AI Development Platform - Senior Technical Product Owner (Vice President)

We're seeking someone to join as a Senior Technical Product Owner in Architecture & Modernization to help build a firmwide AI Development Platform and drive adoption of AI capabilities throughout the enterprise. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of AI and ML capabilities including Generative AI. A strong understanding of and the overall capabilities required to successfully deploy AI applications such as AI models, cloud service provider capabilities, 3rd party vendor capabilities, vector databases etc. is a key requirement.

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Principal Technical Product Owner position at Vice President level, which is part of the job family responsible for defining the product vision, prioritizing features, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality technical solutions.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

Interested in joining a team that's eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on...

What you'll do in the role:

• Partner with business application teams to understand their requirements for Generative AI Platform Capabilities
• Manage a pipeline of new features, prioritize bug fixes, prioritize and address technical debt and other streams of work required to build and maintain the platform, and achieve consensus amongst multiple stakeholder groups on platform priorities
• Proactively manage stakeholders and customers' expectations on deliverables.
• Build road maps for delivery of capabilities in conjunction with the engineering team for external and internal communication of platform vision, priorities, and committed deliverables.
• Have a platform mindset and drive common, reusable solutions to scale Generative AI use cases.
• Seek out consensus to major design decisions and product selection (build vs buy, 3rd party Vendor vs Open Source etc.) for building Generative AI platforms and solutions.
• Author best practices on the Generative AI ecosystem, when to use which tools, available models such as GPT, Llama, Hugging Face etc. and libraries such as Langchain.
• Understand and talk about the major challenges in this field related to Gen AI models, Data, Governance, Architecture etc.

• 10+ years of experience in software development/ software product management or related field
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent job experience
• Experience owning a product, balancing various stakeholder groups in a large enterprise environment.
• Deep understanding leveraging JIRA, Roadmunk, PowerPoint, Excel, or other productivity applications to effectively communicate product capabilities and delivery timelines.
• Understanding of the AIML domain in general, latest developments and trends in Generative AI. Understanding of AIML/GenAI capabilities on the major cloud providers, such as Azure, AWS, GCP.
• Understanding of Responsible AI, AI Ethics and ability to articulate technical concepts effectively to diverse audiences
• Understanding of Information Security, concepts such as Defense in depth and zero trust.
• Previous hands-on Application Development background in at least one prominent programming language, preferably Python
• Strong desire and ability to influence development teams and help them adopt AI.
• Experience working in a large and regulated industry such as Financial Services, Insurance etc. and demonstrated ability to work effectively in a global organization and across time zones.