers
• Position RapidCanvas as a faster, lower-cost, higher-ROI alternative to traditional IT services and legacy consulting firms
• Influence product and solution roadmaps based on market and customer needs
• Drive adoption of agentic AI across core financial services workflows, including operations, risk & compliance, customer servicing, finance, and back-office transformation—not experimental labs or isolated analytics use cases.

Team & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing sales and go-to-market team over time
• Partner closely with AI solution architects, delivery teams, and product leadership to ensure customer success
• Represent the Financial Services vertical internally and externally, including at executive briefings, industry events, and partner meetings

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise technology sales, consulting, or services leadership
• Proven success selling enterprise-scale technology or services into regulated financial institutions, navigating security, compliance, procurement, and multi-stakeholder buying committees.
• Experience closing multi-million-dollar enterprise deals with long, consultative sales cycles
• Strong executive presence with the ability to engage credibly at the C-suite level
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale new business lines or verticals
• Deep understanding of enterprise buying dynamics, procurement, security, and regulatory considerations in financial services

Preferred Experience

• Background selling AI, data platforms, machine learning, automation, or advanced analytics solutions
• Experience competing against or selling alternatives to large IT services firms and management consultancies
• Prior VP Sales, or Practice Leader experience with ownership over a vertical or region

Why Join RapidCanvas

• High-impact leadership role: Own and build a new business vertical with executive visibility and influence
• Category-defining technology: Lead enterprise adoption of agentic AI—one of the most transformative shifts in enterprise software
• Strong leadership & backing: Top-tier investors and a leadership team with deep AI expertise and multiple IPOs
• Clear differentiation: A compelling alternative to legacy IT services—faster deployment, lower cost, and measurable ROI
• Growth & upside: Opportunity for meaningful equity participation as the company scales