Applied AI ML Director

Join JPMorgan Chase and help shape the future of AI-driven innovation in financial services. 

As an Applied AI / ML Director in Data Science & AI within Corporate Sector Team,  you'll actively contribute to the development of machine learning and GenAI-powered applications, shape the technical direction of Corporate Technology AI, and drive innovation and efficiency within a highly collaborative environment. You will lead, mentor, and inspire a team of senior AI engineers to deliver production-grade agentic AI systems. You will partner with us to define technical direction, set engineering standards, and ensure operational excellence across multiple use cases. Your leadership will drive innovation, foster a culture of experimentation and responsible AI, and help us deliver solutions that make a measurable business impact. Together, we will build the next generation of AI systems for the firm. 

Job Responsibilities: 

• Lead hands-on development efforts to drive the development and technical direction, focusing on the adoption of bleeding edge technology. 

• Actively participate in coding, system architecture, and the implementation of GenAI and Machine learning infrastructure and applications. 

• Implement complex ML infrastructure deployments to optimize and accelerate machine learning workloads. 

• Effectively communicate complex features and systems in detail to stakeholders at all levels. 

• Understand industry and company-wide trends to assess and implement new technologies, including integration technologies relevant to AI applications. 

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to improve the performance of the team and organization through hands-on technical leadership. 

• Lead the technical vision and roadmap for enterprise initiatives, ensuring practical execution. 

• Collect and synthesize requirements to create an effective feature roadmap and actively contribute to the development of those features. 

• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues, driving efforts to reduce technical debt through direct involvement in coding and system improvements.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: 

• 10 years of experience building and deploying applied AI/ML systems, with significant recent hands-on work 

• Proficient in utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions. 

• Foundational understanding of NVIDIA GPU Infrastructure software (e.g., NVIDIA DCGM, BCM, Triton Inference), Kubernetes and Cloud. 

• Hands-on experience with ML frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn. 

• Experience in ML Ops and associated tooling like MLflow. 

• Experience with High Performance Computing and Machine Learning frameworks such as vLLM, Ray.io, Slurm. 

• Familiarity with cloud data services and big data processing tools. 

• Familiarity with integration technologies relevant to AI applications. 

• Knowledge of NLP techniques, including text preprocessing, tokenization, and sentiment analysis. 

• Understanding of information retrieval concepts, such as indexing, querying, and ranking. 

• Demonstrated experience with data structures and algorithms, including graph theory and optimization techniques. 

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: 

• • Ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders 

• • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in a regulated environment 

• • Commitment to responsible AI practices and continuous improvement 

• • Ability to mentor and develop engineering talent 

  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in a regulated environment 

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JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. 

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

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.