VP, Machine Learning Engineer, Enterprise AI, Innovation Group

Company: 1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

Job Description

About the Department

Enterprise AI (EAI) focus on delivering AI and machine learning models developed in collaboration with business and support units, and driving the adoption of GenAI self-help across the Bank for value creation. EAI will spearhead the AIDA Center of Excellence, as well as own and manage the enterprise AI platforms.

Role Overview

UOB Enterprise AI is looking for an experienced and innovative AI Platform Specialist to join the dynamic team.

You will be expected to play an integral role in shaping and executing our AI strategy and enterprise AI platform, leverage your expertise in ML algorithms, architectures, and best practices to design, develop, and deploy high-impact AI solutions that solve real-world banking challenges and create significant value for the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with group technology to develop and enhance enterprise AI platform and operation to help drive AI industrialization within the bank.
Act as AI platform SME and work closely with data scientists, IT engineers and business stakeholders to understand the business needs, develop end-to-end ML solutions, and deploy into production environment.
Design and develop re-useable assets, libraries, frameworks, and ML tools to accelerate model development and platform management.
Collaborate with technology team to adopt best-in-class industry practices to streamline model deployment processes.
Build and optimize data and ML pipeline to ensure robust and high-quality data feed for both model training and operation.
Develop appropriate tools/apps/UIs to complete AI products for business stakeholders.
Stay ahead of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement AI/ML process in UOB.

Key Requirement

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in computer science, data science, software engineering or related fields.
Minimum 8 years of experience as an ML Engineer or similar role, with proven track record of developing and deploying ML solutions into production environment.
In-depth knowledge of ML algorithms, development tools, model life cycle and deployment patterns.
Hands-on experience of data management technology, including Hadoop, Sparks, ETL, relational & non-relational databases.
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java or Scala.
Experience in on-premises and cloud-based AI platforms and technologies; familiar with DevOps and CI/CD practices.
Strong communication skills and able to convey/articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Working experience in banking/financial sector is a plus.

Additional Requirements

University-Bachelor

Be a Part of the UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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