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Franklin Templeton is seeking a Vice President, AI Products to drive the development and delivery of AI-powered solutions across our investment platform. This role sits at the intersection of AI, Product Management and the Investment Management domain translating advanced technologies and research into scalable, production-grade capabilities.
The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in computer science, machine learning, and quantitative finance, along with deep familiarity with investment strategies, portfolio construction, and financial markets. This individual will work closely with AI Research, AI Platform, and investment teams to bring rigor, structure, and execution discipline to AI product development.
This is a hands-on leadership role—owning product strategy and execution while actively engaging in problem-solving, model interpretation, and delivery.
Key Responsibilities
AI Product Development & Execution
Lead end-to-end development of AI-driven investment and other domains of analytics products, from concept through deployment
Translate investment research and ML models into scalable, user-facing tools and workflows
Apply strong product management rigor—defining use cases, success metrics, experimentation frameworks, and feedback loops
Partnership with AI Research & Platform
Collaborate closely with AI Research teams to identify key “hard problems” that are central to AI increasing firm competitiveness beyond adoption and productivity. Collaboration includes formulation of experiments and specification of the metrics that define success for those experiments.
Further Partner with AI research teams to incorporate the positive results of those experiments back into value delivering product work, and to articulate how the capabilities leveraged differentiate FT and contribute to step change in the health of our businesses.
Partner with AI Platform teams to ensure robust data pipelines, model deployment, and monitoring frameworks ensuring that solutions are robust, scalable and durable.
Form and manage cross-functional working groups from within FTT-AI to deliver value: Ensure that engineers, scientists, trainers, product managers and working together towards common goals with deep alignment and understanding of their own and each others’ scopes.
Navigate the spectrum between research prototypes and enterprise-grade solutions as engagements evolve and mature.
Investment Domain Integration
Work with business leaders, investment teams and technology partner teams to identify opportunities where AI can enhance:
Alpha generation and signal development
Portfolio construction and risk management
Client analytics and product innovation
Ensure solutions are grounded in real-world investment workflows and constraints
Establish performance and improvement metrics for measuring and increasing impact and attribution of system and culture improvement as AI solutions are tested and scaled.
Cross-Functional Leadership
Drive multiple AI and technology teams to common AI product features
Drive alignment on priorities, timelines, and measurable outcomes
Communicate complex AI/quant concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Product Strategy & Governance
Contribute to the broader AI product roadmap aligned with business objectives
Ensure adherence to model governance, explainability, and risk frameworks appropriate for financial services
Promote best practices in responsible and transparent AI usage
Qualifications
Technical & Quantitative Expertise
Strong academic background in Computer Science, AI/ML, Quantitative Finance, or related field.
8–15 years of experience across investment domain, AI/ML, or financial technology
Hands-on experience with machine learning techniques and data-driven modeling
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, Scala, etc.). Preference for a functional programming background (Clojure, Haskell, etc.)
Investment Experience
Deep understanding of key areas of investment management with hands on experience is desired. Understanding of multiple functions within asset management is preferred.
Familiarity with institutional and/or retail investment products (ETFs, UCITS, structured solutions)
Product & Execution Mindset
Experience with the frameworks used by modern product-focused technology and fintech firms. Design thinking, systems thinking, formal user research etc. An ability to communicate these disciplines to new audiences and create a product culture both within and outside the AI product group.
Demonstrated ability to translate research into production-ready solutions
Strong analytical thinking with the ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, research, and business stakeholders
Key Competencies
Ability to synthesize complex quantitative insights into actionable outcomes
Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills
Strong ability and desire to teach the product mindset to engineers, scientists and investment professionals
Clear communicator capable of engaging both technical teams and senior business leaders
Detail-oriented with a high standard for rigor and quality
Entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on delivering measurable impact
This hybrid position requires working in the office three days a week.
Franklin Templeton offers employees a competitive and valuable range of total rewards—monetary and non-monetary — designed to support their well-being and recognize their time, talents, and results. Along with base compensation, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, a 401(k) plan with a generous match, and recognition rewards. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes a range of competitive healthcare options, insurance, and disability benefits, employee stock investment program, learning resources, career development programs, reimbursement for certain education expenses, paid time off (vacation / holidays / sick / leave / parental & caregiving leave / bereavement / volunteering / floating holidays) and a motivational wellbeing program. We expect the annual salary for this position to range between $266,000 - $300,000, depending on location and level of relevant experience, plus discretionary bonus.
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Experience our welcoming culture and reach your professional and personal potential!Our culture is shaped by the variety of perspectives and experiences brought by talent from around the world. Regardless of your interests, lifestyle, or background, there’s a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We provide employees with the tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life.
By joining us, you will become part of a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for maintaining your physical and mental health, saving for life’s adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have your needs covered. Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton.
Highlights of our benefits include:
Three weeks paid time off the first year
Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan with 85% company match on your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions, up to the IRS limits
Employee Stock Investment Program
Tuition Assistance Program
Purchase of company funds with no sales charge
Onsite fitness center and recreation center*
Onsite cafeteria*
*Only applicable at certain locations
Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton
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Franklin Templeton Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Franklin Templeton and has not been reviewed or approved by Franklin Templeton.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs, including a notably strong 401(k) match and access to an employee stock purchase option, are positioned as key strengths. These features are described as meaningful contributors to total compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible work arrangements, paid volunteer time, and a defined paid parental leave minimum support strong work–life balance. Time-off breadth is frequently highlighted as a bright spot in the overall package.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — A bonus structure that pays out regularly and a pay-for-performance philosophy add meaningful upside to cash compensation. Incentives can be particularly impactful in certain functions and levels.
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