Machine Learning, Assistant Vice President

Machine Learning, Assistant Vice President role at Morgan Stanley

The Machine Learning team in the Wealth Management (WM) Strategy & Analytics division at Morgan Stanley works on a breadth of applied AI research areas including recommender systems, client personalization, graphical neural networks (GNNs), and natural language understanding/LLMs. We provide machine learning (ML) solutions to our internal stakeholders across all client channels and product organizations, delivering delightful experiences to over 20M WM clients.

• Design and develop end‑to‑end machine learning solutions to address business opportunities in Wealth Management, delivering tangible business outcomes.
• Strive to develop and experiment with state‑of‑the‑art algorithms.
• Validate the machine learning models in collaboration with the validation team to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Deploy the machine learning models in production environments, collaborating with the MLOps team, and monitor their performance.
• Conduct A/B tests to demonstrate efficacy of ML solutions.
• Participate in code reviews throughout the process.
• Build, grow, and establish partnerships with business stakeholders, marketing, and with Risk, Legal, and Compliance divisions.
• Create presentations to effectively showcase modelling results to stakeholders and the team.

• Master’s or PhD degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or an equivalent quantitative field. At least 3 years of professional experience in Machine Learning.
• Demonstrated breadth and depth in knowledge and applications of machine learning algorithms in classification, regression, recommender systems, clustering, deep learning.
• Proficiency in autonomously conducting applied ML research with commercial applications.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, C++, or related).
• Experience with code versioning systems such as Git Hub, Bitbucket, and experiment tracking systems like MLflow.
• Proficiency with computer science fundamentals in object‑oriented design, data structures, and algorithmic design.
• Experience communicating with business stakeholders.
• Proficiency in English.

• Experience with Cloud or Big Data technologies such as Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Hadoop, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, Tensor Flow, PyTorch‑Geometric, or equivalent).
• Experience with Graphical Neural Networks, Reinforcement Learning, LLMs, transformer‑based models, or recommender systems is a plus.
• Track record of publishing in peer‑reviewed scientific journals.

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Our employees enjoy attractive and comprehensive benefits and perks, including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, health savings account, disability, paid time off, 401(k), and more.

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Salary range: $85,000 - $140,000 (NY). Eligible for discretionary incentive compensation and incentive plan participation. Full spectrum of benefits available.

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