Applied AI ML Tech Lead - Manager

Were seeking top talents for our AI engineering team to develop high-quality machine learning models, services, and scalable data processing pipelines. Candidate should have a strong Machine Learning background with experience in managing a team of machine learning engineers and focus on taking ML models to production.

As an Applied AI ML Tech Lead - Manager within the Digital Intelligence team at JPMorgan, you will lead a team of ML engineers with focus on all aspects of ML architecture, infra selection, model training, fine-tuning, ablation studies, and productization. This role requires strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and the ability to collaborate across teams. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in managing teams, delivering production grade ML models across cloud and on-device environment, and making informed decisions that align with business objectives and deliver tangible value.

Job Responsibilities

• Research and develop machine learning algorithms to solve complex problems related to personalized ficial services in retail and digital banking domains.


• Work closely with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions and drive innovation in banking products and services.


• Collaborate with product managers, key business stakeholders, engineering, and platform partners to lead challenging projects that deliver cutting-edge machine learning-driven digital solutions.


• Stay up-to-date with the latest publications in relevant Machine Learning domains and find applications for the same in your problem spaces for improved outcomes.


• Communicate findings and insights to stakeholders through presentations, reports, and visualizations.


• Work with regulatory and compliance teams to ensure that machine learning models adhere to standards and regulations.


• Mentor juniors in delivering successful projects and building successful careers in the firm.


• Participate and contribute back to firm-wide Machine Learning communities through patenting, publications, and speaking engagements.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager leading ML teams


• MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or Machine learning related field.


• Expert in at least one of the following areas Natural Language Processing, Graph Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Ranking and Recommendation


• Deep knowledge in Data structures, Algorithms, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Information Retrieval, Statistics.


• Demonstrated expertise in machine learning frameworks Tensorflow, Pytorch, pyG, Keras, MXNet, Scikit-Learn.


• Strong programming knowledge of python, spark; Strong grasp on vector operations using numpy, scipy; Strong grasp on distributed computation using Multithreading, Multi GPUs, Dask, Ray, Polars etc.


• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills for problem solving.


• Excellent written and oral communication along with demonstrated teamwork skills.


• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences


• Experience in working in interdisciplinary teams and collaborating with other researchers, engineers, and stakeholders.


• A strong desire to stay updated with the latest advancements in the field and continuously improve ones skills

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• 8+ (MS) or 5+ (PhD) years of relevant experience, with atleast 3 years in leadership roles.


• Deep hands-on experience with real-world ML projects, either through academic research, internships, or industry roles.


• Experience with distributed data/feature engineering using popular cloud services like AWS EMR


• Experience with large scale training, validation and testing experiments.


• Experience with cloud Machine Learning services in AWS like Sagemaker.