Applied AI ML Lead

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

As  Lead Applied AI ML - Data Scientist  within the Commercial & Investment Bank's team, you’ll leverage your technical expertise and leadership abilities to support AI innovation. You should have deep knowledge of AI/ML and effective leadership to inspire the team, align cross-functional stakeholders, engage senior leadership, and drive business results.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead a local applied machine learning team and collaborate across a global organization to deliver high‑impact outcomes.
• Define technical vision, shape strategic roadmaps, and align stakeholders across product, business, and technology.
• Translate business requirements into machine learning specifications, milestones, and agile delivery plans.
• Design experiments, implement algorithms, validate results, and productionize scalable, trustworthy, and explainable solutions.
• Refine model capabilities using PyTorch and scikit‑learn; apply causal inference with DoWhy to quantify treatment effects and inform experimental decisions.
• Utilize Hugging Face Transformers and LangChain to explore counterfactual reasoning in large language models; produce research materials, internal notes, and demos that enable stakeholder adoption.
• Build and operate model development and operations workflows for training, deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Exercise sound technical judgment, anticipate bottlenecks, and balance business needs with technical constraints.
• Mentor and coach team members, foster an inclusive culture, and grow talent.
• Contribute to firmwide machine learning communities through publications, talks, patents, and knowledge sharing.
• Evaluate and improve processes that enhance execution, communication, and accountability.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• Masters with 7+ years experience or PhD with 3+ years of experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Mathematics, or equivalent experience.
• Track record of managing AI/ML or software development teams.
• Experience as a hands-on practitioner developing production AI/ML solutions.
• Knowledge and experience in machine learning and artificial intelligence. Ability to set teams up for success in speed and quality, and design effective metrics and hypotheses.
• Expert in at least one of the following areas: Large Language Models, Natural Language Processing, Knowledge Graph, Reinforcement Learning, Ranking and Recommendation, or Time Series Analysis.
• Good understanding of Data structures, Algorithms, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Information Retrieval, Statistics.
• Must have good knowledge on agentic patterns and relevant frameworks, such as LangChain, LangGraph, Auto-GPT etc.
• Strong understanding of AI implementation in software development and legacy code transformation.
• Experience in advanced applied ML areas such as GPU optimization, finetuning, embedding models, inferencing, prompt engineering, AI evaluation, RAG (Similarity Search).
• Demonstrated expertise in machine learning frameworks: Tensorflow, Pytorch, pyG, Keras, MXNet, Scikit-Learn. 
• Programming knowledge of python, spark; Strong grasp on vector operations using numpy, scipy etc

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Familiarity in AWS Cloud services such as EMR, Sagemaker etc., 
• Strong people management and team-building skills. Ability to coach and grow talent, foster a healthy engineering culture, and attract/retain talent. Ability to build a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing team.
• Ability to inspire collaboration among teams composed of both technical and non-technical members. Effective communication, solid negotiation skills, and strong leadership.

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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

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.