AI Implementation Lead (AI)

TL;DR

AI Implementation Lead (AI): Scaling internal AI capabilities and surfacing high-impact use cases across the firm with an accent on identifying and delivering AI-centric solutions critical to daily workflow, and defining AI governance, usage, and best practices. Focus on rapid prototyping, iterative delivery, co-creating high-value AI solutions to unlock alpha and efficiency, and ensuring tangible business value.

Location: New York, New York, United States (Onsite)

Salary: $250,000–$300,000

Company

Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund focused on delivering industry-leading risk-adjusted returns by leveraging internal and external portfolio manager teams and proprietary technology.

What you will do

• Be accountable for the AI roadmap deliverables and prioritize high-impact use cases.
• Engage with diverse users to identify and deliver AI-centric solutions.
• Support and define AI governance, usage, and best practices.
• Form and lead cross-functional squads for AI solution delivery.
• Own project lifecycles from proof-of-concept to secure, scalable production deployment.
• Work closely with Legal, Compliance, and Cybersecurity to embed guardrails around data usage and model outputs.

Requirements

• 7+ years delivering data-driven or AI solutions in capital-markets or tech-forward environments; 5+ years in a leadership capacity.
• Proven success shepherding ML / GenAI products from concept to scaled adoption.
• Deep understanding of the machine learning lifecycle (feature engineering, model training, prompt engineering, evaluation, monitoring).
• Strong product-management mindset with exceptional communication skills.
• Experience in investment environments and knowledge of data-privacy & model-governance best practices.
• Front-office experience at a hedge fund, asset manager, or sell-side desk.
• Track record deploying LLM applications (retrieval-augmented generation, agent frameworks, vector databases).

Culture & Benefits

• Investment in employee growth and continuous learning.
• Teamwork-oriented and collaborative culture encouraging idea sharing at all levels.
• Opportunities to innovate and pursue ambitious goals.
• Competitive benefits package and performance bonus.
• Encouragement of community through internal networks, external partnerships, and service initiatives.