Head of AI/ML Platform & Engineering

JPMorgan Chase; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Palo Alto seeks a software engineering leader to drive the AI/ML platform, scale teams, and define product roadmaps for AI-driven capabilities.

You will own end-to-end delivery, implement MLOps, data governance, and security guardrails, and communicate with senior stakeholders across business and technology. This senior role requires strong leadership and strategic impact.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied experience.
• Advanced knowledge of software engineering, AI/ML, MLOps, and data governance.
• Experience developing or leading large, cross-functional teams of technologists.
• Demonstrated experience influencing matrixed organizations and delivering value at scale.
• Experience leading complex projects from design to deployment and operational stability.
• Experience hiring, developing and recognizing talent.
• Experience adopting agentic AI-enabled engineering practices with guardrails for validation, security and governance.

Responsibilities

• Leads the design and development of our AI/ML platform, ensuring robustness, scalability, security, and high performance.
• Manages and grows teams of engineers and AI specialists, fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
• Collaborates with product management to define vision, roadmaps and deliverables for AI-driven features.
• Drives adoption of best practices in software engineering, MLOps, and data governance.
• Sets direction and governance for agentic AI-enabled engineering with guardrails across teams.
• Stays abreast of AI/ML trends and assesses applicability to business goals.
• Ensures compliance with data privacy, security, and responsible AI requirements.
• Oversees end-to-end lifecycle of AI/ML projects from ideation to maintenance.
• Communicates complex technical concepts to senior stakeholders; manages budgets and resources.

Skills

AI leadership

Software engineering

MLOps

Cloud computing

Data governance

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

JPMorgan Chase in Palo Alto seeks a software engineering leader to drive the AI/ML platform, scale teams, and define product roadmaps for AI-driven capabilities.

You will own end-to-end delivery, implement MLOps, data governance, and security guardrails, and communicate with senior stakeholders across business and technology. This senior role requires strong leadership and strategic impact.