Oliver Wyman - Senior Lead AI Developer

Cim; Toronto, Montreal; Híbrido; CAD 195.000 - 285.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Oliver Wyman Quotient seeks a Senior Lead AI Developer to manage AI/ML projects and design scalable AI pipelines. You will work with client teams to craft solutions, build production-grade AI agents, and ensure robust performance across domains.

The role emphasizes cutting-edge AI research, system design, and collaboration with OW Quotient and other practice groups in a client-facing environment.

Formación

• Technical background in computer science, data science, ML, AI, statistics or related quantitative field.
• Designing and deploying large-scale technical AI solutions with production-grade quality.
• Fluent in modern AI/agent programming, platforms and toolchains.

Responsabilidades

• Explore data and craft AI solutions to business problems.
• Collaborate with Partners to shape proposals leveraging AI capabilities.
• Build and deploy LLM-based agent systems in production.

Descripción del empleo

LOCATIONS

We are hiring across our OW offices including but not limited to: Toronto and Montreal.

Practice Overview

At Oliver Wyman Quotient we partner with clients to deliver breakthrough outcomes for their toughest AI challenges.

We blend the power of AI technology with deep industry expertise to tackle disruption and create impact. By building strong capabilities and culture, we accelerate and embed AI transformation. Our people co-create and grow customer-focused solutions that win. We modernize technology and harness value from data and analytics. We build resilience so our clients are ready for tomorrow's risks and optimize operations for the future. Above all, we work collaboratively with our clients' leaders, employees, stakeholders, and customers to jointly define, design, and achieve lasting results.

The Role And Responsibilities

No two OW Quotient projects are the same. You'll be working with varied and diverse teams to deliver unique and unprecedented products across industries. As a Senior Lead AI Developer, you are primarily responsible for managing technical projects and helping teams design and build AI/ML systems and pipelines that consistently drive solutions to be extensible and production quality. You are an expert in selected domains and can contrast methods and select appropriate approaches based on the data or modelling problem at hand. As an AI Developer, you will work alongside Oliver Wyman partners in Quotient and other practice groups, engage directly with clients to understand their business challenges, and craft appropriate solutions to be delivered through collaboration with other OW Quotient specialists and consultants.

Your responsibilities will include, for example:

• Exploring data and crafting AI solutions to answer core business problems
• Working with Partners and Principals to shape proposals that leverage our AI and engineering capabilities
• Building and deploying LLM-based agent systems in production
• Keeping up with your domain's state of the art & developing familiarity with emerging modelling and data engineering methodologies
• Advocating application of best practices in modelling, code hygiene and data engineering
• Leading the development of proprietary AI/ML solutions, algorithms, or analytical tools and infrastructure on projects and asset development

Your Experience & Qualifications

You are a well-rounded technologist who brings a wealth of real-world experience and:

• Technical background in computer science, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, statistics or other quantitative and computational science
• Compelling track record of designing and deploying large-scale technical solutions, which deliver tangible, ongoing value including:
  • Direct experience having built and deployed robust, complex production systems that implement modern artificial intelligence at scale
  • Comfort in environments where large projects are time-boxed, and therefore consequential design decisions may need to be made and acted upon rapidly
• Demonstrated fluency in modern programming languages for artificial intelligence / agents, covering the end-to-end AI development lifecycle:
  • Knowledge of one or more agentic platforms , including but not limited to: Azure Foundry, AWS Bedrock, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
  • Deep familiarity with the architecture, performance characteristics, and limitations of compound AI systems, including retrieval-augmented generation, tool use, agentic memory, and multi-agent orchestration
  • Experience designing and operating evaluation frameworks and observability tooling to measure AI system quality, detect failure modes, and maintain performance in production
  • Proficiency in LLM system design, including prompt engineering, context and token management, structured output, fine-tuning tradeoffs, and cost/latency optimization
  • A history of compelling side projects or contributions to the Open-Source community is valued but not required
• Practical awareness of AI risk, bias, and governance, including how to identify and mitigate failure modes in high-stakes or regulated environments
• Solid theoretical grounding in the mathematical core of the major ideas in AI/ML:
  • Applied understanding of a class of modelling or analytical techniques
  • Fluency in the mathematical principles and generalizations of data science - e.g., Statistics, Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus
  • Experience presenting at high-impact AI/ML developer conferences and solid connections to the AI/ML developer community (e.g., via meetups, open-source contributions, continuing relationships with academics, etc.) is highly valued
• Interest/background in Financial Services, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Consumer, Retail, Energy, or Transportation industries

About Oliver Wyman

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With offices in more than 70 cities across 30 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation. The firm has more than 6,000 professionals around the world who work with clients to optimize their business, improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organizational performance to seize the most attractive opportunities.

Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh McLennan [NYSE: MMC]. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

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Marsh McLennan and its Affiliates are EOE Minority/Female/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity employers.

The applicable base salary range for this role is $195K to $285K CAD.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, and education. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting [e-mail].

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.

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Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting [e-mail].

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.

Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin colour, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, Marsh will provide a reasonable accommodation to employees and prospective employees to the point of undue hardship upon request and as required in respect of the individual's particular restrictions and limitations. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or medical need, please contact [e-mail].

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.