At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to develop AI capabilities and mentor engineers in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Join a leading global bank transforming operations with cutting-edge AI technology.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, diverse workplace, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Embrace diversity and inclusion in a supportive work culture.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in AI while working with top experts in the field.
- Qualifications: PhD or equivalent experience in AI, strong leadership, and communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
The Applied Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning team in Corporate and Investment Banking is transforming the operations of the world’s largest bank by leveraging the latest advancements in open source artificial intelligence and proprietary frontier models. To facilitate rapid growth, the team is focusing expertise in key "Domains" that are crucial to the firm, such as Documents, Email, Speech, and more.
We are looking for an Executive Director for our Corporate and Investment Banking Applied AI team to lead the development of a small team of specialists. This team will be responsible for creating horizontal capabilities in the form of APIs, libraries, and thought leadership, including reproducing external results and publishing novel findings within one of the Domains.
We seek a team member with a strong foundation in artificial intelligence and software engineering, who has made significant contributions to open source projects and/or led the development and maintenance of AI systems vital to business operations. As an Applied AI ML Director within the Corporate and Investment Banking Applied AI team, you will lead a team of experts to develop horizontal capabilities through APIs, libraries, and thought leadership. You will collaborate with Line of Business AI teams to address priority use cases, design and build services, and promote best practices in AI. Your role will involve mentoring a team of AI engineers and ensuring the firm stays at the forefront of AI advancements.
Job Responsibilities
- Assist LoB AI teams to directly solve for priority use cases within the domain
- Design and build services and libraries that LoB AI teams want to use
- Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of AI engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning
- Work seamlessly with technology partners to build and maintain business critical services
- Drive best practice as a community leader and ensure AI practitioners in the firm stay up to date with the latest advances
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
- PhD and academic research experience or have worked in one of the top commercial AI research labs
- Deep understanding of AI fundamentals and practical experience with data analysis and experimental design
- Recent hands-on experience training, deploying models and pipelines
- Familiarity with distributed computing patterns for training, serving, persistence of state
- Experience in building and leading high-performing AI teams
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Able to influence key decision makers with compelling technical arguments
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
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As an employer, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of innovation and excellence within our Corporate and Investment Banking Applied AI team. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through mentorship opportunities and collaboration with leading technology partners, ensuring that our team remains at the forefront of AI advancements. Located in a dynamic environment, we offer a diverse and inclusive workplace where every individual’s unique talents contribute to our collective success.
