Vice President - Ontologist - Data Scientist Lead

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in London is seeking a Vice President – Ontology to shape knowledge representation and data publishing standards. The role involves developing and managing ontologies and enhancing data interoperability. Candidates should have significant experience with Semantic Web technologies and ontology development tools. Strong communication skills and an understanding of data standards are critical. This opportunity is ideal for someone passionate about advancing data engineering in the financial sector.

Qualifications

• Significant experience developing and managing ontologies for real-world applications.
• Experience with large-scale knowledge graph development and schema design.
• Ability to articulate technical concepts to senior audiences.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development and adoption of ontologies.
• Evaluate industry standard ontologies for adoption.
• Communicate complex ideas effectively to collaborators.
• Keep abreast of emerging trends in data standards and ontology engineering.

Skills

Experience with Semantic Web technologies (RDF/S, OWL, SKOS)

Experience with ontology and taxonomy development tools

Structured thinking

Excellent written communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a relevant field

Tools

Protégé

TopBraid

Job description

The Firmwide Chief Data Office is responsible for maximizing the value and impact of data globally, in a highly governed way. It consists of several teams focused on accelerating JPMorgan Chase’s data, analytics, and AI journey, including data strategy, data impact optimization, privacy, data governance, transformation, and talent. We are looking for a team member to help support the strategy for how we make data available to power everything from new product development to Artificial Intelligence models. This team member will join the team responsible for supporting the Firmwide data publishing strategy and driving the adoption of the strategy across the firm.

As a Vice President – Ontology, you will have the opportunity to work on the JP Morgan Chase team shaping our knowledge representation and data publishing standards. Your role will involve utilizing ontologies and taxonomies to enhance data interoperability and management, preparing our data for AI applications. Your responsibilities will range from engaging with and educating domain experts to assessing data standards and developing our organization-wide ontology. We are looking for someone with an understanding semantic technologies, ontologies, or a related technical field.

Job Responsibilities

• Participate in the development and adoption of ontologies to represent data standards in complex domains.
• Evaluate industry standard ontologies for adoption across JPMC.
• Work closely with stakeholders, subject matter experts, product owners, and engineers to understand use cases, requirements and dependencies, critically assessing proposed solutions.
• Communicate complex ideas effectively to collaborators using precise terminology and relatable examples and ask clarifying questions to define core meanings.
• Communicate the concepts and accepted practices, standards and objective of ontologies to stakeholders.
• Keep abreast of emerging trends and advancements in data standards, ontology engineering, knowledge representation, and semantic technologies.
• Balance timeliness with quality under tight deadlines, managing multiple priorities and partners.
• Ensure end-to-end relevance to stakeholder needs from gathering competency questions to achieving successful integrations.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Significant experience developing and managing ontologies for real-world applications.
• Experience with Semantic Web technologies (RDF/S, OWL, SKOS), query languages (SPARQL), and validation standards (SHACL).
• Experience with ontology and taxonomy development process and tools (e.g., Protégé, TopBraid, PoolParty, etc.).
• Experience with large-scale knowledge graph development, including schema design, entity modeling, and relationship mapping to support various business domains.
• Structured thinker and effective communicator with excellent written communication skills. Ability to crisply articulate technical concepts to senior audiences with poise and confidence.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a field focused on ontology engineering, knowledge representation, or semantic technologies, such as Information Science, Library Science, Linguistics, or Computer Science.
• Knowledge and understanding of a broad set of JPMC products and processes is a value add.
• Demonstrated interest in emerging technology and data engineering trends in the financial services industry.
• Experience with data standards and ontologies for Data and Financial services.
• Contributions to Ontology community, such as papers, conference presentations, industry standard contributions, or open source contributions.