Lead Data Scientist - Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

Looking for an exceptional Lead Data Scientist / AI/ML Engineer to lead enterprise-scale AI initiatives across Credit Risk, Fraud Detection, Collections & Recovery, driving intelligent decision-making for millions of customers.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead AI Product Pods across Credit Risk, Fraud & Collections

- Design, build and deploy large-scale ML systems in production

- Build scalable MLOps platforms, Feature Stores & Model Registries

- Develop AI solutions for: Credit Underwriting, Fraud Detection, Portfolio Risk Monitoring, Anomaly Detection, Collections & Recovery Optimization

- Ensure Model Governance, Explainability & BFSI Regulatory Compliance

Key Requirements:

- Proven experience in Credit Risk, Fraud Risk & Collections AI

- Expertise in Python, Spark, Kafka, Kubernetes, MLOps & Distributed ML Systems

- Strong BFSI domain with Model Governance & Regulatory Compliance

- Experience leading AI/ML teams and enterprise AI platforms

Preferred:

- Product, FinTech, Banking, NBFC or GCC background

- NRI professionals planning to relocate to India are welcome

- Experience with Graph ML, Vector DBs & LLM-enabled AI platforms

- Qualification: B.Tech / M.Tech from IITs, NITs or BITS