GenAI Technology Lead - (Hybrid)

The Applications Development Technology Senior Lead Analyst is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

As a GenAI Data Scientist, you will join a team dedicated to delivering advanced technology products to internal stakeholders across Citi’s global business lines. From ideation to production, the team drives a full lifecycle of solution development, with data scientists taking full ownership of their work – actively shaping project direction and leading execution. This is a hands-on, impact driven role where your contribution will directly influence how innovative AI solutions are designed, built, and deployed across the organization. 

We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position, you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

Are you looking for taking your career to the next level by working at the forefront of financial technology? Bring your expertise in innovation, advanced analytics, and cutting-edge technology development to Citi Innovation Labs team, where you will help shape the future of banking through impactful, high-tech solutions. 

By joining Citi, you will be part of a global innovation network focused on developing state-of-the-art products across cities like New York, Texas, London, and India. Together we will harness technologies like GenAI, machine learning, NLP, and data analytics to deliver world-class financial services and drive economic growth. 

Responsibilities:

• Conduct in-depth research and experimentation with various AI/ML algorithms, frameworks, and technologies to identify the most suitable solutions for specific business needs.
• Design, develop, train, and evaluate machine learning models for tasks such as classification, regression, clustering, natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, and time series analysis.
• Design and develop agentic AI system.
• Contribute to prompt engineering and development of AI-powered workflows.
• Build and maintain robust and scalable AI/ML pipelines, including data ingestion, preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, and deployment.
• Collaborate closely with data engineers to ensure the availability and quality of data required for AI/ML projects.
• Work with product managers, business analysts, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical AI/ML solutions.
• Deploy and monitor AI/ML models in production environments, ensuring their performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Continuously evaluate and improve existing AI/ML models and systems to optimize their accuracy, efficiency, and robustness.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI/ML research, tools, and techniques and share relevant learnings with the team
• Document AI/ML models, algorithms, and processes clearly and comprehensively.
• Communicate findings and insights from AI/ML projects to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to the development of the company's AI strategy and roadmap.
• Mentor junior AI/ML team members.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Required Technical Skills:

• Hands-on experience with at least one major machine learning framework (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras).
• Familiarity with LLMs, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning (e.g., LoRA, QLoRA).
• Exposure to RAG systems and basic knowledge of hybrid search techniques.
• Understanding model deployment and containerization (Docker).
• Proficiency in Python for AI development, data preprocessing, and scripting.
• Experience with generative AI tools (LangChain, Hugging Face, LlamaIndex) is a plus.
• Understanding of version control systems (Git).
• Awareness of AI compliance, data privacy, and responsible AI principles.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., OpenShift, AWS, Azure, GCP) and their AI/ML services.
• Experience with MLOps practices and tools for automating and managing the AI/ML lifecycle.
• Familiarity with database systems (SQL and NoSQL).
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects or publications in relevant conferences or journals.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field. Ph.D. is a plus.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in developing and deploying AI/ML models in a professional setting.
• Strong understanding of machine learning algorithms, statistical modeling, and deep learning techniques.

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In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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