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**Lead Gen AI/ML Data Scientist - Vice President (Chennai, India)** - **Responsibilities:** Design, build, and deploy AI/ML models, lead ML model lifecycle, analyze financial data, deliver roadmaps, visualize findings, and ensure model production success. - **Required:** 10+ years in Gen AI/ML and big data, expertise in Python (scikit-learn, TensorFlow), SQL, linear/logistic regression, neural networks, clustering, and ensemble methods. Proven LLM and Agentic AI experience with LangGraph, LangChain, and Agent Development Kit. - **Beneficial:** Advanced statistical modeling, ML tooling, data visualization, real-time streaming, and passion for staying current with AI/ML research. - **Education:** Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
- Compensation
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- City
- Chennai
- Country
- India
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Full Job Description
Lead Data Scientist- Gen AI-ML- Vice president
Job Req Id:
26982421
Location(s):
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Haryana, India
Job Type:
Hybrid
Posted:
Jul. 29, 2026
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Job Overview
About the Team:
Citi is looking for a Lead Gen AI/ML- Data Scientist to join the Olympus Data Reconciliation and Engineering team, where you will shape the next generation of AI and machine learning capabilities powering enterprise-scale reconciliation across global processing hubs.
In this role, you will drive the full lifecycle of ML model development from ideation and architecture through to deployment and adoption delivering measurable impact across Capital Markets operations, risk, and finance. Your work will sit at the intersection of advanced data science and real-world financial systems, influencing outcomes at a global scale.
Responsibilities:
Design, build, and deploy AI and machine learning models including Agentic AI and Generative AI solutions to solve complex reconciliation and data engineering challenges at enterprise scale.
Lead the end-to-end ML model development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and data preprocessing through to ensemble modeling, validation, and production integration.
Analyze large volumes of structured and unstructured financial data to uncover trends, patterns, and opportunities for optimization across banking platforms.
Define and deliver ML model roadmaps in collaboration with technical and business teams, ensuring alignment with project timelines, budgets, and Citi's architecture standards.
Translate complex data findings into clear visualizations and strategic recommendations that inform decisions made by senior business and technology leaders.
Partner with engineering, operations, and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless model integration, long-term scalability, and reliable performance in production environments.
Identify and communicate technology risks and their business implications, developing mitigation strategies and maintaining transparency with stakeholders at all levels.
Maintain comprehensive model documentation and support knowledge transfer to ensure continuity and adoption across teams.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
Technical Expertise:
10+ years hands-on experience in Gen AI/ML development and big data engineering within Financial Services, Insurance, or Telecom environments
Expert-level proficiency in Python (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Pandas, NumPy), and SQL
Deep technical knowledge implementing supervised and unsupervised ML algorithms: linear/logistic regression, neural networks (CNN, RNN, LSTM, Transformers), k-means clustering, DBSCAN, decision trees (CART, C4.5), and ensemble methods (Random Forest, XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost)
Proven experience building and deploying Agentic AI and LLM-based solutions using:
LangGraph for complex agent orchestration and state management
LangChain for chain-of-thought reasoning and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
Agent Development Kit (ADK) for enterprise-grade autonomous agent development
Beneficial Skills & Qualifications:
Hands-on experience with advanced statistical modeling: Generalized Linear Models (GLM), Random Forest, Gradient Boosting (AdaBoost, XGBoost), and Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques including text mining, topic modeling (LDA), and sentiment analysis
Experience with model versioning and experiment tracking tools (Mlflow, Weights & Biases, DVC)
Proficiency with Git/GitHub/Bitbucket for version control and collaborative development
Familiarity with data visualization libraries (Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly) and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI)
Experience with real-time streaming data frameworks (Kafka, Kinesis)
Passion for staying current with emerging AI/ML frameworks, research papers, and open-source contributions
Education:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics or related fields of study.
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