Generative AI Director

Job Description

As a Generative AI Executive Director within our Chief Technology Office (CTO), you will be responsible for leading a team of approximately 20 data scientists and engineers, overseeing the development and implementation of advanced AI and machine learning solutions. You will engage in close collaboration with cross-functional teams, including the ML Centre of Excellence, AI Research, Cloud Engineering, and others, to foster innovation and deliver solutions that yield a high Return-on-Investment (RoI). This senior leader will play a pivotal role in shaping the bank's technology strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.

Job Responsibilities

• Combines vast data assets with cutting-edge AI, including LLMs and Multimodal LLMs
• Bridges scientific research and software engineering, requiring expertise in both domains
• Leads, mentors, and inspires a team of 20 data scientists and engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence
• Collaborates with senior leadership to identify opportunities for AI/ML to drive business growth and efficiency

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Masters or PhD in a quantitative discipline, e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics.
• Proven track record in building and leading teams of experienced ML engineers/scientists, preferably in the financial sector.
• Scalable AI Model Deployment -end-to-end ML model lifecycle management, optimizing training, inference, and monitoring for large-scale AI applications.
• Generative AI & LLM Infrastructure - knowledge of AI ecosystems for LLMs (GPT, OpenAI), optimizing data ingestion, model scaling, and performance tuning.
• Python & C++ for AI Performance - Expertise in Python & C++ for building ML pipelines, optimizing AI inference, and ensuring low-latency execution.
• Expertise in AI ready infrastructure, data engineering, modern data management skills and platforms such as Databricks, SageMaker
• Ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of AI/ML systems.
• Ability to understand and align with business expectations, and write clear and concise OKRs (Objectives and Key Results).
• Excellent grasp of computer science fundamentals and SDLC best practices.
• Ability to understand business objectives and align ML problem definition.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively convey technical information and ideas at all levels, building trust with stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in AI/ML.

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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 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. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.