Head of AI Engineering (Hybrid)

About us

At Bjak, we're on a mission to provide access to affordable and sustainable financial services for people in ASEAN. Headquartered in Malaysia, Bjak is the largest insurance portal in Southeast Asia. Our main portal, Bjak.com, assists millions in finding the best value and highest coverage insurance policies. Our investments in cutting-edge technology such as Custom API, trading systems, and data science enable easy access to financial services that were previously inaccessible or difficult to understand.

Our core strengths lie in navigating complex regulations and environments, creating some of the most innovative products in the world. For instance, we are the first platform globally to simplify and offer investment-linked life and health insurance online, coupled with an instant talk-to-agent service.

If you enjoy building cutting-edge platforms and ecosystems to provide equal access to financial services for the masses, we'd love to speak with you!

Key responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of AI engineers, providing technical guidance, coaching, and fostering their growth.
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to define AI project objectives, requirements, and timelines.
• Design, develop, and implement AI models, algorithms, and applications to solve complex business challenges.
• Oversee the end-to-end AI model lifecycle, including data collection, preprocessing, model training, evaluation, and deployment.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning, incorporating best practices into projects.
• Drive data-driven decision-making through advanced analytics and visualization techniques.
• Ensure the security, scalability, and efficiency of AI solutions.
• Lead research efforts to explore and integrate cutting-edge AI techniques.

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
• Proven experience as an AI engineer or data scientist, with a track record of leading successful AI projects.
• Proficiency in AI and machine learning frameworks and programming languages (e.g., Python).
• Strong expertise in data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Effective leadership, communication, and team management abilities.
• A passion for staying at the forefront of AI and machine learning advancements.

Benefits

• Fully Remote Role: Work from anywhere and enjoy the freedom of a fully remote position
• Innovative Challenges: Work on fast-moving, challenging, and unique business problems.
• Career Growth: Benefit from strong learning and development plans for your career growth.
• Global Environment: Thrive in an international work environment with a flat organizational structure.
• Competitive Salary: Receive a competitive salary package.