Job Description We are looking for an Applied AI/ML director to join our team to solve exciting business problems in the domain of commercial banking, payments and financial services. Candidates must have strong people management skills and a track record of successfully leading projects across multiple technology, business, and product teams. This is a unique opportunity to apply your skills and have a direct impact on global business.
As an Applied AI/ML Director, you'll use your technical and people management expertise to drive our AI innovation. The ideal candidate should have deep knowledge of AI/ML and effective leadership to inspire the team, align cross-functional stakeholders, engage senior leadership, and deliver business results.
What You'll Do :

• Lead AI/ML team. Hire, mentor, and grow your team. Embrace diversity and foster an inclusive team culture with a growth mindset.
• Set the technical vision, lay out and execute on a strategic roadmap to drive AI innovation.
• Deliver AI/ML projects through our ML development life cycle with Agile methodology. Transform large ambiguous business requirements into manageable AI/ML specifications, define milestones and success criteria, and deliver them in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with product and business teams to define goals and roadmaps. Achieve and maintain alignment with cross functional stakeholders.
• Exercise sound technical judgment, anticipate bottlenecks, escalate effectively, make trade-offs and balance business needs versus technical constraints.

Basic Qualifications :

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, other equivalent disciplines or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 6 years of experience managing AI/ML and software development teams as a people manager.
• Minimum 10 years as a hands-on practitioner developing software solutions using Agile methodology of which 6+ years of experience is in AI/ML production solutions.
• Deep knowledge and experience in machine learning and artificial intelligence. Can set teams up to focus and deliver speed and quality. Ability to design good metrics and hypotheses.
• Strong people management and team building skills. Can coach and grow talent, foster 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 skills, solid negotiation skills, and strong leadership.
• Can evaluate and design effective processes and systems to facilitate communication, improve execution, and ensure accountability.

About Us JPMorgan Chase & Co., 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 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. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
The health and safety of our colleagues, candidates, clients and communities has been a top priority in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. JPMorgan Chase was awarded the "WELL Health-Safety Rating" for all of our 6,200 locations globally based on our operational policies, maintenance protocols, stakeholder engagement and emergency plans to address a post-COVID-19 environment.
As a part of our commitment to health and safety, we have implemented various COVID-related health and safety requirements for our workforce. These requirements may include sharing information in the firm's vaccine record tool, vaccination or regular testing, mask wearing, social distancing and daily health checks. Requirements may change in the future with the evolving public health landscape. JPMorgan Chase will consider accommodation requests.
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About the Team Commercial Banking is focused on helping our clients succeed and making a positive difference in our communities. We provide credit and financing, treasury and payment services, international banking and real estate services to clients including corporations, municipalities, institutions, real estate investors and owners, and nonprofit organizations.