Senior Principal Data Scientist, Vice President

Job description

About the job

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) - Global Head of Data, Analytics & AI Services (GHDAAS) is seeking a Senior Principal Data Scientist, Vice President in its Hangzhou office. This role will play an important part in the delivery of AI technology services for State Street's Global Advisors business.

Tasks

• Lead a small agile team to deliver highly efficient AI solutions that meet the needs of the front and back office business and customers
• Collaborate with global teams to execute global projects and deliver state-of-the-art modeling solutions and AI best practices
• Advising model owners on the design and development of AI solutions and delivering structural traditional AI development approaches
• Improve productivity by 20%
• Search, test and curate data sources to ensure their continuous growth and development
• Fostering a high-performance data team culture
• Business outcomes professional in modern AI/ML; basic AI model design, development, validation by transforming finance and models into mathematical and computational science
• Know AI models and algorithms in the open source space to solve financial problems; perform validation; and troubleshoot
• Drive model rationalization, usability, scalability and implement model MCQs
• Write model specifications on model statement, assumptions, data inputs, methods, implementation framework and module tests; collaborate with external model validation and implement regulatory changes or live circuits
• IT integration, G&A/QA/UT support and delivery of all AI/ML services, operationalization and production of results model and AI solutions

Requirements

• Master's degree required (preferably in computer science, financial mathematics and financial engineering); PhD preferred
• 10+ years of hands-on coding experience with basic AI algorithms and similar deep learning neural designs (supervised and unsupervised models) and familiar with natural language processing and computer vision
• 10+ years of experience in model development, object-oriented or functional programming and design (Python, Java, familiar with AI code generation tools such as GitHub Co-pilot/Course)
• Familiar with Python (FPP), natural language processing and could foresee products such as Azure ML, Azure AI Foundry, Snowflake, Databricks Ignis or AROD (Beijing/Copenhagen)
• Familiar with general financial instruments; reference data, assets, data quality and risk management concepts
• Fluent in English and Mandarin; excellent written and verbal communication skills at all stakeholder levels across multiple cultures
• Results-oriented; flexible; adaptable; with a growth mindset

We offer

• Medical care and cover
• Holidays and free time
• Well-being programs
• Support for families