Rbc

Financial Services

Lead,MachineLearningEngineer,GFT

Toronto, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Lead, Machine Learning Engineer, GFT at Rbc. Skills: Machine Learning, AI, Generative AI, NLP, Python. solving core business problems in compliance (trade surveillance, managing regulatory insights, etc) by leveraging AI and ML to optimize business processes and facilitate informed decision making. translating business problems into machine learning problems”

What You'll Achieve.

optimize business processes; facilitate informed decision making; generate significant value; high long-term impact on the bank’s growth; generate business value

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

solving core business problems; translating them into machine learning problems; exploring and understanding data; generating business insights

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

PhD or Masters in a quantitative discipline such as computer science, mathematics, statistics, or engineering, Excellent verbal and written communication ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including business, engineering, and risk management, 7+ years of expert level programming experience in Python (preferable) and other languages is a must – ability to write production level code and documentation, 5+ years’ experience working with large unstructured and structured datasets - exploring and understanding data, cleaning and pre-processing, performing exploratory data analysis, generating business insights and communicating them in a clear, concise manner, 5+ years’ experience developing and deploying models in production for real business problems, Knowledge of standard machine learning libraries like numpy, pandas, scikit learn and visualization packages like seaborn or matplotllib, etc and machine learning algorithms like logistic regression, tree based models, decision trees, random forests, etc, understanding and work experience with core NLP and Generative AI like embeddings, text pre-processing, RNN’s, Transformer architecture, fine-tuning models, prompting techniques, etc, Demonstrated experience designing and implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures, including vector databases, embedding models, and retrieval pipelines, Experience building and deploying RESTful APIs for ML model serving (FastAPI, Flask), Experience with MLOps practices, model serving, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines for ML systems, Experience working with version control – git and linux

Nice to Have

Experience building autonomous AI agents and multi-agent orchestration frameworks (e. g. , LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen), Prior experience in financial services, particularly in Compliance, Risk, or Regulatory Technology, Experience working with big data, pyspark, scala, Experience working with deep learning – RNN’s, Transformer models, etc, 2+ years’ experience working with Deep Learning Frameworks like Tensorflow or Pytorch

What You'll Do.

solving core business problems in compliance (trade surveillance

managing regulatory insights

etc) by leveraging AI and ML to optimize business processes and facilitate informed decision making

translating business problems into machine learning problems

applying advanced machine learning algorithms

leading the end-to-end lifecycle of AI/ML initiatives—from ideation and POC through development

and production support

designing and implementing Generative AI solutions

including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems

staying current with emerging AI/ML technologies and evaluating their applicability to Compliance use cases

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including business, engineering, and risk management; Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and model risk management teams to ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for scalability, security, and governance

Communication Scope

Excellent verbal and written communication ability; communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and senior leadership; communicating business insights in a clear, concise manner

Process & Methodology

end-to-end lifecycle of AI/ML initiatives—from ideation and POC through development, deployment, and production support

Full Job Description

**_Job Description_** **What is the opportunity?** As a Senior Manager, AI and ML, you will be working on solving core business problems in compliance (trade surveillance, managing regulatory insights, etc) by leveraging AI and ML to optimize business processes and facilitate informed decision making. You will get the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and complex problems that generate significant value and have a high long-term impact on the bank’s growth. **What will you do?** * Work on challenging business problems by leveraging large RBC data, translating them into machine learning problems and applying advanced machine learning algorithms to generate business value * Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of AI/ML initiatives—from ideation and POC through development, deployment, and production support * Design and implement Generative AI solutions, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, LLM-powered agents, and NLP pipelines * Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning * Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and model risk management teams to ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for scalability, security, and governance * Stay current with emerging AI/ML technologies and evaluate their applicability to Compliance use cases * Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and senior leadership **What do you need to succeed?** **Must have:** * PhD or Masters in a quantitative discipline such as computer science, mathematics, statistics, or engineering * Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including business, engineering, and risk management * 7+ years of expert level programming experience in Python (preferable) and other languages is a must – ability to write production level code and documentation * 5+ years’ experience working with large unstructured and str

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