Executive Director, AI Platforms & Gen AI

JPMorganChase; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Plano, TX seeks an experienced Executive Director to lead architecture across data, ML, and Generative AI for Home Lending Architecture. You will mentor engineers, partner with product owners and software teams, and turn prototypes into scalable platforms.

The role demands vision, hands-on design, and a drive for secure, high-performance solutions. You will guide end-to-end platform decisions, oversee governance forums, and champion cutting-edge technologies while shaping a

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on data architecture concepts and 10+ years of applied experience.
• 10+ years of experience leading technologists to anticipate, manage, and solve complex technical challenges.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, Java, or C/C++), with intermediate Python required.
• Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, and operational stability in production environments.
• Advanced knowledge of software architecture and technical processes, including significant depth in cloud and machine learning technologies.
• Hands-on experience with machine learning techniques, including natural language processing, large language models, and deep learning frameworks (such as PyTorch or TensorFlow).
• Applied experience in areas such as GPU optimization, fine-tuning, embedding models, inference optimization, prompt engineering, evaluation, and retrieval-augmented generation.
• Practical cloud-native experience, especially with Amazon Web Services
• Experience with data engineering patterns and tools, including streaming, ETL or ELT pipelines, and analytics tooling.
• Ability to independently drive design and delivery from ideation through implementation.
• Strong communication skills and leadership presence, with the ability to partner effectively across engineering, product, and ML practitioners

Responsibilities

• Own architecture solutions across data platforms, ML platforms, and Generative AI platform capabilities.
• Partner with engineering teams to provide hands-on design support and enable reliable implementation of processes and procedures.
• Represent product areas in architecture governance forums, driving accountability for code-level decisions, control obligations, cost of ownership, maintainability, and operational outcomes.
• Evaluate current technology and lead assessments of new technologies using established standards and frameworks.
• Serve as a SME across ML techniques and optimizations, including distributed deployment, training, and serving.
• Design and implement Generative AI workflows using large language models, including evaluation methods and feedback loops for model and pipeline improvement.
• Translate experimental results into production-ready solutions by collaborating with engineering teams across the delivery lifecycle.
• Improve accuracy, latency, and reliability by identifying bottlenecks and driving performance and scalability optimizations.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to deliver tailored, science- and technology-driven solutions that meet business needs.
• Influence product design and operating models by advocating for leading-edge technologies and secure adoption patterns.

Skills

Python

Java

C/C++

Machine Learning

Cloud Architecture

Leadership

Data Engineering

Communications

NLP

Distributed Training

Education

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

AWS

MLflow

Ray

Kubernetes

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

JPMorganChase in Plano, TX seeks an experienced Executive Director to lead architecture across data, ML, and Generative AI for Home Lending Architecture. You will mentor engineers, partner with product owners and software teams, and turn prototypes into scalable platforms.

The role demands vision, hands-on design, and a drive for secure, high-performance solutions. You will guide end-to-end platform decisions, oversee governance forums, and champion cutting-edge technologies while shaping a