Senior Manager GenAI Scientist (Global Marketing AI)

The Manulife Global Marketing AI Team is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior GenAI Scientist with a strong focus on developing end-to-end AI models and solutions to accelerate and optimize sales and marketing efforts. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Data Scientists, BI Specialists, Sales and Marketing Leaders, and IT partners to execute AI and Advanced Analytics initiatives that will shape the future of our business. The team implements a wide range of traditional ML models as well as cutting-edge LLM/Agentic approaches.

As a Senior GenAI Scientist, you will lead the development and deployment of innovative approaches to optimize existing and new AI systems, unlocking their full potential to drive maximum business value.

This position is available in Singapore or Hong Kong.

Position Responsibilities:

• Work directly with marketing business partners to identify modeling opportunities, translate complex problems into scalable, production ready analytical and AI solutions.

• Partner with architects and technical leaders to design high-performing GenAI applications aligned with business objectives.

• Develop AI models and applications on cloud platforms like Azure Databricks and AKS, ensuring seamless integration, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

• Build scripts, automation, and analytical tools that accelerate data engineering and model deployment activities.

• Deploy machine learning and GenAI models into production environments, ensuring interoperability with systems, APIs, and data sources.

• Continuously monitor and improve the performance of AI models through data analysis and testing

• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI technologies and methodologies and evaluate their potential applications to improve our AI engineering processes.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s, or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, or a related quantitative field.

• 5+ years of applicable experience in AI / Data Science.

• Experience in applying analytics and AI tools in Marketing and Sales functions. Insurance industry experience is a plus.

• Hands on experience with Azure cloud tools, such as Databricks, AI Foundry, AI Search, Kubernetes

• Strong background with Python and SQL, experience using both for data analysis and orchestration.

• Strong business acumen and ability to understand stakeholders’ needs

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

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