Data Science & Machine Learning Center of Excellence Head

About the Job

Location: Taguig

Corporate Title: Assistant Vice President to Vice President

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Our Enterprise Data Office team is looking for experienced professionals to join us in Taguig with the role of Data Science & Machine Learning Center of Excellence Head.

In this role you will establish and lead the Data Science & Machine Learning Center of Excellence driving high-impact data product development through advanced analytics machine learning and AI in partnership with key enterprise teams. You will champion a data-driven culture across the Bank by leading Communities of Practice promoting responsible innovation and advancing analytics literacy through institutionalized learning programs.

Your dream. Our focus.

East West Banking Corporation (EastWest) is one of the largest universal banks in the Philippines and is committed to continuously invest in people and in process product and service enhancements and embrace new ideas to enhance the EastWest experience.

We empower our employees to drive their careers and are committed to provide the runway for them to grow. We value teamwork and individual initiative. Join us and be part of a highly engaged team and a workplace that promotes development and goal attainment.

Whether youre just starting out or already a seasoned professional EastWest can help you unleash your potential and bridge the gap between dream to success.

What the role will entail

• Provide strategic leadership by establishing and executing the Data Science & ML roadmap aligned with enterprise priorities.
• Drive advanced analytics delivery through the design development and deployment of machine learning models and AI solutions.
• Build and grow capabilities by leading a high-performing DSML team and promoting best practices in modeling validation and monitoring.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with Data Product Engineering and Architecture teams to embed scalable analytics into enterprise data products.
• Champion culture & learning enablement by leading Communities of Practice advancing analytics literacy and promoting responsible innovation across the organization.
• Support enterprise initiatives including data governance regulatory compliance and innovation acceleration in analytics.

What were looking for

• Bachelors Degree in either Computer Science Statistics Applied Mathematics Engineering or related quantitative field; Masters or Doctorate highly preferred.
• Professional credentials such as Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) TensorFlow Developer Microsoft Azure AI Engineer or equivalent are an advantage.
• Minimum 10 years in advanced analytics and machine learning with at least 5 years leading data science teams and AI/ML projects in banking fintech or other regulated industries; proven success in deploying and operationalizing models at scale.
• Expertise in ML frameworks (TensorFlow PyTorch scikit-learn) programming languages (Python R SQL) MLOps practices cloud environments (Azure AWS GCP) and domain knowledge in banking use cases (credit risk fraud detection customer retention).
• Advanced communication collaboration customer focus and results orientation; expert-level critical thinking strategic agility problem-solving and innovation with strong ability to sustain high-performing teams and build a data-driven culture.

What you can expect from joining our team

• Career development and training opportunities
• Competitive salary package and benefits
• Performance-based incentives and recognition programs to reward high-performing individuals
• Opportunity to work with industry experts and be mentored by them
• Defined career progression paths to guide you in your professional growth