Overview

Group Data Office – Transformation

Head of Data Science (ED/ MD) – (2500001D)

Description

 

OVERALL ROLE PURPOSE:

  • You will lead the OCBC AI Lab, our Center of Excellence for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, where you will develop and implement data driven strategies to improve business operations, drive innovation and enhance customer experience. our Data Science Practice
  • You will be managing and mentoring a team of around 50 highly skilled data scientists & ML engineers, overseeing the development and deployment of Data Science models, machine learning algorithms and AI systems driving real benefits across all OCBC Group business lines
  • You will own the overall OCBC Data Science strategy, establishing best practices and technical standards, as well as working with Machine Learning Engineers to design our MLOps Ecosystem
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for leveraging data analytics to optimize decision-making processes and drive business growth

 RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Drive key data science & Generative AI projects across OCBC group, managing a diverse and deeply technical team of data scientists across multiple squads
  • Drive adoption of OCBC data science reusable assets, such as our model management platform and ML Ops frameworks. Work with the machine learning engineering team to draft a technical roadmap for the bank’s Machine Learning Ecosystem
  • Mentor data scientists with different level of seniority and experience
  • Collaborate with our AI product managers to engage senior business stakeholders in designing a transformation roadmap using data, Machine Learning, and AI
  • Ensure AI in OCBC is deployed in a robust & fair manner by developing appropriate platforms to manage Responsible AI at scale
  • Assess latest research relevance in AI and GenAI to business use cases
  • Represent OCBC in public and regulatory events –positioning OCBC as a leader in data and shaping government regulatory policy in areas such as Responsible AI

 

Qualifications

 

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar computing intensive subject
  • 10+ years of data science experience at scale, with at least 5 years of experience managing high performance data science and Artificial intelligence teams
  • Experience with distributed machine learning algorithms and frameworks
  • Experience building Generative AI systems to solve real-world business problems using techniques such as Agentic frameworks & LLM finetuning
  • Solid understanding of data science processes and platforms
  • Strong programming skills in Python and another object-oriented language (e.g. C++, Rust…)
  • Clear communicator, with the ability to articulate ideas with data
  • Experience with operating in a corporate environment and stakeholder management
  • Strong results driven personality with an innovative spirit

 

 

Primary Location

: Singapore

Job

: Data Scientist

Organization

: Group Data Office – Transformation

Schedule

: Permanent

: Full-time

Job Posting

: 08-Jan-2025, 2:10:21 PM

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About OCBC Bank

OCBC is the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1912. It is now the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.

OCBC and its subsidiaries offer a broad array of commercial banking, specialist financial and wealth management services, ranging from consumer, corporate, investment, private and transaction banking to treasury, insurance, asset management and stockbroking services.

OCBC’s key markets are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China. It has more than 570 branches and representative offices in 19 countries and regions. These include about 300 branches and offices in Indonesia under subsidiary Bank OCBC NISP, and over 90 branches and offices in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR under OCBC Wing Hang.

OCBC’s private banking services are provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals.

OCBC's insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia. Its asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors, is one of the largest private sector asset management companies in Southeast Asia.