Senior GenAI Specialist – Finance – VP - Pune

The Applications Development Technology 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.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements
• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary
• 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.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role
• Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Job Description: GenAI Tech Lead - Citi Finance Projects (Pune, India)

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate GenAI Tech Lead to join our team in Pune, India, and play a pivotal role in advancing our AI/ML capabilities within Citi Finance projects. This technically focused leadership position demands proven experience designing, developing, and deploying real-world GenAI solutions, including chatbot development and working with both structured and unstructured data. The successful candidate will lead the implementation of cutting-edge GenAI applications for various financial use cases, leveraging very strong Python skills and expertise in areas like RAG pipelines, vector databases, prompt engineering, LLMs (Llama, Gemini, GPT-4), and dynamic SQL.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design, development, and deployment of end-to-end GenAI solutions, includingchatbot development, for diverse financial applications such as personalized financial advice, fraud detection, risk management, and automated reporting. Real-world project implementation experience is a must.
• Process and analyze both structured and unstructured datato train and optimize GenAI models, leveraging techniques for information extraction and knowledge representation.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of AI/ML engineers, fostering expertise in GenAI technologies and best practices, including RAG pipelines, vector databases, prompt engineering techniques, and chatbot development.
• Champion and implement best practices for GenAI development, ensuring code quality, security, maintainability, and scalability of production-ready applications.
• Collaborate effectively with other technical teams to seamlessly integrate GenAI solutions into existing systems and workflows.
• Utilize dynamic SQLto efficiently query and retrieve data from relational databases, integrating this data into GenAI pipelines.
• Conduct continuous research and evaluation of emerging GenAI technologies, recommending and implementing relevant solutions.
• Contribute directly to the codebase and make critical technical decisions, demonstrating hands-on technical leadership and expertise in GenAI implementation.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into effective technical solutions using GenAI.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on AI/ML, including demonstrable experience deploying production-ready GenAI andchatbot applications.
• Deep understanding of GenAI models and architectures, with practical experience applying these models to real-world problems.
• Very strong Python programming skillswith extensive experience using relevant packages for GenAI and chatbot development.
• Experience processing and analyzing both structured and unstructured data, utilizing techniques like NLP and information retrieval.
• Proven ability to design and implement RAG pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs like Llama, Gemini, and GPT-4.
• Proficiency in writing dynamic SQL queriesfor data extraction and manipulation within relational databases.
• Experience with cloud platforms and MLOps tools.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with financial data and applications.
• Familiarity with specific GenAI applications in finance.
• Contributions to open-source projects related to GenAI or machine learning.

Technology Stack

• Programming Languages:Python (very strong proficiency required), potentially Java or Scala.
• Python Packages:Transformers, LangChain, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Flask/Django, Requests, Beautiful Soup, SQLAlchemy, and other relevant packages for data processing, web development, chatbot development, and database interaction.
• Deep Learning Frameworks:TensorFlow, PyTorch
• GenAI Libraries/Frameworks:Transformers (Hugging Face), LangChain
• LLMs:Llama, Gemini, GPT-4
• Vector Databases:PostgresDB
• Cloud Platforms:AWS, Azure, or GCP
• MLOps Tools:MLflow, Kubeflow
• Data Science Libraries:Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn
• Containerization:Docker, Kubernetes
• Version Control:Git
• Databases:SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) –experience with dynamic SQL is essential.

Location

Pune, India

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