VP of Artificial Intelligence
VP, Applied AI/ML Lead
JPMorganChase · Financial Services · 📍 Jersey City, NJ
Hands-on VP-level AI/ML leadership role in Jersey City driving applied machine learning strategy and delivery within JPMorganChase's accelerating enterprise AI transformation.
Key responsibilities
- Lead applied machine learning strategy and end-to-end delivery within a major business or technology division
- Translate business problems into production AI/ML solutions at enterprise scale
- Collaborate with Chief Data & Analytics Office and cross-functional stakeholders to align AI initiatives
- Navigate regulatory, compliance, and model risk management requirements for AI deployment in financial services
- Mentor and develop applied AI/ML talent within the team
Requirements
- Proven hands-on experience building and deploying ML/AI systems in production environments
- VP-level or equivalent leadership experience in a complex, large-scale organization
- Deep knowledge of applied ML techniques including supervised, unsupervised, and generative AI methods
- Ability to operate within financial services risk, compliance, and model governance frameworks
Signals
- ⚠ No salary range posted — unusual even for VP-level roles in states with pay transparency considerations
- ⚠ Vague job description with no specific business unit or domain identified
- ⚠ No reporting structure disclosed
- ✓ Part of a coordinated global AI leadership hiring wave — strong organizational mandate
- ✓ Jersey City is a primary JPMC technology hub with significant AI investment
- ✓ JPMC's Chief Data & Analytics Office provides enterprise infrastructure and executive sponsorship
- ✓ Company history shows consistent, simultaneous VP-level AI hires across regions — budget and headcount clearly approved
- ✓ One of the world's largest financial institutions — role has massive scope and resource backing
Company history
JPMC posted an identical Applied AI & Machine Learning VP role in Mumbai just one day prior (2026-05-31), alongside four other senior AI VP/Director postings in a single week across APAC, Glasgow, and London — this is a coordinated global expansion surge, not a backfill, suggesting a new organizational structure or business unit build-out is underway.