Senior Research Machine Learning Scientist

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TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidates skills and experience job-related knowledge geographic location and other specific business and organizational needs.

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Job Description:

We are currently in the final stages of the interview process with a preferred candidate. However we value diverse perspectives and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

CUSTOMER

• Drive research and development in strategic areas of AI/ML
• Provide deep technical leadership and expertise in AI/ML to support and define future direction in one or more specialized areas or lead strategic development efforts on new or emerging AI/ML related projects.
• Work closely with business owners to identify opportunities and serve as an ambassador for AI/ML
• Play a lead role on cross functional teams of data and machine learning scientists data and IT engineers and business process owners to build cutting edge analytic solutions.
• Design and deliver enterprise analytic solutions to our customers.
• Build complex machine learning models that learn from and scale to petabytes of data.
• Develop powerful business insights from a broad range of data using advanced machine learning techniques

SHAREHOLDER

• Adhere to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to activities for our business area.
• Ensure respective programs/policies/practices are well managed meets business needs complies with internal and external requirements and aligns with business priorities.
• Consistently exercise discretion in managing correspondence information and all matters of confidentiality; escalate issues where appropriate.
• Ensure business operations are in compliance with applicable internal and external requirements (e.g. financial controls segregation of duties transaction approvals and physical control of assets)
• Participate in cross-functional / enterprise / initiatives as a subject matter expert helping to identify risk / provide guidance for complex situations.
• Conduct internal and external research projects; support the development/ delivery of presentations / communications to management or broader audience.
• Conduct meaningful analysis at the functional or enterprise level using results to draw conclusions make recommendations assess the effectiveness of programs/ policies/ practices.
• Monitor service productivity and assess efficiency levels within own function and implement continuous process / performance improvements where opportunities exists.
• Lead / facilitate and/or implement actions / remediation plans to address performance / risk /governance issues.
• Actively manage relationships within and across various business lines corporate and/or control functions and ensure alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements.
• Keep abreast of emerging issues trends and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts.
• Maintain a culture of risk management and control supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite.

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

• Participate fully as a member of the team support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business quality innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest.
• Provide analytical thought leadership and staying current on developments in machine learning and the application of data science.
• Provide thought leadership and/or broad industry knowledge across multiple business / functional areas or across the enterprise.
• Identify new analytical trends / data needs and repeatable analytic solutions and works with stakeholders to generate hypothesis and create analytical models that help answer impactful business questions.
• Participate in personal performance management and development activities including cross training within own team.
• Keep others informed and up to date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities.
• Contribute to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices.
• Lead motivate and develop relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships. Contribute to a fair positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce.
• Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank both internally and/or externally

BREADTH & DEPTH:

• Accountable for acting as a lead within a function designing and delivering advanced AI/ML capabilities holding the enterprise to high levels of technical quality and providing specialized knowledge in multiple areas of ML.
• Provide technical leadership for a sizeable team of ML professionals and overall operation of a diverse group in an area of significant complexity or scope.
• Provide specialized AI/ML knowledge advice and/or guidance to various stakeholders and team members.
• Scope of role may have enterprise impact.
• Undertake and complete a variety of complex projects and initiatives requiring specialist knowledge and/or the integration of cross functional processes within own area of expertise.
• Oversee and/or independently perform tasks from end-to-end.
• Lead and manage research and development in a subfield of AI delivering publications/patents keeping up to date with latest publications and trends and applying innovative solutions to enterprise problems.

EXPERIENCE AND / OR EDUCATION

• Undergraduate degree required advanced technical degree preferred (e.g. math physics engineering finance or computer science) Masters/PhD preferred with either progressive project work experience and
• 5 years relevant experience (includes post graduate experience)

Who We Are:

TD is one of the worlds leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada the United States and around the world. More than 95000 TD colleagues bring their skills talent and creativity to the Bank those we serve and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience that is why we believe that all colleagues no matter where they work are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether youve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs were here to support you towards your goals. As an organization we keep growing and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary variable compensation and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits savings and retirement programs paid time off banking benefits and discounts career development and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
Were delighted that youre considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations training programs and a competitive benefits plan were committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations requirements.

Colleague Development
If youre interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills we want to help you succeed. Youll have regular career development and performance conversations with your manager as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues there are many different career paths within our organization at TD and were committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that youve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
Well reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if youd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms captioning for virtual interviews etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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