Business Modeling - Operations Team - VP - Applied AI ML Lead

Job Description
As an Applied AI ML VP Lead in our CCB Business Modeling Center of Excellence Operations team you will work in a variety of business domains such as Cash Logistics, Collections, Service and Complaints, and IVR personalization and NLU. You will engage in a variety of business domains that leverage knowledge in at least one of the following areas:

• Time-Series (e.g. Seasonal Decomposition, ARIMAX, Vector Auto-Regression
• Optimization (e.g. MIP, Non-linear, Black-Box)
• Classification (e.g. Probit/Logit, Logistic Regression)
• Tree-Based Frameworks (e.g. Random Forest, Gradient Boosting)
• Deep Learning (e.g. CNN, LSTM, Transformers)
• Artificial Intelligence (e.g. Reinforcement Learning, Natural Language Understanding)

Job Responsibilities:

• Apply critical thinking skills and perform advanced analytics with the goal of solving complex and multi-faceted business problems.
• Generate deep insights through the analysis of data and understanding of business processes and turn them into actionable recommendations.
• Contribute to the full modeling lifecycle, including defining the objective and key decision variables, choosing appropriate methodologies, performing advanced quantitative and statistical analysis of large datasets, and communicating results.
• Develop presentations to summarize and communicate key messages to senior management, sponsors and colleagues.
• Become a subject matter expert and trusted advisor in the statistical, optimization and/or machine learning modeling discipline.
• Actively contribute to the continuous learning mindset of the organization by bringing in new ideas and perspectives that stretch the thinking of the group.
• Mentor junior team members.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Advanced degree in Statistics, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Operations Research, Mathematics, or equivalent quantitative field. Ph.D. is a plus.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills to present analytical findings and exercise influence among key project stakeholders.
• Experience in developing machine learning, optimization, and/or statistical models to solve real world problems (e.g. Classification, Regression, Recommender Systems, Natural Language Processing, or Neural Language Modeling).
• Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language is required, with Python preferred.
• Strong analytical, interpretive, and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability of thinking outside the box.
• Significant experience working with very large scale (structured and unstructured) data.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• 5+ years of related experience preferred.
• Familiarity with big-data environments (e.g. Hadoop, Spark).
• Model development experience on a cloud development platform.
• Banking & Financial Services background or experience.

Note: No relocation assistance is available for this role currently.
About Us
Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.
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. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
The health and safety of our colleagues, candidates, clients and communities has been a top priority in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. JPMorgan Chase was awarded the "WELL Health-Safety Rating" for all of our 6,200 locations globally based on our operational policies, maintenance protocols, stakeholder engagement and emergency plans to address a post-COVID-19 environment.
As a part of our commitment to health and safety, we have implemented various COVID-related health and safety requirements for our workforce. Employees are expected to follow the Firm's current COVID-19 or other infectious disease health and safety requirements, including local requirements. Requirements include sharing information including your vaccine card in the firm's vaccine record tool, and may include mask wearing. Requirements may change in the future with the evolving public health landscape. JPMorgan Chase will consider accommodation requests as required by applicable law.
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set, and location. For those in eligible roles, discretionary incentive compensation which may be 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.
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About the Team
Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions - all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.