Vice President, Data Scientist

Vice President, Data Scientist

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees' growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance - and this is what is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, Data Scientist to join our AI Hub Engineering team. This role is located in Dublin.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI/ML and Generative AI / LLM models to address challenging and impactful business problems for BNY, from proofs of concept to production level deliverables, and produce thorough model evaluation and documentation to support decision making and assess model risk
• Write patents and academic papers, with a focus on top tier AI conferences and journals
• Define, create, and maintain actionable insights using data science and statistical analysis. Prepare analyses to provide business decision supporting facts
• Thoroughly evaluate solutions and produce supporting documentation; assess results to ensure accurate business decision supporting information
• Collaborate with colleagues and subject matter experts (SMEs) to obtain data and domain knowledge needed to conduct advanced analytics
• Continuously grow and develop skills across AI/ML and GenAI and increase business acumen
• Stay highly up to date with the latest advances in AI/GenAI, technology innovations, and banking industry trends. Share findings with the team, recommend areas for improvement, and promote adoption of AI tools and platforms
• Be proactive and autonomous in solving problems, demonstrating a strong sense of ownership and urgency
• Demonstrate leadership skills and ownership by taking initiative, making progress through teamwork and stakeholder engagement
• The successful candidate will join our Applied AI R&D Team in Dublin that was named Team of the Year at BNY Ireland, and which continuously pushes the boundaries of AI at BNY, files patents, and presents their work at international conferences (e.g., NeurIPS 2025, AAAI 2026) and academic journals.

Qualifications

• PhD degree in a STEM field is required
• Relevant work experience (experience in the financial services industry is a plus)
• Deep understanding of applied data science, ML, NLP (e.g., feature engineering, supervised/unsupervised learning, predictive analytics, clustering, anomaly detection, sentiment analysis, entity recognition), and GenAI/LLM
• Strong and proven hands on experience implementing solutions (e.g., Python, scikit-learn, pandas, Keras, TensorFlow/PyTorch, LLM models)
• Strong communication skills (presenting, writing) and a highly collaborative mindset
• Innovative mindset and creative thinking demonstrated by publications and patents

Benefits

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay for performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life's journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.