Applied Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning Lead - Vice President

Next Frontier Capital; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care coverage

On-site health and wellness centers

A retirement savings plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorganChase's Global Private Bank seeks an Applied AI/ML Vice President who will own the full lifecycle of high-impact models serving wealth management, lending, and advisory, from problem framing with business stakeholders to production deployment at scale. You will tackle data-rich client problems with robust infrastructure behind you in one of the world's largest financial institutions.

Lead ML design, NLP, and multimodal solutions; build MLOps, monitor models, mentor junior data

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in CS/Statistics/Applied Math/Data Science or related field.
• ≥5 years hands-on ML in production environments.
• Deep NLP expertise incl. LLM fine-tuning, RAG, and prompt engineering.
• Strong Python and ML library proficiency (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn).
• Experience with large-scale data processing: Spark, Hive, SQL.
• Ability to communicate technical work to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and scope AI/ML problems with Private Bank business leads.
• Design, build, and deploy end-to-end ML solutions across client service, risk, and operations.
• Own model quality, evaluation, monitoring, and post-deployment drift detection.
• Drive productionization and MLOps with distributed data infrastructure.
• Stay current on research; translate promising work into production-ready solutions.
• Mentor junior data scientists and set technical standards.
• Collaborate with JPMorganChase AI/ML community, model risk, compliance and LOBs.

Skills

NLP expertise

LLM fine-tuning

RAG pipelines

Prompt engineering

Production ML

Communication to non-technical

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Math, Data Science, or related quantitative field

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Scikit-learn

Spark

Hive

SQL

Job description

As an Applied AI/ML Vice President within Global Private Bank, you'll own the full lifecycle of high-impact models serving clients across wealth management, lending, and advisory, from problem framing with business stakeholders to production deployment at scale. You'll work on some of the most data-rich, complex client problems in financial services, with the infrastructure and resources of one of the world's largest institutions behind you. We're building AI-native capabilities at the intersection of cutting-edge research and real-world impact.

Job Responsibilities:

• Define and scope AI/ML problem statements in partnership with Private Bank business leads, translating ambiguous client or operational pain points into tractable modeling problems
• Design, build, and deploy end-to-end ML solutions — including generative AI, NLP, and classical machine learning— across client service, risk, and operational efficiency use cases
• Own model quality, evaluation frameworks, monitoring, drift detection, and iteration post-deployment
• Drive productionization and MLOps practices in collaboration with engineering, working across distributed data infrastructure
• Stay current on applied research; evaluate and adapt emerging techniques — new architectures, agentic frameworks, multimodal models — for relevance to the Private Bank's problem space and translate promising work into production-ready solutions
• Mentor junior data scientists and help set technical standards for the team
• Collaborate across JPMorganChase's broader AI/ML community, model risk, compliance, and peer LOBs to align on standards, share learnings, and amplify the team's impact firm-wide

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Math, Data Science, or related quantitative field
• Atleast 5 years of hands-on ML experience in production environments.
• Deep expertise in NLP, including modern LLM fine-tuning, RAG pipelines, prompt engineering and the design and deployment of multi-step AI agents
• Strong Python skills; proficiency with PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn and other libraries
• Experience with large-scale data processing: Spark, Hive, SQL
• Proven ability to communicate technical work to non-technical stakeholders

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Financial services experience

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

• comprehensive health care coverage
• on-site health and wellness centers
• a retirement savings plan
• backup childcare
• tuition reimbursement
• mental health support
• financial coaching

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals. Lead Applied Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning within Asset Wealth Management Core Technology team.