Applied Machine Learning Scientist I

TD; Canada; On-site; CAD 81,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Canada is seeking a professional to enhance AI and machine learning models through compliance risk management. The ideal candidate will possess 5+ years of experience in model development, strong teamwork and collaboration skills, and expertise in machine learning. Responsibilities include evaluating model development procedures and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The role offers competitive compensation and support for career development.

Benefits

Competitive benefits plan

Training and onboarding programs

Career development conversations

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience with model development.
• Ability to influence people and deal with conflicting perspectives.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review models and build relationships across business units.
• Support compliance risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Evaluate model development procedures.
• Develop training materials for regulatory compliance.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of advanced modeling techniques.

Skills

Machine learning expertise

Statistics

Data visualization

Compliance communication

Collaboration skills

Teamwork

Influencing skills

Education

Undergraduate or advanced technical degree

Job description

Overview

Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours: 37.5

Line of Business: Analytics, Insights, & Artificial Intelligence

Pay Details: $81,600 - $115,200 CAD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate’s skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you with more specific details for this role.

Job Description: Do you want to dive into the intersection of fairness and Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML)? Do you believe AI/ML models should be explainable, transparent, and trustworthy? Are you passionate about technology, ethics, and Responsible AI? If so, then this is a job for you.

As the backbone of our financial system, financial institutions have rich large-scale datasets and are rapidly adopting models to improve customer experience and drive business performance, including AI and machine learning. While models are increasingly pervasive across society, many outstanding questions and challenges must be answered to ensure that model outcomes are fair and transparent. In this position, you will play a key role in ensuring the appropriate application of models and positioning TD as an industry leader in Responsible and Ethical AI.

Responsibilities

• Review models across TD and build a close working relationship with business units across the Enterprise. Objectives include:
• Supporting compliance risk management associated with models used by TD
• Supporting the business in monitoring regulatory compliance and risk mitigation throughout the model lifecycles.
• Identifying and clearly communicating compliance model risks arising from model design, implementation and deployment decisions to a broad audience of stakeholders.
• Represent Compliance in major projects, initiatives, and engagements
• Evaluate model development procedures and practices
• Opportunities to support the development of technical standards and guidelines covering model compliance risk matters, and draft key compliance documents in appropriate coordination with stakeholders.
• Develop training materials and guidelines to help businesses address regulatory compliance throughout the model lifecycle.
• Opportunities to support research on how to identify, assess, and address modeling risks and associated concerns
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of techniques and developments in the field of advanced modeling and share knowledge with business partners and senior management.
• Provide guidance and oversight for AI/ML systems across the organization.
• Assist with responses to regulatory inquiries, examinations and investigations as applicable.

Qualifications

• Expertise in machine learning including, but not limited to, evaluation, statistics, and data visualization.
• Experience with/knowledge of methods, techniques and tools to support bias/fairness assessments
• The ability to stay abreast of developments in advanced modeling
• The ability to effectively collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders (e.g., business partners and control partners) across the model lifecycle and as part of enterprise initiatives
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Work effectively as a team to peer review other team member model reviews and share knowledge
• Establish strong relationships with Business Units, Control Partners, Compliance Units, acting as a primary Compliance contact for model compliance risks
• Ability to influence people and deal with conflicting points of view and to effect creative and responsive solutions

Experience & Education

• Undergraduate degree or advanced technical degree preferred (preferably in computer science, math, statistics, engineering, or related quantitative field)
• 5+ years of relevant experience with model development.
• Experience with/knowledge of methods, techniques and tools to support model explainability and bias/fairness assessments

Who We Are

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you've got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we're here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing - and so will you.

Additional Information

We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home. Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development: If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD - and we're committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding: We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process: We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation: Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you'd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only): Remarque: Étant donné que cet affichage concerne de futurs postes vacants et qu'il servira a pourvoir de nombreux postes aux exigences comparables a l'avenir, nous invitons les candidats bilingues et francophones a poser leur candidature. Lorsqu'un poste sera a pourvoir, une évaluation des besoins en matière de langue sera effectuée pour déterminer si la connaissance d'une autre langue que le français est exigée.