About This Role
<p>GenAI – C12:<br />About CITI<br />Citi's mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial <br />services that enable growth and economic progress. We have 200 years of experience helping <br />our clients meet the world's toughest challenges and embrace its greatest opportunities.<br />Analytics and Information Management (AIM)<br />Citi AIM was established in 2003, and is located across multiple cities in India – Bengaluru, <br />Chennai, Pune and Mumbai. It is a global community that objectively connects and analyzes <br />information, to create actionable intelligence for our business leaders. It identifies fact-based <br />opportunities for revenue growth in partnership with the businesses. The function balances <br />customer needs, business strategy, and profit objectives using best in class and relevant <br />analytic methodologies.<br />What do we do?<br />The North America Consumer Bank – Data Science and Modeling team analyzes millions of <br />prospects and billions of customer level transactions using big data tools and machine learning, <br />AI techniques to unlock opportunities for our clients in meeting their financial needs and create <br />economic value for the bank.<br />The team extracts relevant insights, identifies business opportunities, converts business <br />problems into modeling framework, uses big data tools, latest deep learning and machine <br />learning algorithms to build predictive models, implements solutions and designs go-to-market <br />strategies for a huge variety of business problems.<br />The Specialized Analytics Sr Anlst (AVP) is a developing role for an AI/ML professional. This <br />role is focused on designing and building cutting-edge solutions by harnessing the power of <br />both advanced machine learning and Large Language Models. The ideal candidate will have a <br />deep understanding of the modern AI landscape, with hands-on experience applying these <br />technologies to solve real-world business challenges. You will integrate in-depth specialty area <br />knowledge with a solid understanding of industry standards and practices, and will have the <br />latitude to solve complex problems independently. This role has a direct impact on the <br />business's core activities, and the quality of your work will influence the success of your team <br />and its partners. The role will report to the VP leading the team.<br />Responsibilities:<br />• Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end solutions leveraging Large Language Models <br />(LLMs), with a strong focus on building and optimizing Retrieval-Augmented Generation <br />(RAG) systems.<br />• Apply the fundamentals of Agentic AI to create autonomous and intelligent systems that <br />solve complex business problems.<br />• Utilize a broad range of machine learning techniques, including predictive modeling (e.g., <br />Gradient Boosting, XGBoost) and unsupervised learning (e.g., Clustering), to generate <br />insights and enhance AI-driven solutions.<br />• Lead advanced prompt engineering efforts and establish robust testing frameworks to <br />ensure the performance, accuracy, and safety of LLM-based applications.<br />• Work with large and complex datasets to source, clean, and prepare data for both <br />traditional modeling and advanced LLM applications.<br />• Translate complex AI/ML concepts and analytical findings into actionable insights and <br />communicate them clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.<br />• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular <br />consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients, and assets, <br />by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.<br />Qualifications:<br />• 7-9 years of relevant hands-on experience in an AI, ML, or data science role.<br />• Strong foundation in classical machine learning algorithms (e.g., Gradient Boosting, <br />Clustering, XGBoost) and their practical applications.<br />• Deep understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), and proven, hands-on <br />experience building end-to-end Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines.<br />• Demonstrable expertise in advanced prompt engineering techniques and a strong grasp <br />of LLM evaluation and testing methodologies.<br />• Strong proficiency in Python and its core AI/ML libraries<br />• Expertise in retrieving and manipulating large datasets using SQL.<br />• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build partnerships <br />with cross-functional leaders in a matrix work environment.<br />• A proactive, can-do attitude and a strong willingness to learn and adapt within the rapidly <br />evolving AI landscape.<br />Education:<br />• Bachelors/University degree or equivalent experience in a quantitative field such as <br />Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or Mathematics.<br /> </p><p style="text-align:inherit"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="WHR0">------------------------------------------------------</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2><b>Job Family Group: </b></h2>Decision Management<p style="text-align:inherit"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="WHR0">------------------------------------------------------</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2><b>Job Family:</b></h2>Specialized Analytics (Data Science/Computational Statistics)<p style="text-align:inherit"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="WHR0">------------------------------------------------------</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2><b>Time Type:</b></h2>Full time<p style="text-align:inherit"><span><span class="WHP0">------------------------------------------------------</span></span></p><h2><b>Most Relevant Skills </b></h2>Please see the requirements listed above.<p>------------------------------------------------------</p><h2><b>Other Relevant Skills </b></h2>For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.<p>------------------------------------------------------</p><p style="text-align:left"><i><span>Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.</span></i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"><i><span> </span></i></p><p style="text-align:left"><i><span>If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review </span></i><i><a href="https://www.citigroup.com/citi/accessibility/application-accessibility.htm" target="_blank">Accessibility at Citi</a><span>.</span></i><br /><br /><i><span>View Citi’s </span><a href="https://www.citigroup.com/global/eeo-aa-policy" target="_blank">EEO Policy Statement</a><span> and the </span><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf" target="_blank">Know Your Rights</a><span> poster.</span></i></p>