VP/AVP, Innovation & Research (IR) Data Scientist, IR Labs, Innovation Group

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in ASEAN with a global network in Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Operating through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, we have a global network of about 430 branches and offices in 19 markets. At the heart of UOB is our culture, shaped by the UOB Way and anchored on our four values – Honourable, Enterprising, United and Committed. For more than 90 years, these values have guided how we do right by our customers, collaborate with one another and create long-term value for the communities we operate in. As One Bank, we are committed to helping our colleagues build sustainable careers grounded in purpose, supported by strong values, and enriched with meaningful opportunities to grow.

Job Description

About the Department

Innovation Group (IG)

The Innovation Group is the centralised innovation, data and science function within UOB Group to support its units and their business and analytical needs. IG aims to be the spearhead driving rapid innovation and analytics adoption across the Group.

Job Responsibilities:

IR Labs is focused on the research and development of products and capabilities, selected for high strategic value and enterprise-level coverage, with product monetization and capability performance towards project delivery as key outcomes.

As a core member of IR Labs, you will have the opportunity to build highly impactful and innovative solutions towards resolving real world challenges, along the rewarding and fulfilling journey with UOB. Current focus areas include: Voice-to-Text, LLM-based Analytics, Multimodal, Agentic AI, Portfolio Management\Optimization, Econometrics, Forecasting and RL. IR Labs will also explore emerging technology areas such as quantum computing and digital trust, where they offer strategic value and relevant business applications.

Your main responsibilities are to:

• Collaborate with data scientists, data engineers, technology, and business/support units, to evaluate, solution and deliver business motivated products and capabilities.
• Develop and successfully execute products and plans aligned with strategic project and business objectives.
• Research, experiment with and rapidly prototype strategic capabilities across AI, advanced analytics and other emerging technology domains.
• Stay abreast of state-of-the-art developments in AI and other emerging technologies, including quantum computing and digital trust, and assess their relevance to the Bank.
• Engage and manage stakeholder interactions and expectations.
• Provide deep expertise and advisory on data science to diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Min Postgraduate degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science or a related field, with ability to reason quantitatively from first principles. AI related thesis/publications highly preferred.
• Achieved consistent success in framing rigorous and data driven approaches to solve highly complex business use cases or academic problems.
• Min 5 years of advanced data science working or research experience, preferably in research / engineering / banking / financial services / quant / consulting industry.
• Self motivated team player, able to ideate innovative solutions and work independently.
• Highly skilled and successful in end-to-end related AI capabilities or product research-development, with 1.5 years full-time experience. Demonstrable achievements is a must. 
• Strong and demonstrable expertise and experience in Deep Learning a must.
• Demonstrable expertise and experience in certain topics such as Reinforcement Learning, Causal Inferencing, Probabilistic Bayesian, advanced Econometric Modelling highly preferred.
• Demonstrable expertise and experience in GenAI topics such as LLM, Multimodal LM highly preferred.
• Python programming and large data handling abilities. Highly skilled with common data science packages such as Pytorch.
• Experienced in general end-to-end data science solution delivery and assorted tools.
• Ability to communicate analytic findings clearly and convincingly to business.
• Skillful in agile project management practices.
• Experience with data visualization packages and/or tools a plus.

Additional Requirements

Be a Part of the UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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