Principal Lead Data & AI Solution Engineer

THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in Singapore is looking for a Principal Data & AI Solution Engineer to lead innovative AI/ML solutions across their services. This role requires expertise in AI governance, robust solution delivery, and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate should have leadership experience in managing scalable AI systems and stay updated on emerging technologies.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in designing scalable AI systems.
• Hands-on expertise in GenAI technologies and tools.
• Track record of delivering production-grade AI solutions.
• Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure management.
• Strong stakeholder management skills in cross-functional teams.
• Practical knowledge of deploying AI models at scale.
• Solid understanding of AI governance and ethics.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage scalable AI/ML systems for production.
• Support adoption of GenAI technologies across domains.
• Collaborate with teams to translate business requirements.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for model training.
• Implement AI governance frameworks to ensure compliance.
• Stay updated on AI technologies and regulatory trends.

Skills

Leadership in AI systems

Expertise in GenAI technologies

Robust AI solutions delivery

Cloud infrastructure management

Stakeholder management

Deployment of AI models

Understanding of AI governance

Problem-solving skills

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Data & AI Solution Engineer to join our CoE, driving innovation and operational excellence across insurance products and services.

• Design, implement, and manage scalable AI/ML systems, including LLMs, RAG, Agentic AI, multimodal models, LLM orchestration tools, LLMOps pipelines, prompt management, GenAI Guardrail, and knowledge bases to support robust, production-grade solutions.
• Support the enablement and adoption of new GenAI technologies to drive GenAI-enabled innovation across business domains, with a focus on scalable deployment and operationalization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including solution architects, data engineers, data scientists, data translators, and business/IT stakeholders to translate business requirements into compliant and effective AI solutions.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure, including compute resources (e.g., GPUs), databases, and storage to enable efficient model training, inference, and real-time decisioning.
• Support the implementation of AI governance and ethical frameworks to ensure fairness, transparency, privacy, and compliance with regulations (e.g., PDPA, MAS).
• Stay current on emerging AI/GenAI technologies, tools, and regulatory developments to maintain the organization’s competitive edge.

We are looking for people who

• Proven leadership experience in designing, implementing, and managing scalable AI/GenAI systems, including large language models (LLMs), vector database, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Agentic AI, multimodal models, orchestration tools, and LLMOps pipelines.
• Hands‑on expertise in GenAI technologies: RAG, Agentic AI, prompt engineering, prompt management, GenAI guardrails, and building/maintaining enterprise knowledge bases.
• Track record of delivering enterprise‑wide robust, production‑grade AI solutions with a focus on reliability, scalability and operationalization.
• Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure management (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), including provisioning and optimizing GPU resources, vector databases, and storage for model training and inference.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with cross‑functional teams: ability to translate complex business requirements into compliant, effective AI/GenAI solutions in partnership with architects, engineers, scientists, translators, and business/IT stakeholders.
• Practical knowledge of deploying AI/GenAI models and solutions at scale in enterprise environments, with experience supporting adoption across multiple business domains.
• Solid understanding of AI governance and ethical frameworks, with demonstrated ability to ensure solutions are fair, transparent, privacy‑conscious, and compliant with relevant regulations (e.g., PDPA, MAS).
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of the latest AI/GenAI technologies, tools, industry best practices, and regulatory trends.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to drive innovation using AI/GenAI in complex business contexts.

How you succeed

• Champion and embody our Core Values in everyday tasks and interactions.
• Demonstrate high level of integrity and accountability.
• Take initiative to drive improvements and embrace change.
• Take accountability of business and regulatory compliance risks, implementing measures to mitigate them effectively.
• Keep abreast with industry trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging threats and technologies to understand and highlight potential concerns/risks to safeguard our company proactively.

Who we are

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well‑established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels – a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of “AA‑” by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies. Great Eastern’s asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia. Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly‑rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s and AA‑ by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.