Applied AI ML Director
Company: JPMorganChase
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
Description Join JPMorgan Chase and help shape the future of
AI-driven innovation in financial services. As an Applied AI / ML
Director in AI ML & Data Platform Team, you will lead, mentor, and
inspire a team of senior AI engineers to deliver production-grade
agentic AI systems. You will partner with us to define technical
direction, set engineering standards, and ensure operational
excellence across multiple use cases. Your leadership will drive
innovation, foster a culture of experimentation and responsible AI,
and help us deliver solutions that make a measurable business
impact. Together, we will build the next generation of AI systems
for the firm. Job Responsibilities: Define and evolve agentic AI
architectures, including orchestration, retrieval, memory,
guardrails, and evaluation Act as technical authority for applied
AI/ML, making architecture decisions and setting
production-readiness standards Stay hands-on by reviewing code,
prototyping complex components, and unblocking critical technical
challenges Ensure AI/ML systems are scalable, reliable, secure,
observable, and cost-efficient Partner with platform, data, and
infrastructure teams on distributed systems and training/serving
patterns Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of applied
AI/ML engineers Set clear technical expectations, career paths, and
standards of excellence Foster a culture of strong engineering
fundamentals, experimentation, and responsible AI practices Hire
senior technical talent and raise the bar across the organization
Oversee delivery of multi-agent systems that automate and scale
end-to-end workflows Collaborate with product, risk, legal, and
compliance partners to ensure solutions are innovative and
deployable Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: 10
years of experience building and deploying applied AI/ML systems,
with significant recent hands-on work Experience leading and
managing teams of senior engineers Deep understanding of machine
learning and AI fundamentals, including modern generative AI and
LLM-based systems Proven track record delivering AI/ML solutions to
production at scale Strong familiarity with distributed systems for
training, inference, and state management Ability to communicate
complex technical trade-offs to both technical and non-technical
stakeholders Demonstrated experience setting engineering standards
and driving operational excellence Experience collaborating with
cross-functional teams in a regulated environment Strong coding and
code review skills in Python and modern ML frameworks Commitment to
responsible AI practices and continuous improvement Ability to
mentor and develop engineering talent Preferred Qualifications,
Capabilities, and Skills: Experience with agentic systems,
multi-agent architectures, and LLM evaluation frameworks Experience
deploying AI workloads on AWS (e.g., SageMaker, Bedrock) or
equivalent platforms Background building AI systems in regulated or
high-reliability environments Experience integrating user feedback
loops for continuous model and system improvement Familiarity with
financial services or asset and wealth management workflows Track
record of hiring and developing senior technical talent Experience
fostering a culture of experimentation and innovation FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT: This position is subject to Section 19 of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. As such, an employment offer for
this position is contingent on JPMorganChase’s review of criminal
conviction history, including pretrial diversions or program
entries. LI-RB3 AIMLTECH
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