Principal AI and Machine Learning Scientist

Join the AWMT AI/ML Team – Drive Innovation in Advice and Wealth Management

We’re looking for passionate AI/ML professionals to help shape the future of Advice and Wealth Management through cutting‑edge technology and data science.

• Design, validate, and evolve LLMs and intelligent agents to deliver explainable, trustworthy recommendations in financial advice and portfolio management.
• Collaborate closely with engineers and cross‑functional teams to improve LLM prompting, accuracy, and system reliability.
• Build and train machine learning models that enable hyper‑personalized portfolios while proactively identifying and mitigating risks and anomalies.
• Lead and contribute to groundbreaking Gen AI initiatives, offering strategic guidance and technical expertise from concept to launch.
• Conduct deep‑drive diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to support data‑driven decision‑making.
• Develop alternative modeling approaches to tackle complex challenges and push the boundaries of our capabilities.
• Mentor and support junior data scientists and analysts, fostering a culture of growth and innovation.

• Leads the execution of large‑scale, more complex analytics projects. Applies significant quality control and risk assessment of the model, methodologies, outputs, and processes for major data science projects.
• Leads and executes deep dive diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to support data‑driven business decision making. Creates alternative model approaches to assess complex model design and advance future capabilities. Mentors and develops junior data scientists and analysts.
• Identifies and diagnoses data inconsistencies and errors, documents data assumptions, and forages to fill data gaps.
• Engages with senior leadership to understand and probe business processes in order to develop hypotheses. Brings structure to requests and translates requirements into an analytic approach.
• Guides test design, research design, and model validation. Provides statistical consultation services. Serves as the analytics expert on cross‑functional teams for large strategic initiatives and contributes to the growth of the Vanguard analytic community.
• Prepares and delivers insight presentations and action recommendations. Communicates complex analytical findings and implications to business leaders.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of eight years related work experience in analytical roles. Experience with data wrangling required – Programming skills to access, transform and prepare large‑scale data for statistical modeling. Experience utilizing statistical and machine learning methods required.
• Undergraduate degree in Analytics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Statistics or related analytical field of study or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• Technology Skills – GenAI, AI/ML, LLM, SLM, Deep Learning, AWS.

Sponsorship:
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.