Lead AI Engineer

Employment Type: Full time

Location Type: Hybrid (Atlanta or NYC office)

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Position Overview

Voya Investment Management is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to join its growing AI Engineering team. This role is crucial for building and maintaining robust, secure, and scalable AI systems that support investment decision-making, operational efficiency, and risk mitigation. The Lead AI Engineer will guide a small team of engineers and collaborate with data scientists, platform engineers, and investment professionals to deliver high-impact AI solutions.

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Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of AI/ML pipelines, with a focus on NLP, LLMs, and generative AI applications and agentic workflows.
• Oversee AI quality assurance (AI QA) and MLOps practices to ensure reliability, reproducibility, and compliance across all AI artifacts.
• Collaborate with platform and security teams to manage access, permissions, and infrastructure for AI systems.
• Establish and enforce development standards, documentation practices, and governance protocols for AI workflows.
• Partner with investment teams to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 6+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, including 3+ years in MLOps or AI QA roles.
• 1+ years of experience leading technical teams.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, PySpark, and ML frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Experience with Azure Cloud, Databricks, and/or Snowflake.
• Demonstrated success in deploying and maintaining NLP and genAI applications in production environments.
• Experience working with AI agentic workflows in a business context.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with agentic AI systems and infrastructure/platform engineering.
• Familiarity with investment management workflows and data.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success in developing and deploying an AI agentic workflow in a business environment.
• Track record of delivering results in dynamic, fast-paced environments.

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About Voya

Together, we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future. We believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities and are determined to support both in reaching this future. Voya is committed to a work environment where differences are understood, valued, and intentionally pursued. We believe our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where everyone feels comfortable bringing their whole selves to work.

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Application Instructions

• Note: This role will be a hybrid role in either the Voya Atlanta or Voya NYC office.
• Note: At this time, we will not consider candidates that will now or in the future require sponsorship.
• Start your Voyage – Apply Now.

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Compensation

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

Salary: [Salary information to be provided]