Senior IA Scientist

Attendance

Hybrid

Job number

25402

Category

Senior Professional

Status: Permanent

Type of Contract

Permanent

Schedule: Full-Time

Full Time / Part Time?

Full-Time

Posting date

26-Mar-2025

Location: Montreal, Quebec

City

Montreal

Province/State

Quebec

Area of Interest: Business intelligence and data

As a Senior AI Scientist - Predictive Models in the Industrialization and AI team within the Data Management and Valorization sector at National Bank, you'll be an AI specialist in predictive models. With your skills in machine learning, your experience in deploying AI models, and your knowledge of the Bank's products, you'll have a positive impact on customer and employee experiences as well as profitability.

Your role:

Participate in the exploration, development, and operationalization of complete automated solutions based on artificial intelligence to address concrete banking issues.
Ensure close collaboration with other AI Scientists, business lines, IT teams, and security teams to successfully carry out initiatives that positively impact National Bank's customers and employees.
Understand and adapt to explainability, regulatory, and operationalization constraints to accelerate the development and operationalization of artificial intelligence models.
Act as a Scientific leader in AI projects, having a comprehensive understanding of challenges and strong knowledge of banking products.
Immerse yourself in business lines and understand the complex business reality.

Your team:

As part of the Data Management and Valorization sector for Individuals (GVDP), you’ll be on a team of 9 colleagues and you’ll report to the Principal Analytics Director. Our team stands out for its expertise in artificial intelligence models (predictive, machine learning, NLU/NLP, LLMs) and their operationalization applied to credit risk, financial crimes, conversational robots, and content generation. We work closely with different business lines and various IT teams to ensure successful delivery.

We offer a wide range of ongoing learning opportunities for your development, including hands-on learning, training courses and collaborating with colleagues who have varied expertise and profiles.

Prerequisites:

Master's degree, Ph.D., or any diploma related to statistics, applied mathematics, computer science, or another relevant domain in AI.
4 years or more of experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other related fields with strong knowledge of predictive AI models (bagging and boosting).
Expert knowledge of programming in Python, advanced skills with PySpark and Snowpark, and advanced SQL queries and schema.
Advanced knowledge of DEV tools such as Git, Github Copilot, and Jenkins, and cloud tools AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Advanced knowledge of machine learning optimization tools such as MLFlow and Hyperopt.
Interest in communication and interpersonal relationships and a desire to work effectively as part of a team.

Languages:

French

Skills

Artificial Intelligence Banking Communication Data pipeline Data-Driven Decision-Making Detail-oriented Exploratory Data Analysis Initiative Learning Agility Python Storytelling Teamwork

Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.

* Health and wellness program, including many options

* Flexible group insurance

* Generous pension plan

* Employee Share Ownership Plan

* Employee and Family Assistance Program

* Preferential banking services

* Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives

* Telemedicine service

* Virtual sleep clinic

These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family. 

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.

We're putting people first

We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people.   Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees. 

We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Come live your ambitions with us!

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For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?