Lead Data Scientist - AI

Job Title: Lead Data Scientist - AI Company: LSEG Job Category: Machine Learning Roles & Responsibilities: As an individual contributor Lead Data Scientist, you will drive the development of high-impact, scalable AI solutions, moving beyond prototypes to production systems. We are looking for lead applied data scientist with the proven ability to manage project timelines and deliver high-quality models and code that aligns with business goals. What You'll Be Doing This role combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic oversight in a high-impact environment focused on innovation and continuous development. * Develop and deploy production-level AI models using Gen AI capabilities like OpenAI, Gemini, etc and data-driven solutions that align with strategic business objectives. * Tune and optimize AI models to improve their accuracy, efficiency and overall fitness for purpose in various applications. * Evaluate third-party AI solutions on both functional and non-functional aspects, assessing their suitability based on performance, scalability, and business needs. * Establish and apply model evaluation and coding standards to maintain production grade code. * Work closely with business and engineering partners to define project requirements and direction, and establish development roadmaps. * Develop and deploy AI-powered document intelligence solutions to extract, structure, validate, and generate insights from complex financial documents, including regulatory filings, financial statements, earnings transcripts, research reports, and other unstructured content. * Design and optimize scalable retrieval and knowledge discovery frameworks using OCR, NLP, semantic search, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and Large Language Models (LLMs) to enable accurate information extraction and analysis. * Working knowledge of DevOps practices, including code versioning, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring, to streamline development workflows and improve deployment reliability. We recognize that to attract the best talent, we need to be flexible, and we are open to discussing work arrangements with you. We take a hybrid approach to the workplace; this role is considered ‘digital first’, which requires attending the office at least one day per week while some teams and colleagues choose to collaborate in the office more frequently. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity. We're proud to have been recognised as a Great Place to Work® in India ‘25 Career Stage: Manager LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice. Work Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Availability: Full time

Education * Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics or related field, or equivalent work experience * High-impact projects: We work on a variety of pioneering AI products and leverage extensive datasets to solve complex, high-value challenges. * Competitive benefits: You will enjoy a strong compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and ongoing investment in career growth and skill development. * Industry leadership: This is an opportunity to be a founding member of the organization that’s delivering brand-new products that democratize modeling and analytics solutions. * Collaborative environment: We provide opportunities for continuous learning and professional development in a work environment of dedicated, highly experienced teams. Key Skills: Machine Learning, Python, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, NLP Salary: Not disclosed